[AT] Motor problems on a 2008 Ez-Go G.C.

[Bo Hinch]

Let me start off by saying , sometimes people says things that sooner or
later get your attention , like the three things you have to have for a
simple motor to run . Fuel , Fire & Compression . Well , middle of December
, my ez-go golf cart just gave up running where I normally park it . The
little old 2 cyl. Robbins engine is pretty well worn out ( fouls spark
plugs ) so about every 6 months they need changing . So off I go to
Orellies for 2 new plugs , return home and put them in . It starts and runs
for about 5 seconds then dies . I know that it has gas because I put 5
gallons in the week before it quits . I check the fire which is good ,
stick my finger into the plug hole to check for compression which it does
have a little , so me being the smart 82 year old man I am ( almost 83 ) ,
I find and purchase a used motor ( it was delivered in a 55 gallon drum
with the top cut off ) and due to the cold weather ( 45 & 50 * ) I put of
installing it .
Now if you don`t know me , I have been a mechanic all my life and owned my
on business for the last 25 years before retiring and selling it . In the
latter part of 2020 , I began writing a short story of my life ( My Dreams
as a Small Child ) which my daughter thought was very good and then had it
published through Amazon which turned out to be 199 pages . In this story I
told all about my experiences as a mechanic and how a man with a ninth
grade education , conquered his dreams .
So , yesterday evening while watching my son weld on a jet boat and
thinking of what someone recently posted  about the three things needed for
a motor to run, I`m sitting there thinking the weather is getting warm and
I need to make an attempt to replace the Robbins motor , I got off of my
dead butt , walked over to the golf cart and thought I would give it one
more try before making the swap-out . Sprayed some starting fluid in the
intake ( don`t know if it was 30 % or 70 % either ) but low and behold , It
started and ran as long as I sprayed , looked at the fuel filter and
couldn't see any fuel moving thru so my thoughts now is a bad fuel pump .
So , before changing that out , I thought I would stick a stick into the
tank just to make sure it was full like it was supposed to be and guess
what ? It was completely empty . This morning , I went and got fresh gas ,
filled the tank and in about 30 seconds , it was making music to my ears .
Someone had stole the gas one night ( which happens often where I live )
and made me look pretty bad as a mechanic . If you would of told me that is
something that you did , my response would be , MECHANIC my ASS and PLEASE
don`t tell anyone else as this is kind of embarrassing , you know what I
mean .
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