[Silly Little Cars] Cush #1

[Paul Bloch]

Hey Everyone,
So my first Cushman arrived yesterday after having it shipped from
Portland. There's a lot I need to learn about it so if you have any
information please pass it along. Here's a picture: http://imgur.com/oQEFZ
It needs two windows replaced so if you have any leads for cheap glass
repair for Cushmans in SF let me know! If anyone has a similar model I'd
love to connect with you and talk about what improvements or repairs you've
made and what problems you've had. The engine was replaced with a diesel
that gets 100mpg but a top speed of 35mph. Good for the flat streets but
I'm not sure how it's going to handle hills (I'm avoiding the large ones
obviously but even smaller hills I wonder about). I drove it around the
block near my brother's last night but found it couldn't handle a
relatively small slope very well, I'm thinking I didn't have it in gear
entirely. The other anomaly was shutting the engine off. I don't know if
this is true for all Cushmans of this vintage but the only way we could
shut off the engine was to stall it. The key ignition just started it and
could turn off the lights but didn't kill the engine.

Another question I have is how you've dealt with rust, the floor in the
main cabin is a bit rusted with a few holes to the road. It seems sturdy
and I could temporarily just cover it with carpet but obviously I'd want to
fix that. Any other advice for reducing the rattle would be helpful too!

Thanks!

Paul
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