a couple questions...

[dirtrider69]

hi i had a couple of questions one of them is:
i have a briggs and stratton 5 hp motor and i lost the gasket that goes in between the gas tank and carburater and ive tried hi-temp gasket maker and i tried to old back of a note book trick but it still leaks any ideas what i could use??

My other question is
My girlfriend has a go cart and its got the same motor i have but a 6 hp. and my question everytime i put stress on the motor it dies or i have sto stop the go cart and play with the throttle a little bit to get it back up to speed what is goin on?
thank you guys i love this web site!!

 

[crazycart]

for the gasket,go to a small engine repair shop and get one,i once wrecked that gasket and tried everything and it did not work.New gaskets are only like a buck anyway.

 

[2or3wheels]

as for your girls cart i dunno could be a mixture adjustment try that.

 

[dirtrider69]

thank you both i moght go to NAPA and try and see if they have any gaskey paper or something and see if that works.......thank sguys

 

[kibble]

I think you'd be better off getting real gaskets. Not only because they're already made, but because trying to make them out of gasket paper for really small areas would be a major pain!

 

[dirtrider69]

well i dont have a samll engines repair shop of store here where i live. i dont mind making them but ill try and see what eBay has to offer me then.

 

[gustopf]

dirt rider, get some engine #'s and i'll see if i have one over at our shop, if you want i could send you one, its small enough i should be able just to mail it in a regular envelope if you dont feel like ebaying it.

 

[dirtrider69]

that would be a huge help i will get the engine numbers and stuff when i get home later on today....thanks a bunch!!!

 

[dirtrider69]

model-130212
type-3198 01
code-91061207
thanks again,
tom

 

[Coolrider]

your carb gasket

the Briggs part number for that is 271928, also know as 272996 it is part of carb overhaul package 397145, the gasket is like $3.99 at Sears (you can order it online) or check for a local center that has it.
Hope that helps some

 

[Coolrider]

as for your girls cart i dunno could be a mixture adjustment try that.

I think you hit it right on, it is running out of high speed fuel, opening the mixture screw could fix it, the screen at the end of the tube could be partially plugged, could be an air leak in there too..

 

[dirtrider69]

i got one today at a local lawnmower repair store...sweet, but i gotta fix the exhaust pipe cause it broke off the mount
Thanks alot cool rider ill look at that tommarow

 

[kibble]

Wait, wait, wait, wait wait.. In an earlier post you said that you didn't have a small engine repair shop nearby and now you're telling us that you had a lawnmower repair shop locally this whole time? :toetap05: ut:

LOL, just giving you a hard time. :arf:

 

[2or3wheels]

i think hes screwing with our minds.

 

[Coolrider]

And I was going to move to Tennesee and open one, I figured it was an easy market, only one around LOL

 

[dirtrider69]

yea i dident even know they had that part there but i got it and im sorry for the confusion

 

[kibble]

Nah, dude, no worries!

 

[dirtrider69]

ok now i need a side cover gaskey cause im leaking oil all over the place.........this cart is fighting me the whole way!!!

 

[Coolrider]

ok now i need a side cover gaskey cause im leaking oil all over the place.........this cart is fighting me the whole way!!!

If your talking about the crankcase side cover, you can go get a gasket for it, or just use silicone sealant.. if that leaks too, you have more problems to look at..

 

[dirtrider69]

would some high temp rtv work...?