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09-25-2011, 09:24 AM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dover, PA
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New member and new Club Car owner
I just picked up our first golf cart yesterday. We have been wanting one for a while now because we do a lot of tractor shows. It is a 98 Club Car DS gas. I picked it up for $300. I will have to get some pictures of it then but it is in good shape overall. There is some minor plastic breakage on the rear body panel on the drivers side where the seat rests. There is also a hair line crack in the front left corner of the front cowl.
Apparently it looses spark occasionally and the golf course didn't want to spend money on it. So far though it has been running good and I haven't had any issues yet. I would like it to loose spark so I can trouble shoot it and get whatever I need ordered. I also want to tinker with it some because it's speed and take off power varies a good bit. One time it will take off great and then another time it seems sluggish and like it doesn't have as much speed. I did notice though that if you let off the gas and then got back in it it would go better. Overall I love the cart and have plans to put a lift kit, wheels and tires, and also paint the body because I would like to put our sites logo on it for the tractor shows. I am torn on whether I want to do the long travel All sports lift or the super sport. It is going to be a winter project and won't be a big rush to get done. As long as it is done by the spring I will be happy. |
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09-25-2011, 01:55 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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Re: New member and new Club Car owner
Welcome!!!!
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09-25-2011, 05:23 PM | #3 |
Redneck in Southside
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Spencer, Virginia
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09-25-2011, 07:46 PM | #4 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Eldon Missouri
Posts: 977
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Re: New member and new Club Car owner
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Red hot clue there chum, I suspect that your RPM limiter is on the fritz or your S/G belt has more slop than a Geordie whores fanny. On the bright side; You can tighten your belt Chris. |
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09-25-2011, 08:06 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dover, PA
Posts: 23
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Re: New member and new Club Car owner
I did get to tinker with it some more and tried doing the tricks for increasing the speed but I got it to the point where it was hitting the rev limiter so I turned it back until it stopped hitting the rev limiter.
I am going to send the clutches to be machined, new spring and also get new belts for it. All of the belts are shot and cracked big time. I think the speed differences are because of the clutch and the belt wear. For the life of me I can't get it to not run though so I don't know what would have caused the no spark issue for them to sell it. I am going to keep running it because I want to make sure it is going to be dependable and that it isn't just being a fluke that it keeps running for me. |
09-26-2011, 08:02 AM | #6 | |
Gone Wild
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Location: Eldon Missouri
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Re: New member and new Club Car owner
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09-26-2011, 08:08 AM | #7 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dover, PA
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09-27-2011, 06:26 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dover, PA
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Re: New member and new Club Car owner
I lucked out tonight and the cart finally acted up again. First thing I did was removed the ground wire to the rpm limiter and she was working fine again. I put the ground wire back on just to double check and sure enough it wouldn't start. Then I tapped the limiter with the ratchet and it started. So I took the ground wire back off and taped it up. I am going to order a tach since that is cheaper then a new limiter plus I wouldn't mind the little extra speed with the governor adjusted.
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