Recent content by JimD

Is the kart a racing chassis (low to the ground with about 1 1/2" in clearance or do you have 4" to 5" clearance under the frame? Is there a name on the chassis? Are the tires knobby or slicks? These help us judge what you have. Pin center to center measurements are fine if you are using...

So lets take it apart keep the engine and sell the pieces you don't need and I will build you the clutch you need to win the Nationals. I would be interested in knowing what the crankshaft size is. Be nice if it is the same as the Mac101 because then I already have the clutch. You would be...

I would have to agree with ezcome-ezgo on his evaluation of Ken-Bar. I don't know when they were in Toccoa but I had visited them in Cornelia and Baldwin, GA. Ken Alexander had a very nice plant. and operation. Like all the kart manufacturers they had a second business when karting got...

The driven pulley is the large one on the rear of the t/c . The belt should be at the top of pulley. Now that you have the driver apart how about a picture of how the belt is sitting on the driver unit. The ONLY lube to put on the driven unit is a dry moly spray. Don't put any oil or grease...

No Ed, cam is on the correct side for an outboard mount. I am still saying the belt is to loose. Always liked the arrows indicating you are mounting the belt correctly but even Comet's supplier goof up one time and put the arrow on the wrong side. People make mistakes which is another reason...

Several checks you can do for starters. Drive around for 5 minutes WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE, just coast to a stop. Now get out and feel the brake disk, it should be cold because you haven't used the brake but if it is hot to the touch your brake alignment would need adjustment. Just a...

To me it looks like your belt is way to loose. When you start it should be almost snug at the bottom of the driver pulley. If you can squeeze a business card under the belt on the driver it is perfect. I believe if you take the outer sheeve off on the driver unit (engine) and look at the...

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 offer to help on 3/4" shaft material is useless because it will not help you one bit. It is a good system you have and once you get your alignment worked out.

Again, very good pictures. Looking at the sprocket on the jackshaft, now you could flip the one you have 180 degrees since it looks like you have the room. Fill in the gap between the driven unit and the sprocket with 3/4" washers so the sprocket nor the driven unit can move. The shaft really...

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 this one you have has a LOT more flexibility. You can mount either a series 30 (which is what you have now) or a series 20 which was designed for go karts...

You are correct , you definitely have an alignment problem. Take the spacer off the crankshaft because you don't have enough shaft for the 4-spline to fit on the end of the crank. That 3/4" spacer next to the crankcase behind the flat sheave has to come off. Get the driver fixed first then...

Bob Stanton made early fun karts before he acquired the tooling from Rupp. Once he got the tooling he made improvements on his own style karts getting away from weak points which a single support for the steering column is one of them. Hard man handling the kart around turns weakens the...

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 attended many of vintage karting gatherings. His wife was the mayor of the town they lived in in SC. As for engine all his brochure that I have listed...

Definitely not the original engine, needs some work on the throttle cable cannot be hanging like that, the kart will handle a couple of kids but would be a real workout for some big adults. Cannot tell real height of the tires but if the ground to the top of the tire is 13" or less the clutch...

There is living proof to use ethanol free gas, pure gas last longer. As for the clutch, it could be a Max-Torque or a Noram. We didn't use set screws but it could rust on to the crank over that length of time. Just take off the bolt and washer on the end of the crank and give it shot of WD-40...