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

[Carl Szabelski]

2019 you say. You’ve got to be close to paying off the butcher shop by now.

Carl



On Thursday, February 17, 2022, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well Dave , I`m sorry to say that the last party I had was in 2019 , fed
> over 225 people 550 lbs of crawfish , 20 racks of ribs , 2 cases of chicken
> quarters  , 75 pounds of fried catfish along with fries , a 55 lb pig
> cooked for 14 hours on the pellet grill , and I think about 25 pork
> steaks . It was all ready to eat at 11 am . At 3:30 in the evening , all
> that was left over was the smell . I had family and FRIENDS from all across
> the USA as well as from Brazil and Bulgaria attend for the one day event .
> Now that I am getting old and grey ( very little hair ) , I`m just not up
> to it any more although I do get request a lot from family and friends to
> have it again . Maybe once we get back to normal and not have to worry
> about catching a deadly virus , I may reconsider . You can go to this site
> and see all of the people , eats and fun    https://www.flickr.com/photos/
> bohinch/albums/72157707656621764
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 12:02 PM <drgerber at bright.net> wrote:
>
>> Bo: I purchased and read your book.  Loved the stories.  Thanks for
>> taking the time to write it down.  I want an invite to one of those family
>> gatherings.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave Gerber, OH
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> *On Behalf Of *Bo Hinch
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:22 AM
>> *To:* Antique tractor email discussion group <
>> at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> *Subject:* [AT] Motor problems on a 2008 Ez-Go G.C.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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