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by dragonfly Jafe » Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:06 am
yes, I second the thanks for the link...
Elliot, I am considering changing the gearing somewhere...about 1/2 speed (and double the torque) sounds good. I think another issue was the engine not getting enough air. Originally I had a "snorkle" that was a 4" dryer hose attached via a 1" elbow (original air manifold had 1" hole). The idea was to draw "clean" air from ~7' up, thus limiting the dust the air filter had to catch. Although this seemed to work OK at home, it did not work on the Playa, the engine being "gutless" and overheating quickly. I removed the link (returning the system to the original) but still had issues with the air filter dusting up quickly. I ended up cleaning the air filter at every stop, and had to clean it every ~30 minutes of operation or the engine would over heat & stall. Once the engine was smoking, it was so hot (had the extinguisher out for that one!) - this was after driving back from the trash fence thru the deep stuff for 15 minutes or so of "pedal-to-the-metal" driving barely moving with 3 passengers, since if I had stopped or slowed we would have been stuck.
If I keep the golf cart, in addition to the gearing, I will be stripping it down to the frame and removing every ounce of weight, make light weight seats, etc. and have an improved air system that delivers clean, cool, air in large amounts to the engine. An engine oil thermometer might not be a bad idea either....
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