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Anonymous Posted on Nov 12, 2009

Golf cart smoking

Just bought a 1997 yamaha g16 golf cart. Put new carb on and runs great, but smokes really bad. any suggestions to most probable cause. Could it be stuck rings from sitting so long

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It is most likely related to the rings, but running it would unstick them very fast if they were stuck. It's possible that sitting let rust develop in the cylinder walls and there may be some grooves in them now. They could also just be really worn cylinders. They make some oil conditioners which I wouldn't recommend on a car, but might work fine on a golf cart. I can't recall the name, but it was in a silver can, maybe called engine restore... You could always try that before resorting to a rebuild.

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