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Old 06-06-2024, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
While I agree golf carts were not designed for use as personal transportation vehicles, they work just fine for that use without a cooling system. Yamaha made a great change by adding independent rear suspension, but needs to change the negative camber in the front end alignment and rewire the voltage regulator setup as those are both designed for slower speed stop and go driving on turf.

Air cooled engines do just fine in the heat, especially when they are not running when the vehicle is stopped (not getting air circulation). Look no further than all the air cooled zero turn lawn mowers that are working very hard for several hours daily during the summer heat.
But.......aren't the air cooled engines OK for the engines but make life uncomfortable for the occupant of the cart? Why add heat to the passenger compartment in the heat of the summer, especially where a person sits?
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