Preventive Maintenance on Small One-Cylinder Air Cooled Engine

Preventive maintenance is just as important in 1-cyl air cooled engines used in golf carts as it is in an automobile. The paper describes the characteristics of 2- and 4-stroke engines and then outlines the features of a maintenance program for them. Included are care of air and carburetor cleaner, use at proper speeds, use of fresh gasoline, spark plug and carburetor problems, and overall general care.