snowmobile engine in go kart

[gokartsarefun]

how do you hook up a snowmobile engine to a go kart axle?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

if you have to ask that question, chances are your not ready.

 

[gixxerkart]

i am doing this as we speak. you have to work yourself backwards. start at the axle: where is your sprocket?
then run the chain from axle sprocket to a sprocket on the jackshaft of the secondary clutch.
then on the secondary clutch run your sled belt to the primary clutch on sled motor and align it. your motor should be about 12.25" from secondary. (that's center of primary to center of secondary)
if you have no idea what the terms are i just used, please use the search function on this site and others. snowmobileforum.com is awesome for info and manuals. pm me for more.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yes, this would be a good time for some in-depth research. Gixx is right, but you should study up on this stuff. Do you have any of the parts, yet?

 

[gixxerkart]

also, on that snowmobileforum.com site, you can post pics and they'll tell ya the engine specs. VERY HELPFUL!

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

. your motor should be about 12.25" from secondary. (that's center of primary to center of secondary)

Its different for every sled. There are hundreds of different belts. You need to get the center to center distance from the original sled, or get a belt and estimate a good distance.