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    Severing Wheel Valve!!

    Hi, Everytime I go to turn a corner at speed on my go kart, the rim seems to slip inside the tyre and sever the valve right off. Ive been through at least 3 inner tubes now and its totally discouraged me from driving my kart. How do I fix this
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    Complete and Utter Dissapointment

    So today I fixed up my go kart and was finally ready to take it for its first proper drive. I get to the end of my driveway and a cop pulls up and tells me that I cant use it around here because it will disrupt the neighbourhood! And even worse, the cop that pulled up and told me off, was my...
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    Yet Another one of those, Whats this kart?!

    Hey guys, So its quite a rare occurrence when you come across a kart deal this good in Brisbane, well, so I think. This kart is advertised, close to me, for $150 and has a running 5hp Briggs and stratton and apparently everything else is in good working order! Its got this really unique Mountain...
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    Steering Wheels

    So I need a steering wheel for my kart so I can give dad his whipper snipper handle back! Ive been looking on Ebay and a variety of karting websites and cant seem to get one under $50! They cost about $20 on Ebay US but shipping to Australia costs a motza! Where can I get a Go Kart steering...
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    Homemade axle question

    So the last axle i had snapped clean in two in the middle because the metal wasn't strong enough. Now i have much stronger metal (solid round tubing) and am wandering if i can weld a 16mm thread (5/8)right on the end of the round bar. This is shown on this website and Im not sure if that is...
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    Wire Feed Problems PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

    :furious2: So I borrowed this welder of my dads friend to weld my go kart together. Its a cheapo gas less mig, and i was pretty happy with it for welding the frame together. Then the wire slowly started to come out a little less smoothly and now it doesn't come out at all when you press the...
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    Wierd Engine troubles?????????

    So, i was given this engine to me for free from my grandfather and i was so happy! A free engine! But i cant get it started, there seems to be something wrong with the spark. I can feel the spark when i hold on to the clip on the spark plug, but when i hold the Sparkplug against the head of the...
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    My Project

    Hey guys whats the haps?! My name is Joe and I'm extremely excited to say that I am in the process of making my own go kart! Im from Australia, Im 16 and I always thought that building a go kart would be a great project for me but only after I received my graphics assignment did I know that I...
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