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Old 10-29-2019, 06:55 AM   #3
Lochlin
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Default Re: 1989 par car top speed 5mph

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Originally Posted by Rubberracer View Post
Just picked up a 1989 2-stroke par car with known issue of not getting up to top speed. Checked over cart and found governor cable broken. Zip tied governor plate away from clutch and still no change in speed. Cart gets up to speed perfectly fine and runs good.but will not go over 5mph. Assume clutch issue?????
Yeah, normally that's the secondary clutch holding you back. A simple test is to take the belt off and rev the motor. It should be screaming pretty good with no belt on. If not then almost certainly you have a clutch issue.
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