how to change a govener
lot0210
Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 Grove City OH |
2008-01-05 149909
Anyone know how to change the governor on an Jacobsen 1200 hauler golf cart?
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Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York Pics |
2008-01-08 150063
I'm not familiar with the power train on that unit but some are easy and some are not. What does it have for an engine? ....
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lot0210
Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 Grove City OH |
2008-01-08 150068
Not sure but it is a small engine 2 stroke with gas peddle ignition .but I think the engine is made by Jacobsen as well.
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Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York Pics |
2008-01-14 150215
I didn't know they made an engine! ....
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candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota Pics |
2008-01-15 150222
Lot0210,
If I'm not mistaken, your Jacobsen 1200 Hauler has a Kohler engine in it.
Kohler
9 horsepower
twin cylinder
4 stroke,
295cc displacement
air-cooled
If you can find the engine ID tag, you should be able to go to your local small engine repair shop and get the proper parts. It is not necessary to go through Jacobsen.
The governor is a rather simple device, but most of them contain a number of small parts. Installing these small parts correctly, and in the proper order, is very important. You'll likely need a service manual in order to perform this job yourself, unless you just plan on replacing the entire thing.
The governor should have a plastic gear on it. More than likely, this gear is either broken, or worn out. Repair kits are available, but I don't know if any instructions or assembly photos are included.
Joel ....
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Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada Pics |
2008-01-15 150224
First off, a short history lesson is in order.
Jacobsen, along with other 'brands' of turf equipment such as Ransomes, E-Z-Go & Cushman that are part of the Textron family of companies, they also make Bell helicopters, Cessna aircraft and Lycoming aircraft engines.
The brand names were shuffled a few years back and the unit you have is now built by Cushman as the Turf Truckster.
The drive train in your unit should be a standard E-Z-Go unit (although some were built by others), and yes it is a 2 stroke, that way they can create 'reverse' by reversing the polarity of the 12 volts DC going to the starter/generator on the engine and that makes it crank and run in the opposite direction, you can't do that with a 4 stroke engine.
Any place that sells golf cart parts on the 'net will have what you are looking for. Just go by the model number cast into the engine block.
Best of luck. ....
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candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota Pics |
2008-01-15 150228
Murf,
I'm not sure how old his machine is, but the info I've found seems to suggest that the Jacobsen 1200 Hauler utilizes a 4 stroke engine.
The spec sheet posted below shows a 11 horsepower, 4-stroke, air cooled, made by Robin Subaru. The info I pulled up earlier seems to suggest that a Kohler engine was used.
Without a serial number, finding the proper info might be fairly difficult.
Joel ....
Link: Jacobsen Spec Sheet
 
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Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada Pics |
2008-01-15 150230
In the OP he called it a "golf cart". There was 2 1200 models, one was a heavy golf cart wiuth a box, the other was a serious hauling machine.
The one you linked to is there, but that is a 2007 model, I doubt he has anything newer than the 80's model.
I was going more from his description in his profile where he says both a "Jacobsen turf utility vehicle" and a "Cushman turf truckster". So he must know the difference between the two.
If I can get the model number, it should be something like 803969, and the serial number, I can look it up.
Best of luck. ....
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lot0210
Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 Grove City OH |
2008-01-29 150919
Hay haven't been here in a while any way its the 05-06 model 1200 hauler. candoarms is right finely found the correct spec sheet sorry for the confusion. Any way we already have govs on the carts i just cant seem to figure out how to set it so we can move just slightly faster on the carts. ....
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