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    Honda clone engine pull rope snatches back.

    Hey thanks for stopping by my thread. I took those pieces out and the engine will still start. It appears some metal prongs spin out and grab the cup when the rope is pulled. I took the flywheel off and inspected the key. I have a gx160 that should run fine. I might give up on this one and...
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    Honda clone engine pull rope snatches back.

    Hey guys. Still having problems. So I know its not the flywheel key. I'm pretty sure the valve lash is correct. Anything else that could be causing this? i mentioned in the first post that the pull rope assembly had some black pieces break and fall out, but I didn't think they affected much...
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    Honda clone engine pull rope snatches back.

    I will try to check that tomorrow. Update: I checked the valves and they were off. I changed it too 0.002" intake and 0.003" exhaust. I ran out of daylight before I could put the pull rope assembly back together and test it. I'll try to do that tomorrow.
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    Honda clone engine pull rope snatches back.

    Hey! Sorry for the slow reply. I got really busy and didn't have time to mess with it. Thanks for all the replies. I checked the flywheel key and it looks fine to me, however i'm going to have my father look at since he has a lot more experience with small engines than I. I will look into the...
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    Honda clone engine pull rope snatches back.

    Hello! I'm new to the forum and I thought I would jump right in and ask a question. I'm having problems with my 6.5 hp Honda Clone engine's pull start. Randomly when you go to start it the pull rope stops and is yanked out of your hand. It hurts your wrist and it has smacked into my engine and...
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    Less speed more power.

    I want to take my kart off roading, i was thinking if I got a bigger sprocket on the axal would it give it more power (Torque?) Im not exactly looking for speed, I just want to power to push up hills and not get stuck.
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