help! gx200 clone no spark!

[r_chez_08]

me is very happy :beta1:



my engine now starts, after installing the new coil! but the throttle is full on? i think i hooked it up wrong to the governor lever. anyone care to tell/ show me how it is correctly done?

also, we forgot to fix the kill switch, so we couldnt kill the engine

that wasnt clever

shadup!
so it was running on full revs, so ve had to switch the fuel off, and leave it running on full revs for a few minutes. when it finally stopped, the exhaust was steaming!

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

SMART!

Jk i've done worst.

For my first version of the shifter kart, my killswitch was wired bad and while i was riding the wires came apart, then on top of that my shifter linkage snapped, so i was stuck in first gear with no way of killing the engine, and i had no brakes. I ended up trying to stall it by dumping the clutch, finally had to put my feet into the ground without pulling on the throttle at all and finally stalled it after a few minutes of driving in circles.

 

[r_chez_08]

thats funny, and the reason why i am going to wire up the kill switch well! so can you remember how the throttle and governor levers are linked up on lawnmowers?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Well if its holding it wide open, try to get it to hold the butterfly the opposite way. i know on my briggs 5 horse theres two places the spring can connect to the butterfly, one on each side. Depending on which side of the butterfly you connect the spring it either holds it open or closed. Have you considered just removing the governor all together?

 

[r_chez_08]

whats the butterfly? is it the lever that foes into the engine?

i may de gov my engine, but not yet, i want a play first...

 

[kibble]

The butterfly is the little round plate that moves when you open and close the throttle to allow or restrict air flow.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

i found this site, it might help theres pictures of just about everything on a gx160 and i figured that must be pretty close to a 200 so it should give you an idea.

http://www.gx160parts.co.uk/GX200T1_parts_contents.htm

at 14 is where the control arm is, im not sure how to zoom in but it looks promising.

 

[bigfootrules31]

next time somehting like that happens jam a screw driver into the flywheel. ittl stop instantly

 

[r_chez_08]

that sounds dumb.

 

[r_chez_08]

ok, i know why it is stuck on full throttle, the link (spring? wire? me dont kno) between the throttle lever and the twisty black thing (that controlls the butterfly?) on the carb has dissapeared! anyone know where i can buy 1?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

you can make one out of a coat hanger for a temporary fix.

 

[r_chez_08]

yeah, i have made a tempoary one from wire, but would like the real thing. whats it called? also my idle is too high?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

your idle is most likely to high because the wire you made was the wrong size. Im guessing its called something like "butterfly linkage" im not sure...

 

[r_chez_08]

i may have sorted it, but didnt have time to start, but i adjusted the idle screw by the butterfly.

its not called butterfly linkage, any oter ideas? could someone post a pic of what it looks like?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Have you considered just going back to HF and looking at a stock one? maybe take some pics.

 

[r_chez_08]

lol! cant do that!
1.) my engine was from ebay, not hf
2.) me lives in the uk, so it would be a pricy trip!

my dad tried starting her, idle almost too low, so we will adjust the screw 2morrow. approx how many rpms should idle be?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

i'm not sure of exact rpms but it should be pretty low, close to stalling but not too close that its hard to start/stalls after a few mins.

 

[r_chez_08]

ok, its close to stalling now, so i will up the rpms of idle a little bit, as the pedal has to be down a bit at the moment, to start.

 

[mike75925]

welding on vehicles is not a good idea. the electricty can weld the bearings together, short out any and all electrical appliances. it will probably be the cdi (transistorized brain).

 

[r_chez_08]

so welding a kart frame together isnt a good idea! oops
lol, i dont think it matters if you weld on a kart with the engine on, as long as the kill wires arent touching the frame