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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thank you, Bo, this is one of the best things I have read for quite some time! And you make me feel young, not quite yet 79!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Gene<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:bohinch@gmail.com">Bo Hinch</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, February 17, 2022 9:22 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">Antique tractor email discussion group</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[AT] Motor problems on a 2008 Ez-Go G.C.</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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 . </p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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 .</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>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 .</p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>