I know it's a beaten topic but... vertical shaft to horizontal?

[88s10Durango]

well i would put them in a box 1/2 filled with oil

i agree it would be complicated but not alot of fabrication

baically 4 bearings and some sheet metal

Only problemI see with the homemade RAGB is it should have a oil seal on the output shafts ??

 

[fowler]

thats why its only 1/2 filled

 

[spider87]

It's ok, making mistakes is how we learn, at least you learned this lesson on an inexpensive engine that you don't rely on to get you around every day (like the one in your car, for example). Since you have to open the crankcase anyway to do the vertical-to-horizontal conversion, you won't be too far away from a full teardown if it does need one. FWIW, I hope it's ok and there was no damage, I'm intrigued by the whole vertical-to-horizontal conversion so I'm following this thread with great interest

*Pressure* haha

Also, that's why I figured I'd learn on go karts. I'd love to be able to repair my own cars and stuff but we don't have any that we can live without haha. We had 2 lawn mowers and only one worked so I figured the other one would be the perfect experiment.

 

[88s10Durango]

thats why its only 1/2 filled

You will still need seals ..the oil being drawn up on the gear that is in the oil will throw oil all around and oil will run along its shaft and seap out the bearing ,, same effect as the crankshaft on a typicle Briggs engine , they have a seal do they not ??