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Originally Posted by BobAllen1290
I never thought that they smelled bad. But it occurred to me that their scent was like an engine where you had to mix oil with the gas.
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Remember lawn mower air cooled engine don't have modern day vehicle equipped emissions or standards. just in 2007 the two stroke engine was outlawed by the EPA now about every thing now 4 stoke due to the emission standards so you won't get the rotten egg smell or the nice clean smell coming from new car after it warms up. (why do cars smell bad when first started (cat hasn't got hot enough to burn off the hydrocarbons yet.)
IMO Those cart engines are getting worn out if you smell oil in the exhaust. Some are from lack of oil changes or checking the oil and keeping it in the XXXXX area on the dipstick. Some maybe just worn out from thousands hours of use (cart engine are air cooled lawn mower engines in majority of GCs) They should change the oil every 50 hours maximum (what ever the owners manual recommends?). IMO that would be at least 3 times year for most gas cart drivers due to the amount of use in the villages beings they do double duty transportation and golf course duty. ask any of the Golf cart dealers see what they tell you about oil change schedules. I bet they will tell you most cart owner don't do oil changes enough. maybe new cart will come with service light like most cars now days.
Elect cart drivers have less to worry about, but still have to do routine maintenance like charging the batteries, checking and filling batteries to the proper level, checking battery cables for corrosion, tires for proper air pressure, inspecting wiring under the bonnet for corrosion that battery acid fumes produce.
Same as cars/SUV/Trucks vehicle's still have pre-ventive requirements that most don't do or don't read owners manual for servicing schedule maintenance IMO.