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11-10-2017, 11:31 AM | #21 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Cleaned the carb, no difference. It spits and sputters and rarely builds enough rpms to engage the clutch. In reverse it backfires and doesn't run.
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11-13-2017, 01:25 AM | #22 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
I'm guessing crank seals at this point and/or something in the carb is screwey. If I didn't say before I put a new plug in it and it has great spark.
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11-13-2017, 08:42 AM | #23 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
I think it's also time to remove the exhaust pipe, and look in there with a mirror.
Move the piston up, and down by hand. If you see a square hole through the exhaust port, the piston is in backwards. If it's good, well then you are part way to disassembly for changing the seals. |
11-13-2017, 07:04 PM | #24 | |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
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I see a rectangular hole on the side of the piston |
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11-13-2017, 07:07 PM | #25 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Here a crappy picture
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11-13-2017, 07:09 PM | #26 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
It's in backwards.
Just like we suspected at the beginning of this thread. Pull the jug. Fix the piston. Also make sure that the rings are bevel side up, and that the ends wrap around the alignment pins in the ring grooves. Since the engine is already out, you should seriously consider changing the crankshaft seals too. |
11-13-2017, 07:23 PM | #27 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Crankshaft seals should be here Thursday. I guess this is what you get when you buy a non running cart. Good this it's not that hard of a fix. Pulling the motor now
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11-13-2017, 07:47 PM | #28 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Is the rod bearing on these normally very sloppy?
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11-13-2017, 08:00 PM | #29 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Side to side, but not up, and down.
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11-13-2017, 09:14 PM | #30 |
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Re: 1988 MAYBE?? EZGO... this will be fun
Well I got the piston switched and the crank seals look brand new. I had some time so I threw the motor back in. Same results. Spits and sputters in forward and struggles to build rpms. In reverse it spits and sputters and back fires. I'll try the seals once they come in.
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