Engine stalls

[toadboy]

Hi everyone I recently installed a Northern Tool 6 hp power horse engine on my streaker go-cart. I'm having the strangest problem with the engine stalling when I make turns more often on right turns up hill or flat ground and also sometimes on left turns. Anyway have any suggestions? That would be greatly appreciated, also a couple notes: the engine has a low oil shut off? and I had to adjust the governor to idle the engine down from making that cart want to go after starting it? could any of these have anything to do with it? Thanks Toadboy

 

[devino246]

Disconnect the low oil shutoff

 

[toadboy]

so do you think the low oil shut off is doing it?

 

[devino246]

Yep. The oil moves to one side in turns. Common problem

 

[toadboy]

what about if it was used for a wood splitter or something else that moved around is that different than go cart moving around. Thanks

 

[devino246]

ya, its different

 

[solomon]

Just be sure to check the oil more often after you cut the low oil sensor wire

 

[bajagokart]

i disconnected mine cause i was fricken tired of going up hills and stalling out! never had a problem going around corners tho!

 

[Blazkowiez]

Yeah, those Powerhorse LCT engines seem to be just like other clone engines. Could cut out turning, going up a hill, stopping short. The one nice thing is being able to wire your kill switch into that wire after you cut the low oil shut-off.

 

[toadboy]

Thanks everyone

 

[StayyyFlyyy]

so you end up bypassing the oil sensor and just having the shut off switch connected to the ignition coil?

 

[bajagokart]

um no just cut the wire to the low oil sensor and rig up a switch

 

[StayyyFlyyy]

and connect it to what?

 

[fowler]

cut the wire then put a switch in as in join each cut peice to each side of the switch
(install switch)

 

[bajagokart]

There ya go haha then you can turn it on when you just driving on flat ground and then you can turn it off for hills and crap

 

[StayyyFlyyy]

 

[solomon]

There ya go haha then you can turn it on when you just driving on flat ground and then you can turn it off for hills and crap

No, You cut the wire coming from the oil sensor to the coil, then the existing wire going to the coil can be wired to a toggle switch and another wire ran from the toggle switch to the frame for a ground. You want to eliminate the low oil shut off completely and gain a kill switch from it.

 

[StayyyFlyyy]

like this...?

 

[freakboy]

just disconect the hole sensor then be done with it and then im sure you are smart enough to check the oil every once in a while... i do it before i ride just get in the habbit... if you cant learn to check the oil and need a idiot switch to tell you when your oils low you have a problem...

 

[BCL]

Great Tip

I recently purchased a 212 cc Predator Engine for my 2 seater Carter go kart from Harbor Freight and the engine stalled everytime I turned right or went up hills with speed. By simply disconnecting the yellow oil sensor wire the problem was solved. Tks!