10-01-2020, 02:42 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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90 club car gas
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..
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10-02-2020, 07:15 AM | #2 |
Photoshop Guy
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Re: 90 club car gas
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. |
10-02-2020, 09:12 AM | #3 | |
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Re: 90 club car gas
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10-02-2020, 03:07 PM | #4 | |
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10-02-2020, 05:00 PM | #5 |
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10-02-2020, 05:45 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: 90 club car gas
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! |
10-02-2020, 07:43 PM | #7 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 90 club car gas
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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 |
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10-03-2020, 07:30 PM | #8 |
Nincompoop village idiot
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Re: 90 club car gas
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
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10-05-2020, 01:21 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: 90 club car gas
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.
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10-06-2020, 09:07 AM | #10 |
Photoshop Guy
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Re: 90 club car gas
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.
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