I need help with my motor please.

[darkmarine423]

My grandfather has a club car with a fe290d-as17 in it. I am trying to find a head online but seems that no one carry's that model. All i can find is as16 and as18 is there any difference in them and will those work for the as17. My grandfather really wants to use the car so i am trying to get it running for him. Thanks

[nobuckbuild]

OK first off welcome , and second do you have the head off the cart , is the head cracked or what , it seems that it would be more prudent to have the head reworked at a machine shop and cheaper too , i just checked and a bare head cost over 300 then add valve and such you over 500 , not really an option. if you can get some more posts and then send us some pictures and we can guide you through this

[darkmarine423]

2 of the rings that hold the rail for the rocker arms is broke off. we took it to a machine shop and they said because its aluminum they cant fix it.

[nobuckbuild]

ok well if we cannot find you a head then, another option maybe a used head on ebay , not sure it will work but an fe250 head may fit , they are quite close engine wise and are pretty cheap on ebay. if all else fails and your stuck buying a new head you may want to consider replacing the engine all together with something else. check out out big block section , you may be in the market for a vegas carts 460 setup for about the same money as the head is new and you end up with double the hp

[compmikey]

If you think it is repairable, these guys at Wunder Weld in Bedford, OH (440-232-6360) may be able to work with you. A few years back, they repaired a damaged AL cylinder head from a friend's drag car. He was amazed by the workmanship and said they were very reasonable. A few years later, they did a cast iron boc repair for another friend.
Maybe they (or a business like theirs) could give you and estimate if you sent them enough pictures. The head doesn't weigh much, so it would be cheap to ship it.