Recent content by Gumdroop

haha yep bad spring! i fixed that, my father has a "spring drawer" lol loaded with random springs. Ghetto rigged it, but it works better than ever

dumbass kid that sold to me had the linkage setup wrong....it WAS sticking. fixed the problem!!! governor doesnt close all the way so the throttle response is insane, so I added a small spring to keep the governor (butterfly) closed unless the gas is pressed.

It doesn't idle very smooth. It seems like something in the governor linkage is sticking. I will take it apart tomorrow and check it out

i tried to do that and couldnt get it to adjust that way without the throttle cable being pulled the entire time, so then when i would start it up, the kart would start rolling lol

I took the rear tire off, left the clutch on and checked if it had the same RPMs and it didn't rev up higher. But I did notice the throttle isn't reaching full throttle. Seems as the butterfly? (governor?) isn't turning as much as it should. When I press the throttle to the floor it doesn't...

right I know that. But it takes forever to even reach 2200 to even engage the clutch. Is it my carburetor?

Hey guys. I have a manco 1 seater go kart with a briggs and stratton 5hp. My gear ratio is 1:5 (12T clutch, 60T sprocket with 13" drive wheels) and my kart takes forever to engage the clutch. I have a brand new clutch on it and it engages correctly if I start out rolling down a hill. I...

I may try that. I work at a machine shop and we make mustang parts, maybe my boss will know..lol he IS a genius in mechanics and things like this.

That's somewhat expensive guys, I was thinking if I had to buy something, $20 would be my max. Is there any way of calculating my RPMs? If the engine didn't reach its rated RPM then it wouldnt move the go-kart at all would it?

Do you know what that device is called?

Okay ill look into it

How can I read the RPMs? Nope chain is find, but wont it be too short iff I get a bigger sprocket

I cleaned up the clutch, yeah I think its the engine not reaching RPM. How could I fix that? take the carb off and reallly clean it? Should I also drain the gas and clean the tank? If i get a new sprocket wont I need a new chain too?

So this weekend I fixed up the kart a little bit (tightened the throttle cable, it was way too loose, quickly cleaned the carb, cleaned the intake, etc.) and tested out the new Comet clutch I bought. Seems to work better than the old raggity clutch the kid had on the kart before me but it still...

Okay I will be making it longer this weekend! I have a Herniated Disc in my lower back so I won't be riding this thing for a while now =/ No my feet/legs go around those bars, uncomfortable...lol Thanks for the sugggestions!