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09-08-2012, 02:41 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
My 18HP Vanguard has a cracked rod. Can I put a 16HP in its place without replacing headers, motor mounts, etc? Anyone done this before?
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09-08-2012, 03:29 PM | #2 |
Younger Than Dirt
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: North Myrtle Beach SC
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
yes
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09-15-2012, 09:54 AM | #3 |
Love my Big Block
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Florida
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
If it is just a cracked rod why not just replace it ?
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09-16-2012, 09:36 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Canyon Lake, CA
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
Looking worse than that. Piston badly damaged by contact with spark plug. Rebuild kit is. $400 plus new rods at $80 each. Plus whatever else it needs as I go. Better to replace and have a 3 year warranty and maybe fix this one and sell for $600 cash. Makes new one $600.
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09-17-2012, 10:41 AM | #5 | |
Love my Big Block
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Location: Florida
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
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Or not !! LOL |
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09-17-2012, 06:21 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Decatur,IL
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
It sounds like a busted rod, not a cracked rod, a little differance between the two.
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09-18-2012, 08:43 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Canyon Lake, CA
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
I will check it out. Gotta get the time to do it now. That's the big problem.
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09-21-2012, 06:02 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maricopa AZ
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
I blew up my 18hp and swapped it for a 16hp last year. The motor swap was exact. Everything including the exhaust bolts up. Wasn't happy with with the loss of power going to a smaller engine even with the copper head gaskets and rev kit. So now I'm installing the 23hp. Unfortuneately for me the exhaust from the old engine won't match up. Had to make a call to Alpha carts to get a new one.
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09-22-2012, 12:13 AM | #9 |
Raised by coyotes
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central Texas
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
Hey ballz, always enjoy your posts.......... don't be a two year stranger next post......
and No, that's probably not the record, but it's gotta be close. |
09-22-2012, 02:24 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maricopa AZ
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Re: Swap a 18HP and a 16HP in my cart???
Yeah it's been awhile. I strayed and bought a sand rail then sold it and got a rhino. Gave that to my wife and am back with the golfcarts. Not sure why but these things are FUN!
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