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    go kart carb/engine question..

    i can check that in the morning. you may be right tho. i figured that a new filter would fix it. cuz before filter, i know it was taking in too much air for sure. where could i get main jets for the carb?
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    go kart carb/engine question..

    recently purchased a murray go kart. tecumeh power sport engine. bought a generic carb on ebay and air filter for it. will start easily. but will die when gas is pressed all the way or too fast. if i ease onto the gas, it will want to take off but most of the time sputters and dies. any idea...
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    hello from East Texas

    im in lufkin....just down the road from SFA.
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    value of honda odysseys?

    went to his house today and i had made a mistake....RED one is the frame only one, but it does have fenders and headlight. YELLOW is mostly complete but needs top end. both are probably 6/10 just by looking at em where they sit. might be a little better if they are cleaned up.
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    turns out i lost the air/fuel mixture screw. it fell out cuz its supposed to be screwed all the way in instead of adjusted out. went to local lawnmower shop and the guy wants 10 bucks! just for the screw! so no riding till i can find a used one from old kart. thanks to all for the advice!
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    hello from East Texas

    hi my name is Chris. im a full time college student and in my spare time i like to tinker with stuff. i have owned atvs, 3wheelers, go karts, and dirtbikes. i like to buy em, fix em, use em for a while, and then sell em and move on to next project. i have already posted a few times and have...
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    Getting back in the loop....new go kart :)

    wanna thank everyone who helped me out...got it running and its FAST! thanks again.
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    value of honda odysseys?

    @bluethunder: i will try to get some pics the next time i go to his place...they are gonna be hard to get to cuz they are literally in the middle of a bunch of other atvs and dirtbikes lol. @bighead: they are both red and i believe he said one was mostly complete. the other i guess is in the...
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    value of honda odysseys?

    i have a friend who has a hobby ATV shop and he has a TON of random parts and stuff for all makes and models of atvs...well he has two honda odysseys sitting in the middle of a bunch of stuff. one is mostly complete just needs top end i believe he said and some miscellaneous parts...the other is...
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    is the idle restrictor screw the one that screws into carb from under the bowl or the one in front of carb under idle screw? i dont think i seen another screw inside the carb? i can clean it, i just need to know which one it is... a diagram might help if u have one. thanks in advance
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    Thanks for the advice, I will try to clean out carb and screw in brass screw all the way, and then adjust idle accordingly. Thanks again to all who helped.
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    Well I thought there must be a spring, but after the first one fell out and I removed the second one from a stock carb, there was no spring...I guess I'll try locktite. Any idea what the setting is on that screw?
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    Well the motor did sit for about 8 months but the carb is almost new, I can adjust idle ok but there is another screw below it that fell out completely after I road the kart for a block and back to my house, I got another screw from old carb and need to know how many turns it needs to be out or...
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    First if all Thanks for your reply....yea i have tried that already and it seemed to help but then it stopped helping, there is what seems to be an adjustment screw in the front of carb, do u know how many turns it needs to be?
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    carburetor adjustment...need help :(

    well i finally got my throttle situation figured out and now im having some kind of carb problems. its a tecumseh OHV 6Hp engine. last go kart i had, had the same engine but the carb had a choke on it. on this one, no choke just primer bulb. so im able to prime it and a couple of pulls later it...
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    how much could i sell a kohler vtwin for?

    I agree with general consensus...put it together and make more money.
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    Getting back in the loop....new go kart :)

    throttle setup here is a pic of the broken end of throttle cable which comes from motor and is supposed to hook up to metal rod coming from gas pedal....any ideas how i can hook it up? metal ring around rod has a tiny hole but aint no way that cable gonna be able to go thru IMO. im thinking...
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    Getting back in the loop....new go kart :)

    ok so, i think ima just replace switch cuz i dont have a way of testing old one...had some trouble with the throttle set up so i gotta go to my local lawn shop to pick up some small parts which im hopin can make it work. thats really all i need to get this thing ono the road. i wish i could of...
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    Getting back in the loop....new go kart :)

    Thanks! Will try check this out in the morning, I'm not real good with electrical.
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    Getting back in the loop....new go kart :)

    Ok so I made good progress today...changed oil, cleaned plug, replaced carb with rebuilt one, and about a dozen pulls later, bam! It started! Idles perfect and revs up nicely :). I also removed left rear wheel and removed the chain tensioner and moved the engine a few inches forward to tighten...
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