[Silly Little Cars] Silly_little_cars Digest, Vol 110, Issue 3

Sat Sep 10 16:53:56 PDT 2016

Daphne, I agree with Charley's assessment 100%. Until recently I owned a
'later' water-cooled Cushman and drove it pretty regu;larly for a few years.
It was able to comfortably travel at 40-45 mph, but  fortunately I never
had to stop suddenly.
Plus one for a GO-4 (assuming you can either fix it yourself, or find a
willing mechanic)
I've heard good things about Tin Chariot auto repair
*Tin Chariot Works*
1039 Revere AveSan Francisco, CA

*415/822-1688*

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> Hi- I am looking at a Cushman Truckster that is for sale and would love
> some advise. I really need to be able to travel between SF and the East
> Bay. I am fine with figuring out all surface street routes but I would need
> to take it across the bridge. If anyone out there would be willing to chat
> with me about their experience with upgrading or mods, and whether or not
> it can me made legal for highways (I think the bridge is considered a
> highway?) I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> I have been wanting one of these for a while now and I know I could go the
> way more practical route and just get a truck- but I just love these silly
> little cars!
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> Please email me directly and I can share my number.
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> daphnevega1 at gmail.com
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> Thanks
> Daphne
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> From: Charley via Silly_little_cars
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> My personal opinion, but you didn't say what year Truckster you are
> considering buying, or whether it's motor is gas, diesel, or electric -
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> Cushman Trucksters like mine are not designed for long runs at 30-35 mph,
> which is their max engine rpm. They are also considerably under powered.
> They do fine on an estate or large commercial property, but running them at
> full throttle for extended periods brings on frequent major engine
> problems. Cushman Trucksters, even the newest that were actually made by
> Cushman, are getting quite old at 20+ years, and this is considered the
> dark ages for motor technology (this does not refer to the EZGO version
> with the Cushman name on them). I rebuilt my 1987 Cushman Truckster almost
> from the ground up, and it's still a bit of a maintenance nightmare. I now
> have three OMC 22 hp engines, so I can use two of them for parts to keep
> the engine that's in my Truckster running, but at this moment it is "not
> running", and I'm all out of the parts that I need to fix it.
>
> I broke a valve. again (not the first time this has happened). This time
> it's in the left cylinder. Valves by themselves are not very expensive and
> are easy to find, but finding someone who can, and is willing to, install
> and lap a valve that's up inside of a one piece cylinder/head has been
> fruitless, so I'm forced to buy a complete cylinder with the valves already
> installed for $300 plus another $50 for the new gaskets, etc. and then
> spend about six hours of my time taking the engine out of the Truckster,
> pulling it apart to put the new cylinder on it and then putting it back
> together and back into the Truckster. Fortunately, these cylinders are
> still available NOS, but they are becoming very hard to find, and for how
> much longer can they still be found when needed?
>
> Do you do your own vehicle repair work?
> Many shops are unwilling to work on Cushman Trucksters. Here, the local
> forklift repair shop is willing to do some work for me, but not all of it.
> They have also found me some parts that I could not find elsewhere.
> Trucksters that are a few years newer than my 1987, that have the 3
> cylinder water cooled Daihatsu engines may go a little faster, but parts
> for these engines seem to be even harder to find than for my OMC engine. I
> think the ones with the Kubota Diesel engines are also getting hard to find
> parts for.
>
> You would be much better off buying a newer GO-4 Interceptor II or III in
> good condition, if you plan to drive it on the highways. They have more
> power and can easly go 30-60 mph speeds for extended periods, if their
> governor is defeated or adjusted. My Truckster cannot go more than 35 mph.
> I've driven it almost 20 miles from home a few times. It was a long, rough
> ride and two times I needed a towing service to get it back home again.
> When I get the engine back together this time, my Truckster will no longer
> be used on the highways, except for maybe a short run to the nearest gas
> station, which is about 1 mile away, or to the nearest Lowes, which is
> about 2 miles away. I'll just keep it on my 3 acres and use it for yard
> work.
>
> Charley
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Daphne Vega via Silly_little_cars
>   To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>   Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:59 PM
>   Subject: [Silly Little Cars] requesting advise
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>
>   Hi- I am looking at a Cushman Truckster that is for sale and would love
> some advise. I really need to be able to travel between SF and the East
> Bay. I am fine with figuring out all surface street routes but I would need
> to take it across the bridge. If anyone out there would be willing to chat
> with me about their experience with upgrading or mods, and whether or not
> it can me made legal for highways (I think the bridge is considered a
> highway?) I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>
>   I have been wanting one of these for a while now and I know I could go
> the way more practical route and just get a truck- but I just love these
> silly little cars!
>
>
>
>   Please email me directly and I can share my number.
>
>
>   daphnevega1 at gmail.com
>
>
>   Thanks
>   Daphne
>
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