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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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 -</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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, </FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Do you do your own vehicle repair work?
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Charley </FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=silly_little_cars@lists.sillylittlecars.com
href="mailto:silly_little_cars@lists.sillylittlecars.com">Daphne Vega via
Silly_little_cars</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=silly_little_cars@lists.sillylittlecars.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Silly Little Cars] requesting
advise</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>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.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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!<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Please email me directly and I can share my number.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:daphnevega1@gmail.com">daphnevega1@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Daphne</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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