Help me judge this find?

[Tpdingo]

This meets all my requirements:

Supposedly fits in my vehicle.
2 seater
Cheap
Has 4 wheels
American made.

These are my questions:
Will that motor need to be junked for its gas tank or can I salvage it? I'd prefer to have it as a flathead because flatties have a bit of charm that you don't find in a P212. I'm assuming the carb diaphragm is probably shot.

TAV looks a bit rusted. Kartfab seems to think any TAV can be cleaned back to glory so I doubt this will be an issue.

Should I buy it?

https://longisland.craigslist.org/for/d/go-kart/6656490213.html

 

[anickode]

Without an air cleaner, it's highly probable that the engine has water in it. It won't be a gas and go, that's for sure.

But the I/C engines are pretty beefy, and it'll be worth something to someone if you decide not to fix it up.

 

[bob58o]

He wants $100. Probably a decent price, but looks more like an Eighty Dollar Bill to me.

 

[Nosandwich]

I'd buy it. You can clean those gas tanks up with CLR, BTW.

 

[Tpdingo]

Ok, so what I've read, these are my conclusions.

-I should buy it.

-Cleaning the motor shouldn't be too hard.

-The intake track will need to be derusted and cleaned.

Seems not too difficult. What should I do about the carb. Looks to be a pulsa jet carb. If I remember correctly, I think those are the ones with the nasty diaphragm that likes to crack.

 

[Nosandwich]

Ok, so what I've read, these are my conclusions.

-I should buy it.

-Cleaning the motor shouldn't be too hard.

-The intake track will need to be derusted and cleaned.

Seems not too difficult. What should I do about the carb. Looks to be a pulsa jet carb. If I remember correctly, I think those are the ones with the nasty diaphragm that likes to crack.

Which are cheap and easy to replace.

 

[Tpdingo]

What can I do if the gas tank is rust welded shut and CLR doesn't work?

 

[Randy H]

One option would be Briggs #691922 and a Tecumseh adjustable carb or China PZ19 slide carb.

http://tewarehouse.com/691922

The adapter is a bit pricey $40ish, maybe you could make your own adapter. Carb under $15. Then fuel tank /pump maybe, fuel lines, filter/adapter. It would be money spent towards performance, cool factor.

I may have a Briggs fuel tank I would part with, if worse comes to worse and you don't t want to mess with it to much. PM me if you wish.

FYI, to use the #691922 intake you need three bolt hole intake block. Pic is a Raptor block. No governor hole.

 

[Tpdingo]

That would be helpful. I have a spare Tecumseh carb that I cleaned a while back that likely works just fine. Would prefer the new tank option though. I really don't want to P212 this motor if I don't have to.

I just hope PB-Blaster does its job.

 

[Tpdingo]

Nevermind, it sold.