212 Golf Cart

I know this has 4 wheels but the build is in the spirit of what we do here. A friend gave me a fairly nice Ezgo cart that needed too much
to repair the electrics. Having a new 212 and torque converter in boxes its a no brainer. About a zillion of these have been done, but as usual
I opted for the hard way. Not wanting to build all the intricate structures most folks do I opted to use the case of the old motor. Required a lot of tedious, actually a little over an hour, cutting of the motor case. With the case opened I can run a drive shaft inside the case turning the original input shaft with Lovejoys being driven by a a chain from the Preddy. This keeps every thing in its original places drive wise. Much less complicated fab wise. And yes thats 1/2 steel I cut and hole sawed from the case. Speed calculations indicate a pretty good top end.

The brush holder now holds a flange bearing to support the shaft on the other end. Just waiting on Lovejoys now. Ignore the rusty parts, they will be handled.

 

[Cannonball3]

So the issue with remote starting an industrial type engine (enclosed) is there is no idle up feature. Meaning you have to hold a bit of throttle to make it start. I ultimately want to start this thing with the seat down instead two handing it with throttle and recoil with the seat up. So I added a spring to pull just a bit of throttle in on starting. Once the choke is off idle returns to normal. At wide open the spring just folds out of the way. Next I will bring the rope outside the body. Will replace the cable tie with a cotter pin.

 

[DieselTech]

So the issue with remote starting an industrial type engine (enclosed) is there is no idle up feature. Meaning you have to hold a bit of throttle to make it start. I ultimately want to start this thing with the seat down instead two handing it with throttle and recoil with the seat up. So I added a spring to pull just a bit of throttle in on starting. Once the choke is off idle returns to normal. At wide open the spring just folds out of the way. Next I will bring the rope outside the body. Will replace the cable tie with a cotter pin.

Get a A/C idle compensation 12v motor, just a little step up solenoid that is hooked to throttle linkage. Its a 1 or 2 wire motor you could hook to a toogle switch, then when starting, flip switch to kick idle up, then after started flip switch off. Here is pic of 1 they make all kinds & types, gm used them on every gm vehicle with quadra-jet carburetor & a/c. There not that expensive, like this one.

 

[Cannonball3]

Cough cough, for 76 bucks think I will stay withe the spring!! The little spring works great. These engines are so lean due to EPA bs that they wont idle til warm a bit, at least as low as I like em to. With this set up full choke to start, then to half choke for warm up. Works just like it did years a go with older cars. Im happy with it.

 

[Chainlube]

Cough cough, for 76 bucks think I will stay withe the spring!! The little spring works great. These engines are so lean due to EPA bs that they wont idle til warm a bit, at least as low as I like em to. With this set up full choke to start, then to half choke for warm up. Works just like it did years a go with older cars. Im happy with it.

VM24 and intake manifold with remote choke for a dirt bike, easier starts, but a little bit of a tuning challenge.

 

[Cannonball3]

VM24 and intake manifold with remote choke for a dirt bike, easier starts, but a little bit of a tuning challenge.

Yeah that sounds pretty good especially since I have a new VM24 in a box. However I leaving this thing governed at the moment. After it warms up it idles, transitions, and runs very well. Just has to warm up first. Seems like a well developed engine.

 

[Cannonball3]

Finished the recoil pull start. Uses a block from a sailboat. Really makes it easy to start standing next to the cart. The basic conversion is finished. Its durability and reliability have passed the test. Have been beating it pretty hard for several days no with no issues.This is a pretty easy conversion for an electric cart. Nothing especially hard about it.
Its also pretty quick for what it is. Im well pleased with it. Now to fix the little things wrong with the cart.

 

[DieselTech]

Have you taken golf cart offroad yet, just thru the grass & small waterways/hills. Basically off the pavement any? I'm just curious how it does?

 

[Cannonball3]

Yeah its been in the rough in the islands center, and up and down the rough gravel roads, has no problem going thru the stuff, but its not lifted so care has to be taken with what you run over. Since its for street use it wont get lifted. I believe its going to be a lot of fun on the street. Have to rebuild the idler arm on the steering box first though.

 

[Cannonball3]

To show the power of a 212 thru a converter this thing easily moves this 5x8 trailer around the yard. Starts easily from rest. I estimate the whole rig at 1500#? I use front spotting hitches to put my boats in the shed. The trees in the yard make it too much of an obstacle course for the truck. Its a mixed bag as there is no reverse, gotta hit it right the first time. This is largely an experiment as to the use of a 212 in a practical application. Its a Champ!

 

[Chainlube]

Keep your eye out for a gas one with a blown engine, might get the diff for cheap. Those have reverse in the diff.