Well, I got mine running today. Didn't take much to get it to fire, but I have a slight problem... no oil pressure. I pulled the oil pressure switch and I'm not getting oil out of the port. F$%&! I have a pretty good external oil seep that I can't seem to locate so I'm not sure I want to try to fix this in the chassis or just bite the bullet and pull the dang engine. To remove the oil pump you have to pull the alternator because it blocks the third bolt.
The electronic throttle doesn't seem to be working as well. I'm not getting any more than a high idle out of the unit and it will not shut the engine off. Even hitting the emergency stop button won't kill the engine. I had to pull the governor lever to shut it down. I tried to apply power to the terminals of the governor and it seemed to work ok. Can somebody shoot me a video showing how it's supposed to function?
For my batteries I went with a pair of Yuasa YTX20L-BS batteries. There is a identical battery with the terminals reversed and this install might just work a tad better with one of both types. That battery costs $20 more though. The batteries came with bolts for the cables, but I just couldn't get them to work. The one was too short and the other one was too long. I ended up using some M6-1.00x16 bolts and they were very close. I found these bolts bottomed out, but if I had a washer under them they worked perfectly. For the battery hold down, I used two 1/4"x4" eye bolts, two 1/4"x5" battery J bolts and a pair 1/4" T knobs. To provide sufficient space, the one eye bolt needs to be straightened slightly. I then drilled the battery tray and the chassis for the bolt. Be sure to move to the left at least 1/2" so you'll have room underneath for the nut. The same problem exists on the other side, so you'll want to measure over 8" to the other one. I had to redrill my hole because I hit the edge of the fork pocket so learn from my mistake. My suggestion is to make the layout on the plastic tray and then drill the right hole and install that bolt before drilling the left one. This will ensure the two holes align. I sealed the tray holes up with some silicone should the battery develop a leak. For the hold-down I used a Westward 1EFZ5 rubber strap. It fits the two batteries just perfectly. For the jumper cable I used a 12" length of THHN 4g from my local big box store. It's pretty stiff, but they'll sell me just a foot. The terminals really should be a 1/4" size and this ring is pretty hard to find in a 4g. I ended up getting it from Grainger. You'll need (4) of them because I have not found a battery lug that will work. The charging lugs are too small for the OE clamps to fit.
