Recent content by Darian1m

Took the governor off of my Tecumseh 12hp 358cc engine and boy does this thing rip! Top speed prior was about 24 / 25 mph now I am hitting 37 mph. Kinda scary when you hit a bump because it will jump! Go karts are so much fun! Glad I found this forum!

I have a 40 series torque converter on an 812 Manco. I did some searching for "squeal" "screech" and couldn't find anything on this topic. At low RPMs the belt screeches some. I am assuming its slippage. Its a comet belt on a comet 40 series driver and driven. The spacing is set perfect for...

Hey everyone. So I am pretty new to the go-kart world. I got my Manco 812 working and running pretty good. But every time I go out seems like something breaks. A tie rod end one day, a wheel bearing the next, carburetor gums up and boggs engine down, steering wheel breaks off, chain broke the...

Hey everyone, this website is awesome love reading the posts and responses. I've been able to really get some good advice here. Hope I get some on this as well. So I have an OHM120 224618A (Tecumseh Powersport 12hp) on a Manco 800 series cart. I believe its the 812 model (I assume the 12 in...

Hello, go-kart homies. I have an 800 series 2 seater manco. I replaced the tie rod ends with some Heim joints I picked up at Grainger. They look the same to me. The steering gets stuck now. The old tie rod ends looked bent to me. Also the spindle looks bent to me but I dont know if it is...

So I've been doing the torque converter cleaning per the video that KartFab provided (thanks, great video) and I noticed that there are only (2) 1/8"spacers on the shaft and that the breakdown for this kart below shows 4 spacers on the drawing. How much do you think this could contribute to...

Hello, new to the forum. Just wanted to introduce myself. I bought an off road go-kart and I am trying to get it into working order. I just posted a new thread to the engines and clutches section, I am having a hard time taking the driven unit off, not sure what to do. I plan on using the...

Hello, go kart noob here. I bought a cool go kart and am trying to make it ride able again. It burns through belts like crazy so I am trying to get down to what the issue is. First I am simply trying to take it apart and give it a good cleaning as there are fragments of kevlar from the belts...