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    Gx390 13hp, Electric start power from truck/van.

    Hey guys.. I have been doing some work lately, of and on, doing some duct cleaning and one of the main tools used is having a large gas air compressor in the van(a chev 2500 typical work van, newer model) They are currently all 13hp Honda gx390's w/electric start. They dont have a starter...
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    Downs Brothers Racing- DBR Type I Manual Clutch, review thread.

    Hello, I am just wanting to post a thread about a product that soon alot of people should be receiving or already have. Post your pics, projects and comments here of your new one of a kind racing clutch, so our community here has a direct connection with the news of the day with our own...
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    Honda/clone 6.5hp recoil starter questions.

    I had a few ideas going on and wondered about the starter. My starter is fine. Some ideas... Will the starter pawls inside still engage to the cup on the flywheel with out the rewinding spring installed? Ie: no rewind spring it would freewheel with the flywheel.
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    How to convert chrysler 5th avenue speedometer from mph to kph.

    Me and the misses got into a car accident the other day, F-ed our car pretty good. We just put down a deposit for an '87 Chrysler 5th av. Its in MPH for the speedo. Is there/do they make a converter or replacement gauge for this vehicle. It apparently is from California. Id rather not have...
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    Champion carb problem????

    I have a champion power equipment 6.5hp clone engine. I have a modified exhaust I made and a air filter setup like here from AGK but just the filter on the end not the carb(a snorkel), no other mods on the motor all stock, http://www.affordablegokarts.com/curved-manifold.php It runs ok, but it...
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    DIY custom air intake.

    I decided I needed a new air filter setup. I didnt like the air box thingy and I didnt want it with just the outside cover off. I wanted all the plastic off. I have a 6.5 clone engine on my bike and over all it just looks off, with the stock look. I was going to get one of those K&N type filter...
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    Keep your keys locked down!!!!

    No I wasnt talk about the caps lock:roflol::roflol::roflol:... All the people with live axles, this should be a warning that things can go bad, or worst. I went out for a ride yesterday, it was a bit of a nice day. Got my exhaust pipe sorta figured out. driver back into the shop and up on the...
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    Clone copper Header gasket material and exhaust building?

    Im looking to build a new exhaust pipe for my bike project, its a 6.5 honda clone. The original is like glued/melted or other wise firmly attached to the stock muffler box flange. I dont really want to mess with it. I have looked at various suppliers and they have a gasket and also copper...
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    Clutch and chain lubrication?

    I have a centrifugal clutch that has a bushing bearing, I have read on the sticky's and other sources that it requires oil every 2 hours of use. I have some what of a knowledge of other types of bushing use in machines but not so much of this sort. On other machines the bushing has a bath and...
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    my mini chopper

    well i finally have made a post of my build. I made it out of 1.5 square pipe, some bike parts, a doughnut, some shaft parts, pillow blocks, and a bunch of bits of steel. I mostly got all of this for free, except the motor and the drive train parts. This is the bike as of just recently. It...
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    homemade mechanical brake caliper

    who has made a brake caliper themselves. i have a disc from some motorbike and some brake pads from a small car. lately have being finding designs of lever actuated calipers like the one for some gokarts and mini bikes, but i just want to see what any one else has done.
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    gear ration with a jack shaft.

    hello all. im building a mini chopper, well its half built now, but now im down to the gearing setup. i want to have a jack shaft for RHD sprocket. Although i have found sprocket calculators out there for speed and such, they do not show any for use with a jack shaft. my gearing as such...
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    honda clone 6.5hp, "champion" brand, Rh or LH drive?

    i got a question, i bought one of these replacement engines from costco. it was pretty cheap. it says that it has a counterclockwise rotation of the shaft for output, in relation to what? in this pic of an other copy http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96549 as...
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