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PROBLEM SOLVED! Thanks to everyone ! Now on to the next problem.... hooking up the throttle to this pos lol. I saw a few threads on hooking up the throttle to a 6.5hp greyhound. Not sure which route Im going to take yet though.

I did as you said and just touched the wire to to the steel and the engine shut off. But, i then hooked up the wire to the key and blah.. nothing. I even grinded off the paint where it makes contact and still not working. That has to be the problem. I guess I will have to try something else...

hm, i guess it's not making good enough contact b/c its ran correctly. Gonna go clean it up and get rid of the rust/paint. Will update shortly!

gotcha, so I couldn't hold they key/ignition in my hand and have it working properly. Due to it only have one terminal, I assume it's the contact it makes with the kart that's suppose to ground it. This is a picture i just took. The one with one hole in the end is the one that was originally...

The on/off switch on the actualy engine itself has a wire that's grounded to the block, but what about they key on the kart? it's just one wire that connects to the wire coming out the other side of the switch. Is that all the key needs is one wire?

Ok, i took the gokart out of the shed. It's been a few months since I've run it. I have one of the cheap greyhound 6.5 hp engines on it. I cranked it up and on the 2nd pull it started. Then, i realized that they key (on the gokart itself) i had wired to it was off. The on/off switch on the...

I only weigh around 170. I didnt really ride the brakes too much with the original clutch. I did use them a little more than normal though b/c the idle was set so high. If i just let the go kart sit there with the engine running, it will run forever and not smoke. It's not till about 30 secs...

The original clutch on my thunderkart started smoking after about 1-2 mins of actually riding around. I figured I messed it up becuase i had to set the idle reallly high so it wouldnt kill. That of course meant that as soon as i started the engine, the go kart wanted to move. So I got a new...

awesome! thanks a lot guys

I"m replacing a tecumseh 5hp with a 6.5hp greyhound and I'm not sure where to hook up the wire that comes from the key ( the physical key that you have to turn on/off that is located on the steering wheel). Honestly I'm not even sure how it works since it's just one wire. Can anyone help?

Hi how's it going? I am very new to this kind of thing and have run into a problem. I was given an old thunderkart that didnt run. So i went purchase a 6.5hp greyhound with the same specs as the tecumseh 5hp that was on it. The only problem is i have no idea how to hook the throttle up on this...