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Try starting your own thread, someone will see it an chime in. This thread is for G1 helpful info, trying to keep it clean. :thumbup:

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G1 negative fuse blowing why

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A total newbie myself n am goin bald trying to figure out why my '89 G1 got no spark!!! Upon purchase r/r batt & starter/generator....that got the bad boy started but sputtered n didn't move much...r/r the cdi & coil/plug...still nada, but did read abt the muffler being clogged so am tryin that today...just wanted to say great thread tho...ok took off muffler and still no friggin spark. Think my cdi is screwed tho bc I am reading millions on the orange. That or my magneto...any takers here????

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Thanks for the thread. I just purchased a 1982 G1. The serial number post helped me to date it. Unfortunately another post informed me that it was the low compression year. (Of course)

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Thanks for starting this, I just bought an '83 G1. Looking forward to doing to upgrades and making it look sharp.

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Fresh gas without ethanol really is a must.

This is a great thread on the never say die G1. Beyond normal maintenance I have only had to replace the crank seals in the 22 years of ownership. I use it service my three acre yard. I added a steel box and a custom roll cage and recently repainted the maize and blue paint scheme. Over the last 7 years the cart developed the need to choke the carb every time I started it whether cold or hot. I am a bit slow on recognizing and taking action to prevent leaving stale fuel in the 6.5 gallon tank. I stabilize my fuel but since 2000 all local gas is 10% ethanol. My tank was getting low so I connected my electric fuel pump and drained out the last gallon and poured in 2.5 gallons of fresh Recreational stabilized 91 octane Rec fuel is 100% gasoline. No ethanol.

It immediately started to get better. That is, simply depress the gas pedal and it starts right up like it should. Lesson learned. The gallon of stale fuel with go into my lease car.::lol:

This winter I will drain the fuel for winter storage.

I found the Rec fuel by searching the Puregas website. The nearest station is 30 minute drive. Non ethanol Rec fuel costs $.70 a gallon more.

Bill

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Any one have any info on a G1 enclosure? I have the original top and some of the encloses are not wide enough Looking for something that will keep me dry and keep the wind out on chilly nights while I drive . Thank you

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Anyone know the thread specifications for the primary fixed sheave on a 1980 G1. When I pulled mine off with a brand new puller I had a problem when I went to back the puller out of the sheave. This was all done by hand, no power tools involved until I had to take it out of the sheave. I want to see if the sheave was damaged or if it was just the puller. Looking into the threads on the sheave it, they look to be OK. See picture of puller.

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Anyone have a good wire diagram for the 1980 G1? Can’t find one that uses the older style solenoids

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Newbie also have a G1 was running fine then no cranking at all. If she sits a while can turn key to reverse, get the tone, but when hit the pedal tone goes off, there is a click from the solenoids but no crank and no more tone. If I leave it a couple days and try again, I get the reverse tone, but same results if I hit the pedal no crank and no more reverse tone. Tonight turned to reverse, get tone, hit pedal and still click from solenoid, tone goes off but no crank, checked solenoids when I hit pedal and have the key for either forward or reverse and hit the pedal I'm getting contact thru both solenoids, but shouldn't only one solenoid show voltage for forward and other for reverse? When key is off no voltage on closed side. So question is would this be a switch problem somehow causing both forward and reverse solenoid to kick in or is it CDI, or is it the starter/gen? Appreciate any help.