[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by jmaccallum

Yours is quiet because they seal off the engine area so you don’t hear the engine noise. The problem with that is that an Air Cooled Engine needs Air in order to Cool. Probably fine if you are just playing a close by 9 hole Executive course, but not good if you are running from say Spanish Springs to Southern Star for a tee time. Doing that, the engine will run Hot - too Hot - but of course they weren’t designed for that anyway.

That’s total B.S. Today was scorching hot and I drove my Quiet Tech from my home near Tierra Del Sol down to Evans Prairie and played 18. When done golfing, I drove to Eisenhower to swim laps but the pool was closed, so I drove up to Laurel Manor and got in my swim, then went to Sprouts to grab something for dinner, and headed home to watch the Celtics. The engine on my cart never ran hot. You have no idea what you’re talking about.

[frayedends]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

I got a sheet of foam insulation from lowes and cut it into a couple strips that I slide between the bucket seats. Works for me.

Insulation foam board at Lowes.com: Search Results

Maybe I'll do this if I add a vent to the back. I do think excessive heat will eventually harm the engine or other components in the engine bay.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by Southwest737

Another reason to go electric.

Ahhhhh, no.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by mrf0151

All this talk about Yamaha Quiet Carts running too hot. I really don't understand all the hoopla. Our 2017 is on its 7th year of running now and we run all over TV in it and never see this issue. Are there just some model years that have this issue? I think for the past 7 years they are built all the same but maybe I am wrong. ??

Apparently a lot of couch quarterbacks who think they know more than Yamaha engineers. But that’s just me. Yamaha builds their carts to run 36 holes a day, 7 days a week, for 25 years. Can any electric cart manufacturer make that claim? I think not. Time has yet to tell just how long EV carts motor, charger, controller, battery will last.

[Bill14564]

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[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by TSO/ISPF

I got a sheet of foam insulation from lowes and cut it into a couple strips that I slide between the bucket seats. Works for me.

Insulation foam board at Lowes.com: Search Results

A skinny pool noodle from the dollar store, tucked in between the bucket seats, works very well. I bought one for a dollar, cut it to size and had enough left over for two of my neighbors...

You remove it when you flip the seat up to get gas and then tuck it back in...

[biker1]

Have you ever heard of anyone having an engine failure attributed to heat when the engine was maintained as recommended? I haven’t. Yamaha warranties the engine for 5000 hours if you follow the recommended maintenance schedule and use Yamalube. There are some caveats and a certain amount of marketing in this warranty but at some level they believe the engines are bulletproof. 5000 hours would equate to something like 80,000 miles. My own Yamaha is 10 years old and has over 2000 hours on the engine. There is no discernible oil consumption, the top speed has not decreased, and the fuel economy is unchanged.

Originally Posted by JGibson

Golf carts weren't really made to work the way we use them.

They're designed for short stop and go operations.

They really need to be designed with a cooling system with a radiator and fan for the way we use them.