chinese diesel engine for $99

[roadie]

should i buy this engine
http://jsemei.en.made-in-china.com/...e-4-Stroke-Air-Cooled-Diesel-Engine-160f.html

 

[machinist@large]

I'd wait for Harbor Freight to put their 212cc Predator on sale again. Same price, it's already in the country and comes with a real warranty. It's compatible with all the standard/ most commonly used drive train components.

The diesel? Other than listing it as having 2hp, they don't tell you anything else about the business end; mounting bolt pattern and dimensions, diameter of the PTO shaft as well as length etc.

 

[lilg111111]

Harbor freight 6hp engine is 119 online

Here is coupon code for 25% of 54708713 good till 09/14
29.75 discount

Youll pay 90 bucks.

Free coupon for 5x7 tarp 26495865

and walk away with a free tarp

 

[carter]

That engine is going to be more headache than it's worth. I wouldn't buy anything that gives me obvious reason to question its quality, the predator engines from harbor freight are a much better option, offering a decent engine at a great price. If you are willing to chance the quality, there's a few different things inherently wrong with the engine itself that could harm functionality and usability. First being that the engine only revs to 2600RPM and makes 2.2hp, meaning you're already lowering the top speed of your cart, and the acceleration. Another problem is that the output shaft might be metric, and if you're in the states you could have some trouble finding a clutch that's metric.

In short, the predator really is better in every way including price with the coupon given in the above post.

 

[KartFab]

Great question. Here's an equally great answer.

It depends.

 

[Moedog07]

You are going to have some trouble finding a clutch that will engage at that low RPM. You would have to mount the clutch on a jackshaft spinning faster than the engine.

Look at this one it's a higher horse power engine but weighs in around 90lbs.

http://jsemei.en.made-in-china.com/...hina-Single-Cylinder-Diesel-Engine-170F-.html


What lilg111111 said!

 

[carter]

ne it's a higher horse power engine but weighs in around 90lbs.

it also only revs 2600 still.

 

[KartFab]

But you could run it on filtered used cooking oil?

 

[OzFab]

Look at this one it's a higher horse power engine but weighs in around 90lbs.

http://jsemei.en.made-in-china.com/...hina-Single-Cylinder-Diesel-Engine-170F-.html

...& you'd still get more hp from a 212 Predator for half the price...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Interesting little engine. I notice that the specs list 2200RPM as the "rated" speed. I don't know if this is necessarily the maximum speed. That could simply be where torque peaks, and the rest quite literally got lost in translation. Since standard OPE implement speed is 3600, I'd be surprised.

Hilliard lists their "Extreme Duty" clutch's exgagement speed as 2300. Therefore if this engine does top out at 2200, you have a problem...

This is an interesting little plant that I wouldn't mind messing with in the name of research. It is not what I would consider a good choice for a go kart.

 

[moose]

I love the idea of that little diesel! Yes, you would need to get a clutch with a low engagement speed, but I think Hilliard sells race clutches that have exchangeable springs as low as 1200. http://www.mfgsupply.com/gomini/gom...rd/gominiclutchracehilliardfury/hired-w1.html.

So that may be a non-issue. Top end speed is simply a function of gearing and max RPM. I would be very hesitant to mess with the governor on something like this, though. Super cool, run on fry oil and have all the torque, where do I sign up?

If cheap is all you want though, the answer is predator (or power fist up here). Its the equivalent of asking what car to buy, and all your friends say Honda civic. Pretty much universal.

 

[roadie]

so are there any good diesel engines for a yard kart

 

[qtband]

But you could run it on filtered used cooking oil?

I did that for years in my Mercedes!

 

[Russ2251]

This is an interesting little plant that I wouldn't mind messing with in the name of research.

EXACTLY!!!
After a quick YAHOO search, I can find no retailers for this particular engine.
Anyone else?
For this price I would really like to get my hands on one!!!
It seems to me that to get one engine from China would be be a rather expensive endeavor.
The link posted appears to be for inquiries only. I do not see any means of outright purchase.

 

[Moedog07]

It appears that you can place an order as small as one. If I read it correctly.

 

[Russ2251]

It appears that you can place an order as small as one. If I read it correctly.

Yes, that is what it says but actual physical orders cannot be placed.

 

[Scout]

If I was gojng to build a diesel kart id look for one of those Russian air cooled rope start engines.

 

[Russ2251]

...id look for one of those Russian air cooled rope start engines.

Got a link?

 

[landuse]

so are there any good diesel engines for a yard kart

Yanmar engines?? I know they are expensive, but they are good

 

[machinist@large]

Lombardini are pretty bomb proof as well, but they're even more expensive than Yanmar.