Golf cart engine contains vacuum pumps, refrigerant systems or compressors, filters, storage tanks, and various valves and instruments to accommodate the processes of gas removal, storage, purification, and recycling.

Gas golf carts have a hauling capacity of approximately 1000 pounds. They last up to 15-20 years depending on how the cart is taken care of. Gas golf carts use engines of up to 9 horsepower. Gas cart tank holds 6 gallons of gas and can be continuously driven for about 150 miles per tank.

Gas Golf Cart Engine-How It Evolved:

1984 (first gas model) to Early 1986: Used the KF82, 4-cycle, 341cc, side valve engine with a Fuji differential. Fuji differential has a screw-type oil fill plug.

Late 1986 to 1991: Used the KF82, 4-cycle, 341cc, side valve engine with a Kawasaki differential. Kawasaki differential has a rubber oil fill plug.

1992: Started with the FE290 (290cc) Overhead valve, 4-cycle, gas engine in golf cars. Engine rotation is counterclockwise when viewed from the clutch side of engine.

1993: Started with the FE351 (351cc) Overhead valve, 4-cycle, gas engine for utility vehicles. Engine rotation is counterclockwise when viewed from the clutch side of ngine.

1997: Started with the Unitized Powertrain (transmission & differential) and changed rotation of the FE290 & FE 351engines. Engine rotation is clockwise when viewed from the clutch side.

Gas Golf Cart Engine

Most golf gas carts today use a reciprocating internal combustion engine that burns gasoline to create pressure, and then to turn the pressure into motion. This golf cart engine uses a four-stroke combustion cycle to convert gasoline into motion. Only a tiny amount of gasoline is needed during each combustion cycle.

The cart engines have a number of components thatcontribute to the functioning of the engine:

Cylinder: The core of the engine is the cylinder.

Spark plug: The spark plug supplies the spark that ignites the air/fuel mixture so that combustion can occur.

Valves: The intake and exhaust valves open at the proper time to let in air and fuel and to let out exhaust.

Piston: A piston is a cylindrical piece of metal that moves up and down inside the cylinder.

Piston rings: Piston rings provide a sliding seal between the outer edge of the piston and the inner edge of the cylinder. The rings serve two purposes:

They prevent the fuel/air mixture and exhaust in the combustion chamber from leaking during compression and combustion.

They keep oil in the sump from leaking into the combustion area, where it would be burned and lost. Combustion chamber: The combustion chamber is the area where compression and combustion take place.

Connecting rod: The connecting rod connects thepiston to the crankshaft. It can rotate at both ends so that its angle can change as the piston moves and the crankshaft otates.

Crankshaft: The crankshaft turns the piston's up and down motion into circular motion.