Recent content by Hellion

I don’t *believe* in rack and pinion steering for karts.:worried2: Direct linkage is more fun but I agree that slop, looseness, wobble and play is a bad thing. Roughness and friction is a bad thing too so those ball bearing-supported spindles are very attractive as are those roller bearing...

I don’t like the Ghost either, especially after reading up. Right. There's still time to ditch that overpriced wunder-engine and get a base model 212cc. Use the money from selling the Ghost and build up a Rotaderp 212cc. More fun that way. 🙃 :roflol: :lolgoku:

Kudos to you for getting the girls involved with karting or “buggying." That shade of pink reminds me of WTR’s “Piglet”. A 4-wheel Piglet sounds like fun...

🚨 Old thread. Hey @Goldwinger what was it like driving the kart with the OEM belt drive setup? You’re one of the few who have retained the belt clutch and pulley. It just amazes me that these were a thing that worked but looks like a recipe for slippage, especially when wet. In older threads...

🪦🥀 This refurb thread is so chock full of common sense, know-how and skill I will sticky it (for a while). I even forgot it existed. Kudos to Iron John.

With the plastic cooling fins and the “projectile” magnet? That’s gay, bro.

Dumb question but isn’t the Ghost ‘ready to go’ with a 10K rpm 😉 rated flywheel and all the good bits? Why even switch out the carb? Oh that’s right, WTR’s first statement, line one, post #6.

Nearly anywhere? https://www.diygokarts.com/community/threads/websites-for-go-kart-parts.1180/ But if it’s a Max Torque TC, then that’s something 🤩

Color charts for reading your plugs. Many such charts out there and as old as time. I think they mostly agree with each other but best to check and compare. Lead fouling? No joke. They still sell leaded gasoline. 😉 Spark plugs last a long time, tens of thousands of miles in automotive...

Almost a decade late, don’t care. I think it’s a BKS (Bob’s Kart Shop) kart, unsure of the model. Grasshopper? Go-Fur? Beats me.

Nice, thankfully your kart’s model number is evident: 1435. What I would do is emulate the Carter Brothers model 1735 which is the same frame but used a 20 series torque converter: https://www.eccarburetors.com/assets/images/Carter-Bros-1435-go-kart-Parts-List.pdf...

Howdy doo! Got a Carter go kart? :welcome2::banana::wai::welcome2:

Right, I agree. The base kart is a Yerf-Dog so even if the OP started with a bare-bones sort of flat chassis (classic kart with no cage), anything is possible after that if you wanted to build it up to resemble a Grand Daddy.

Which Mikuni carburetor? It has to match the engine, more or less, or it could be like having a Holley 1150cfm 4-barrel on a 50cc scooter motor. Edited to add: Too much carburetor for the engine size

Black spark plugs typically mean “too rich” so it is getting more fuel than it can burn. There’s a spark plug chart where you can read your sparkplug(s) to diagnose engine issues. You should be able to find one in cyberspace. Show us the Mikuni Carp! 🐟 :roflol: Welcome to DIYGK. :welcome2: