Poboy kartman
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Sounds doo able.....they will get pretty heavy by then though....
I cooked my Predator :(
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Sounds doo able.....they will get pretty heavy by then though....
OzFab
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I like this guy Bosch
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Update... I acquired a replacement engine (same 212) for $102.00 at HF on Friday. Pulled the old engine out today.
It definitely still has (had) oil in it.
Curious to know if perhaps a bearing went bad or something?
It definitely still has (had) oil in it.
Curious to know if perhaps a bearing went bad or something?
OzFab
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There's only one way you're gonna find out 
Bosch
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Wait, Im reading the new motor manual, and it says DON'T use Ragu pasta sauce for oil!
Dang, that must be where I went wrong...
Dang, that must be where I went wrong...
Poboy kartman
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That looks like Chinese knockoff Ragu to me....it's still sauce....but it's soy sauce.......
Bosch
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I've decided to just go all-out and get a new Comet TC to go with the engine, since the exjsting one clearly has lots of miles on it, and the driven sheave recently shed ALL of its buttons and never fully articulated the way they're meant to.
Gokartsupply.com seems to have the most info. Any other supplier I should consider first?
Gokartsupply.com seems to have the most info. Any other supplier I should consider first?
I've decided to just go all-out and get a new Comet TC to go with the engine, since the exjsting one clearly has lots of miles on it, and the driven sheave recently shed ALL of its buttons and never fully articulated the way they're meant to.
Gokartsupply.com seems to have the most info. Any other supplier I should consider first?
I am sure there are lots of members that will take the old one off your hands
Denny
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I'm betting that you probably cold seized the engine. Cold seizing is when the piston is hot (expanded) while the cylinder is cold (contracted). Not enough piston to wall clearance and then seizure. It's happened to me a few times with motorcycle engines.
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buckwheat
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Is the engine still within the warranty period?? Before you tear into it you might give Harbor Freight a call.
Poboy kartman
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firemanjim
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Does HF have a phone????? The store I go to doesn't......
The phone # is 1-888-CHNZ-CRP......
Bosch
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I'll admit not being the most experienced small engine guy here, but at first glance I see no sign of Armageddon. I guess the head is next.
ML-TOYS
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Is it still locked up ?
mckutzy
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I was going to say, with the side cover off will it move? Could be a bad bearing.
ML-TOYS
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My thoughts too
Bosch
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You know what? I didn't even think to TRY turning it - and it DOES TURN. The bearing is good, glass smooth rotation.
I promise you, this thing was seized up like a Chinese bicycle, it wouldn't turn AT ALL.
So... NOW what..??
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I promise you, this thing was seized up like a Chinese bicycle, it wouldn't turn AT ALL.
So... NOW what..??
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ML-TOYS
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Did you make sure that the torque converter wasnt locked up
Bosch
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I shoved my phone in there and got this image of a clean looking cylinder wall. What the he// is going on..?!?
Torque converter SHOULD be fine, but now it's got me wondering. The only part that could cause this would be the smaller drive clutch, right? The belt was loose and disengaged when the engine was off, and it definitely wouldn't pull or rotate. I just checked it, and it does still have some dry lubricant inside the drum.
This is starting to make me mad.
Torque converter SHOULD be fine, but now it's got me wondering. The only part that could cause this would be the smaller drive clutch, right? The belt was loose and disengaged when the engine was off, and it definitely wouldn't pull or rotate. I just checked it, and it does still have some dry lubricant inside the drum.
This is starting to make me mad.
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