90 club car gas

[Summerwood]

Hello everyone. Been awhile since I last started a thread. I just acquired a 1990 club car gas. This is the first time for a gas cart for me. It has a “club car” motor? It has a fuel gauge on dash. The cart is trashed. But actually works! Has dirty fuel filters air filter I’m assuming has never been changed along with oil. But the motor starts n runs quietly. It is a 4 seater with trunk. I’m seriously thinking of selling my 90 electric that I built from ground up. And rebuilding this gas. Is there anything I need to know? Pros n cons. Anything special or real expensive to replace and to look for? Do you think this is wise. I am most happy when I’m tooling in the garage on somthing. So I figured I’d use some of the $ from the sale of the electric, to dump into the gas. Hope all is well, Stay Safe..

[Springbok]

If you plan to haul 3 or 4 adults on a regular basis, and live in a moderately hilly area and drive off-pavement, you'll probably get frustrated with the stock motor. It works great for just one person, maybe two, but any more than that and it really bogs down on hills. *edit I see you live in Florida, so hilly terrain may not be an issue for you.

Good news is that the pre-1996 gas carts are prime candidates for motor upgrades as they're counter-clockwise oriented. I'm gathering parts now for a Predator 420 swap (13hp) in either my 1990 cart or my 1987 cart this winter.

[Summerwood]

Originally Posted by Springbok

If you plan to haul 3 or 4 adults on a regular basis, and live in a moderately hilly area and drive off-pavement, you'll probably get frustrated with the stock motor. It works great for just one person, maybe two, but any more than that and it really bogs down on hills. *edit I see you live in Florida, so hilly terrain may not be an issue for you.

Good news is that the pre-1996 gas carts are prime candidates for motor upgrades as they're counter-clockwise oriented. I'm gathering parts now for a Predator 420 swap (13hp) in either my 1990 cart or my 1987 cart this winter.

Thanks for the reply. Yes there are NO hills here. (I wish) and will be driven on pavement. I’m even thinking of going against the grain and lowering it, instead of hieght. I think I can achieve a so called bad *** look. LOL if the compression is good on this motor, then all I’ll do is tweak it. I just wanted to know if there were anything that I should look out for. Thanks again. Good luck on your build!

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Summerwood

Thanks for the reply. Yes there are NO hills here. (I wish) and will be driven on pavement. I’m even thinking of going against the grain and lowering it, instead of hieght. I think I can achieve a so called bad *** look. LOL if the compression is good on this motor, then all I’ll do is tweak it. I just wanted to know if there were anything that I should look out for. Thanks again. Good luck on your build!

On that motor anywhere around 100psi is great. I think spec if I recall correctly is 100 or 110psi, it’s not a high compression motor like the Newer carts are.

[Summerwood]

Originally Posted by CP241

On that motor anywhere around 100psi is great. I think spec if I recall correctly is 100 or 110psi, it’s not a high compression motor like the Newer carts are.

I’ll let you know what it reads tomorrow night when I get home from work.

[Left Coast Kiteboarding]

FWIW...

I just sold my gas cart this spring. It was lifted on 24" tires and driven HARD on the road at max speed of about 22mph for 7 years. We hauled the dog around in it...went to the store/beach etc. I had the FE290 motor in it. I know it's a different motor than yours but I can say that if you take care of it you should have plenty of fun. They are really simple and easy to work on and amazingly durable.

I just finished an electric build but now that Vagas Carts has a CW rotation kit for the 670cc motors I'm gonna have to build another gas buggy!

[Summerwood]

Originally Posted by Left Coast Kiteboarding

FWIW...

I just sold my gas cart this spring. It was lifted on 24" tires and driven HARD on the road at max speed of about 22mph for 7 years. We hauled the dog around in it...went to the store/beach etc. I had the FE290 motor in it. I know it's a different motor than yours but I can say that if you take care of it you should have plenty of fun. They are really simple and easy to work on and amazingly durable.

I just finished an electric build but now that Vagas Carts has a CW rotation kit for the 670cc motors I'm gonna have to build another gas buggy!

Yeah I think I’m going to sell my electric build I did a year ago, and that will fund this gas one. Thanks for your feedback. Was getting tired of charging the cart twice a month, and worrying about it as it charged for 10 hrs in the garage, now I’ll just have flammable fuel in it. LOL

[CP241]

I always keep a good “finished” cart while I build one. That way I can still cruise in the nice one and not rush to finish the project

[Summerwood]

Originally Posted by CP241

On that motor anywhere around 100psi is great. I think spec if I recall correctly is 100 or 110psi, it’s not a high compression motor like the Newer carts are.

Ok, I been real busy they had mandatory overtime at work! So I checked the compr. Cold - 124! I re checked it, 124 again. I then washed two shovel full of dirt n mud from it, blew everything dry and checked again, still 124. I’ll start it later and check it hot. Could this be correct? ??? Thanks.

[Springbok]

I always understood acceptable compression for these flathead motors as between 80-120psi, roughly. If you have 124psi, you're in great shape I'd say.