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07-01-2018, 02:57 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Plainwell mi but from Ohio GO BUCKS!!!
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98 ezgo txt gas
I'm not sure what happened but the last 2 days my card just got extremely fast. All I've done is change my battery and put on new brass battery connectors. It's a Robin 295cc motor. Its always ran around 20 mph on flat ground but now it's running 29 according to my GPS.
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07-06-2018, 08:49 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Woodstock,GA
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
LOL, now that's a good sales pitch for that battery!
But the battery had nothing to do with the increase in speed. Sounds like, maybe the governor stopped working. |
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09-06-2018, 06:05 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Plainwell mi but from Ohio GO BUCKS!!!
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
Yep that's exactly what happened and my motor started making a little clicking noise then it got louder and louder then bam it turned into a clatter. It's so loud you can hear it a mile away. I'm not sure what I busted but the motors toast. What's it cost to repair or replace the Robin 295cc engine?
Can you put the bigger 350cc in this 98 txt cart? |
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09-06-2018, 06:49 AM
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British born Nincompoop
 Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: United Kingdom
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
A complete 350cc will bolt right in, but make sure you sort out the governor before you run it LOL. Cant advise on the cost as i am in the UK.
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09-06-2018, 10:04 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Woodstock,GA
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
I don't know what your mechanical ability is.
But if it was me, I would take that engine apart and see what came apart! Most likely its a rod knock. You can take the short route, clean up the crank, new rods and a gasket set and have it back for $150. I done a mostly complete rebuild last year. both rods, pistons, rings, valves, valve seals. all 5 bearings inside engine, oil pump cover, oil and filter. cost around $450 The only special tools needed for the rebuild will be a cylinder hone and a torque wrench. If you keep looking, may take awhile, you can probably find a used 295 or 350 that someone is replacing with a big block for $250-$350 If you do go the used route I would be interested in buying the head from your old 295. |
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09-06-2018, 10:30 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Woodstock,GA
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
BTW, I personally would not do the rebuilds you will find on places like E-bay!!
They only replace the part that are bad or broken at the time of disassembly. ie, one piston or one rod. That's a patch job not a rebuild!  So you end up with a engine that still has lots of use parts. |
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09-06-2018, 01:18 PM
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Nincompoop village idiot
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Michigan
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
Check the buy sale section. Skoal82 has a couple of those motors he is selling
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09-06-2018, 05:13 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Plainwell mi but from Ohio GO BUCKS!!!
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
Thanks guys, I'll leave Ebay alone and hope I find a decent one or can rebuild this one.
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09-06-2018, 05:42 PM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Woodstock,GA
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Re: 98 ezgo txt gas
E-bay is ok for parts, just the guys that sell refurbished engines I would stay away from.
I mean if your going to build it, its worth doing it right and not having a different part fail next year! Good luck |
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09-06-2018, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Michigan
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