this is the second video on this mid 80s ezgo golf cart that was stored in a barn after having run issues, in part 1 we got it running but had low compression, this time we pull the engine and repair it.
every sunday here in my household..me and the 3 dogs and the family with coffee...all 6 of us crowded around a 24 inch computer monitor as we wonder in amazement what mustie has going on and if it will run or not
You work your tools the same way I do when I tell somebody they’re using their rent wrong or Crescent wrong they think I’m full of crap. You’re a great teacher, dude.
Hey Mustie, I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I don't comment much. I wanted to let you know that your videos have helped me out today. My father has a generator that he keeps in a plastic tote, he never has to use it as his power almost never goes out and over the few years that it had been in there the tote developed a leak, and by the time he'd noticed it, the tote was 3/4 full of water. We got the generator out, changed the oil, let it dry out and it started right up. That was a few weeks ago. Today he went to start it before the storm coming in tonight, and it just wouldn't start. I ended up draining the Carb and sure enough, it was right full of water. I took the carb off, gave it a good cleaning, and put it back together, and she fired right up and ran fine after I adjusted it a bit. I wouldn't have been able to fix it if it weren't for your videos. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate how thorough you are in your teachings!
I'd like to try and pay you a very big compliment Mr Mustie 1. It's a very personal type compliment in that you invoke an extremely wonderful memory of my grandfather when I was young. (Not your age or anything as you are much younger I'm sure LOL). But he lived 9 hours away from where my family lived so every time we went to see him there would be new things he had fixed or built. For my cousins and I it was heaven because he was just like you rejuvenating old machinery or making things out of whatever he found at the town dump. At his place we had go carts, lawn movers (ride kind) Home made rickshaw that we pulled each other around in weird welded up bicycles, regular rejuvenated ones, old machines that we had no idea what they had once been used for etc. So Thanks you Mr Mustie 1 for triggering all those fond memories of my cousins and I at my Grandfathers house as a kid. The first man to show me how to properly pound in a nail. Awesome!
Hey Mustie lad, I hope the youngsters watching your stuff really appreciate all those invaluable tips you dish out for free, all the things it took me about 60 years to learn, at the cost of much knuckle skin an a great deal of foul language! SUPERB channel, thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
@@rensvanbreukelen3762 Haa haa.....no mate. Not a joke. You don't want to drop anything into the crankcase. You might be lucky and be able to get it out without too much trouble.......More likely you'll be unlucky and stripping the bottom end to retireve it....all for the sake of a rag and a few seconds....
Yeah me to. Was expecting to see some oil on the wrist pin and bearings before going back in. I had one pin from an uncaged wrist pin bearing drop down into the bottom end of a 787 Seadoo engine I redid the top end. It ran for a few seconds then locked up. Had to bore out the cylinder again and get a new piston and ring set. Not cheap.
31:20 I am so glad that you are showing how to properly use "camming" pliers. I watch videos where mechanics and machinists using these types of pliers backwards. Many people say that there is no difference in the way you use an adjustable wrench but they are ignoring the "camming" effect of the movable jay.
I watched you flip the vice grips around and was thinking "finally someone knows which direction to use a set of pliers" I see so many people using them wrong. Vice grips are pretty tolerant of using backwards but it could be the difference between getting that bolt out and rounding it off. Subscribed
Hey Mustie, I just replaced the engine on my greenfield ride on mower, welded up and exhaust and got it going again all with what I have learnt from your videos! Thankyou!!
The transition from "Uh oh" to approaching the thing from the side with the forklift had me rolling on the floor. Truly an excellent video adventure Mustie!
Thanks for letting me spend some time in the garage with you. Your like a kind neighbor/friend who does not mind sharing his knowledge. Enjoy the creative ways you go about getting er done and making me feel welcome. I am learning so much. Your are the mechanical Zen Master :) Thanks for the videos.
During my second career after retiring from the military, I had the opportunity to drive several EZ-GOs and they were all 4 stroke. I didn't even know they had a 2 stroke option.
Yesterday I watched a YT video where someone cut a strip of tin can by the looks of it, bent the ends out in a sharp 90, wrapped the whole thing around the piston and pulled the ends tight with mole grips. Worked a treat!
@@Ragnar8504 That is a very old trick, learnt that one 50 years ago and used it many times. Works a treat on 2 stokes due to the cutaways at the bottom of the barrel, just line the flanges up to be between them.
Something you might find interesting. I got an old Gilson Snowblower on the curb. It's a BEAST. Electric start 8hp Briggs. Electric started stopped working . CANNOT get a new one been out of stock everywhere for years. BUT, I have a Craftsman lawn tractor with an electric starter. The snowblower starter is 110v and the riding lawn mower has a starter is a 12v starter, BUT even though the tractor starter is about 1" longer, the other mountings fit perfectly. I disassembled, cleaned, and lubed the tractor starter, installed it on the snowblower, and now use a jump box to start it instead of an extension cord. Works PERFECTLY, A new starter for the Craftsman Lawn Tractor is $30, so a cheap fix. P.S. Learned how to fix small engines from YOUR videos during the lockdown. Now I know how to fix them properly. Thanks for all the lessons.
I wasn't expecting to see this part of the video series so quickly. Every week is Christmas on this channel. Thanks for all this great content Mustie! Cheers.
Those like and share buttons are very close to the dislike button. It might be that some people just hit the wrong one by mistake and never noticed. The other’s are probably those who would charge an arm and a leg to do the same thing.
I was trying to help you get the motor back in and get the belt over the pulley, but my arm is too short!😂 If that fella got 30 out of it, it was a steep hill.
Hey Mustie, In aviation, we use a lot of the Hanson screw extractors (with the 1/2” 6 point heads on them) . Sometimes we have to drill out a dozen titanium or steel screws in a aluminum panel or window assembly...
I used some of the tips you have shown us to get my Toro snow blower running again. Thank you for all you have taught us in your interesting and humorous videos.
Hey Mustie! Big hello from UK. Been watching your videos for a couple of years now. Please dont ever stop what you are doing. I get so excited when I see a new vid has been posted up. You are laid back, funny and very informative. Thank you for all the effort you've put into your projects. You are a legend 👍
The oil system is a valve not a pump. The intake vacuum pulls in the oil. My oil tank was full of dirt and after I cleaned the system it oils perfectly
Sincerely appreciate the tutorial on the engine overhaul - wrist pin snap rings should be positioned up or down, the piston rings have a groove or bevel that goes up, etc. While I will probably never overhaul an engine, it will allow me to follow the discussion of anyone who is talking about doing one.
Hopefully your describing how to properly use channel locks and vise grips will get people to use them correctly. The channel locks, when used in the right direction, have a mechanical advantage that magnifies the clamping force being applied. The harder you push on the handles, the harder the "thumb" of the pliers pushes on the object to be turned.
You're quite fortunate to have such an open test area. I really enjoy the various projects that you have worked on. I've been a watching your channel since you were working out of your home garage.
You may want to cut the muffler open and remove the loose metal. I had a snowmobile that the loose metal would shift around, stop the exhaust flow and cause an intermittent loss of power Also that might have been what wore the rings out . Even a partial blockage would not be good for the engine.
It’s crazy how tiny a sliver of the exhaust port is actually doing the work before the intake port opens up. That positive pressure pop from intake does the rest I guess just funny to actually see the motion and proportions. Cool little demo man
The paper filter in the oil line should not be there. It will restrict the flow of oil and if the filter is blocked, the oil wont get through. Oil is thicker than fuel so wont flow through paper filter so well.
I'll likely never even see one of these odd little utility rides, let alone resurrect one, but this is still the most engaging thing I've watched all week. Thanks as always, Mustie1!
your never ending positivity amazes me. I get easily discouraged on projects like this and the way you laugh it off when things go wrong impresses me. Thank you for making video's, I have learned a lot from watching them.
I really like when you mention the correct way to use common tools like your explanation of using lock jaw pliers to remove a broken bolt. Keep the tips coming. Joe
When you were running it on the jacket stands all I could think of was Ferris Buellers day off... I could just see it going into the woods behind your shop ... lol
You have more gumption than any three people I know! SO many issues that you (knowledgeably) brush off! OMG! So cool! Just don't hurt yourself while playing with stuff.
Yes it would. But that would be a lot of fab work being there is no room and there is a thing as just to much power it would be fast in a strait line but wouldn't turn worth a shit under power it wouldn't wanna push strait in cornering.I think something like a 250cc dirt bike motor like a shifter cart. You could do without the original torque converter cuz the dirt bike motor doesn't need it being that I has a transmission. I put a john deer 440 in my sand rail buggie and you would have to cut the spark going into a corner and as you came out of it you would let spark back on otherwise you were just going to stay going strait when turning. Lol it was sketchy as hell but a lot of fun was just to much motor and my sand rail weight was significantly heavier than this cart mustie1 is working on. Not enough weight on the front end but made up for that cause it did massive wheelies.
Regarding the "access panel", I vote you make it into a proper access panel, add hinges and all that. Easier maintenance! (edit/ps): i wrote this before you did it. That means my vote counted!
When he showed the newly cut access hole in the last video, I had a vision how it would look like after the repairs, funnily enough. He will make it into a simple lid. Hinges would be counter productive, actually.
Golf cart bodies are supposed to be removable to access the engine, and clutch. I think if he had looked it may have been just a few bolts. But probably heavy as hell
@@joshjablonicky171 Besides, cutting the bed might've been more work than removing the bed but looking at the rot he didn't exactly destroy a perfectly good bed.
Great project video so glad I ran across it I'm working on the same engine now on my Pops golf cart. This was just what I needed to see before tearing into it. THANKS
They say a symptom of bad seals is it will run better in reverse than forward. My cart does just that and I am going to put seals in soon. Hope that fixes it!
@@peanutbutterisfu Yeah I agree there. I build and mod a ton of saws and if I'm doing a big bore, porting, piston/ rod/ rings/ crank/bearings etc I always replace them. Really dumb to take the risk when theres a whole saw around it to not do them while your in there. If they're bad enough they'll cause running issues, and all the carb adjustments in the world won't keep it running correctly. Severe cases, the saw won't even idle
@@psavel274 yeah I use to be big into snowmobiling (I live in ny) everyone always forgets about crank seals. With snowmobiles your running wide open a lot so it’s really common for people to melt pistons when running lean. Ive seen a guys melt a a piston, put a new piston and cylinder in and a week later melt another piston. One of my friends did this and I said dude buy a complete gasket kit and put all new gaskets and seals in it well he didn’t and the next time we went out he melted another new piston. After I had this problem once any time I bought a new snowmobile the first thing I did was take the engine out, tear it apart and put new gaskets and seals in then I know when I’m out driving at 3 am on a frozen lake my engine is going to keep running lol.
@@peanutbutterisfu Ohhhh yeah... the two strokes in sleds are definitely a great example of a possibility of those seals to be shot. Whole lot of high revs for an extended period of time, the engine that's more cc's and takes more abuse out of a lot of other types of motors in many other applications. Sleds take a beating in general, and you ride so I'm sure you know. I too would not want to have my sled 'dead on the water' sitting on a pond or in a trail somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Melting a hole in a piston back to back is not a laughing matter for obvious reasons alone, who wants 'burn a hole' through their pocket buying the parts twice and doing the work all over again?!?!?! Hey you're from NY? Small world, I'm born and raised in upstate, and currently in Albany. You wouldn't happen to be from here, and ride out in Old Forge??? Some of the best riding out here in the whole state. Like I said, small world, what are the chances out everywhere in the world you happen to be from NY in general?!?!? 😁😃
So glad you decided to rebuild this one! Thank you! I tried to help you line up the belt putting in the motor but Everytime I hit the screen it skipped ahead!
@@Big_John_C of course they're cast, but they also have to be machined. How else do you think they get ring grooves and that machined smooth appearance?
When you were drilling the broken stud out, my natural reaction was to try and blow the shavings away. I almost did so through my screen but I realized I was watching a video. Great content, was able to help a busy friend by completely rebuilding his golf cart engine while he was away on vacation. Keep it up!
31:24 THANK YOU!!! It is SOOOO refreshing to see someone on here mention this! The same holds true for adjustable wrenches. It should be noted that Channellock pliers are STILL PROUDLY made in the USA. Best to all. :)
Kind of a cute thing to putt around the house with use for a little utility runner for fertilizers and seeds. Just knew you would get her in to running order Darren about 90% of what you get it turns out good. Keep up the good work.
Mustie, if you ever want to fix anything and it costs like a thousand bux, you can easily get that if you set up a gofundme or something and ask your viewers to chip in. I know I'd hand over a fiver to help.
You do a good job of camera and explaining which keeps me interested you're easy attitude to educate is very helpful my first exposure was repair of a riding mower I'll watch more
You jogged my memory about the air cooled engines.This engine is cooked for sure. I remember that one in three engines every year died because a mouse made a nest, like this engine and heat killed the engine. This was never dealt with at the golf course. They would just get new engines. I would take the burned ones and take them home. Rebuild them with was about ten or more and make a good chunk of change on the golf course. The money was good.
