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I am a surprised they only went to a 5/8" shaft when they built their own jackshaft rather than 3/4" so it could handle larger tires. My...

Again, very good pictures. Looking at the sprocket on the jackshaft, now you could flip the one you have 180 degrees since it looks...

BigBoi -- all the advice you get here is free and it is all good. The set up you have is much better than the bolt on series 30 because...

You are correct , you definitely have an alignment problem. Take the spacer off the crankshaft because you don't have enough shaft for...

Bob Stanton made early fun karts before he acquired the tooling from Rupp. Once he got the tooling he made improvements on his own...

Yes, Bob died in 2023. He and his wife, Wanda, love to dance and drive around in his old convertible. He was quite a character and he...

Definitely not the original engine, needs some work on the throttle cable cannot be hanging like that, the kart will handle a couple of...

I know better than comment on something I know nothing about. I am not familiar with impeller on a clutch or torque converter...

The easy way for me to tell looking at a clutch from the front is the snap ring holding the drum on the sleeve. The snap ring we use...

Manco was the only large volume kart builder still using #35 chain on the karts. Most of the competition went to #420 chain 10 tooth...

Let's start with the basics: how many teeth on the axle sprocket and how big in diameter is the wheel? Want from the ground to the top...

In 1999 Briggs told all the kart builders they were no longer going to sell engines to them so that is why Tecumseh started showing up...

Why yes, I know all about them since they were originally made for Sears and then they got cancelled. Sears like to have specials made...

Rotary went to the same supplier Comet and Max-Torque used to make the belts. They buy quality , good family business in Georgia.

Since you have shown me the cover of the t/c I was going to suggest drilling as many holes as you can into it to let out the heat build...