shawnshady
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Do all Tecumseh's leak oil out of the govenor rod?
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Blazkowiez
Kart Aficionado
I lubricates slightly out of it.
Blazkowiez
Kart Aficionado
The control arm on the back of the engine slowly lubricates itself with oil from the motor, it does this by design. It does use a bit of oil over time but not the worst design ever.
shawnshady
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One of mine just pisses out oil.
Kaptain Krunch
Pro Junk Collector
leave it to tecumseh to make engines that leak oil from the factory haha.
Blazkowiez
Kart Aficionado
Honda, Briggs, and Subaru do it too. Seepage.
anderkart
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Nope not all Tecumseh's, the Tec Star engines were never equipped with governors, so they had no rod to leak.
Kaptain Krunch
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If your governor shaft/block is worn then yes. Its not meant to though.
Kenny_McCormic
Kartless....
My sled was desihned to leak oil from the factory, Powervalve drains
Any well lubed 2 stroke should blow oil out the pipe.
Blazkowiez
Kart Aficionado
Tecumseh Star engines are the complete pwn. I love em, aside from their clutches which hurt my wallet... 
Krunch, I consider that a challenge, I'm going to find a spec manual from Honda within the next week and scan the hoe in and then prove that its meant to lubricate from factory. I believe it does, my uncle who has been working on karts since 1974 believes it does, and I cannot fathom that it does not. This is not a wear factor originally, this is factory.
I challenge you to do your own research and prove me wrong, with tech manuals by them specifically, I'll see what I can come up with. Your statement seems inconceivable to me.
Krunch, I consider that a challenge, I'm going to find a spec manual from Honda within the next week and scan the hoe in and then prove that its meant to lubricate from factory. I believe it does, my uncle who has been working on karts since 1974 believes it does, and I cannot fathom that it does not. This is not a wear factor originally, this is factory.
I challenge you to do your own research and prove me wrong, with tech manuals by them specifically, I'll see what I can come up with. Your statement seems inconceivable to me.
vgk
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I want to see who wins this challange!
Kaptain Krunch
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Ill see what i can do. Ill start looking at some engines too. Im rebuilding a tec that threw a rod, so ill see if thats got any seepage.
anderkart
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Tecumseh Star engines are the complete pwn. I love em, aside from their clutches which hurt my wallet...
Yeah, I think its by far the best engine Tecumseh ever built. Several guys I race against have spent well over a grand having their Honda's, clones and Animal motors blueprinted/built to the max and I've been beating them with my used Star motor that only cost me $300. I just swapped my old KT100 engine for my second Star motor.
I had to buy my first new Noram Star clutch for $159 (ouch!) and then later scored an amazing deal on another lightly used one that came with spare 13, 15, 16, and 20 tooth drums all for $65! Those Star clutch drums cost $100 each new.
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