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08-09-2015, 07:57 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Location: Sandystone NJ
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G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
Hey guys i took my cart on a ride to day ive done this trip many times and i no the exhaust gets hot but today it got real hot to the point where the whole exhaust was smokin when i stoped. In the last week i hav installed a umaxx clutch spring and a new belt i also cut and welded up full skid plates under swing arm and rear diff. I was wondering if anybody has ever had a problm with a cart getting hot after new clutch spring or did i cut off to much airflow when i put skid plate on. Thanks guys for any help.
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08-09-2015, 08:00 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
The umaxx spring will make the cart rev more rpms which is most likely the culprit.
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08-09-2015, 08:04 PM | #3 |
Vegas modded 420
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: West MI
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
Its cause your muffler is full of oil like most G1. If you run it harder than normal it starts on fire and smokes, and with the spring you run more rpm. Solution is to run it hard until it stops smoking. Usually 15 min at full throttle running it will stop smoking, then drive it around easy until it cools off. It wont do it again for some time. Its from lot of short trips or driving at low throttle and muffler stays cold and collects oil.
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08-09-2015, 08:06 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Pittsburgh Pa
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
Yep, db is correct. After you installed the spring could you tell that the motor was revving much higher at low speed? Did you loose top end speed?
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08-10-2015, 08:27 AM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Sandystone NJ
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
Yea i lost a little top speed with new spring. I hav never seen the exhaust get nowhere near this hot before new spring. I was thinkin about cuttin exhaust apart and seein if its pluged up
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08-10-2015, 03:09 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Southwest Georgia
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
On the G1 the machined sheave and the stock spring make a good combination. for most. More power and no loss of top speed.
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08-10-2015, 05:16 PM | #7 |
Vegas modded 420
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
You can cut the spring a little shorter, half inch might make a difference.
You can stick something up the exhaust pipe and see if anything falls out they do collect stuff in there. But most likely with more rpm is more heat and you caught it on fire. If it got hot it may be restricted, if it smoked more than normal it caught on fire and needs to be burnt out. Or you can take it off and bonfire it to burn the stuff out, or cut it open and clean it, up to you. Most of them sound quieter if they are full of stuff. Empty muffler will ping at idle like a 2 stroke does. |
08-10-2015, 06:58 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
I really like the power gain i got with the spring i mainly use the cart for hunting and gettin around on the farm. The stock spring wit 23" tires was great top end just gutless when it came to hills. If i open the exhaust up is there any tricks with them to open the flow up a bit or just clean them out and put back together?
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08-10-2015, 07:23 PM | #9 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
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08-10-2015, 07:55 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
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Location: Sandystone NJ
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Re: G1 getting hot after Umaxx spring install?
I did over the winter when i had cart all apart i had it in there for quite some time and it never really burned like some of the pictures ive seen. It sounds to me like its getting more muffled im wondering if mice got in the and made a nest recently
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