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[shifflett]

Hi my names sam im 26 from a small town in texas and just stumbled onto this site my main hobbie is classic cars I have 1953 chevy 2 door sedan anyways I bought a hf clone motor and im thinking about upgrades and hope to find this site very helpful

 

[jamyers]

Welcome!

I always liked the pre '55 GM's, although I'm a bit partial to Buicks...

Which small town in Texas you from? Buffalo Gap (my location) is just south of Abilene.

 

[shifflett]

Im a ways from you im in a town called west columbia about an hr south of Houston buicks are nice my cousin has two a 50 and 56

 

[OzFab]

Welcome to the forum.

As the HF Predator engines are based on the Honda GX series, just about any performance part for the Honda will work on the predator & there's an abundance of them.

We'll help wherever we can

What is your intended use for the engine?

 

[shifflett]

Well I have the blue one im guessing the greyhound im just gonna use it for recreational purposes

 

[Doc Sprocket]

How about a more direct question... Are you planning on building a kart? Buying a used chassis? Minibike, maybe? 'cuz... we ALL use 'em for "recreational purposes"! LOL

Welcome to the forum!

 

[shifflett]

Oh sorry its already on a 2 seater thunder cart ive had it about a year then sat up while life got in the way and I had to clean the carb and now only runs on half chock anyone have a clue ive searched but no luck im looking at doing everything to the motor shy of cam, rockers, valves and push rods does that sound reasonable?

 

[jamyers]

I've got a stretched, live-axled ThunderKart 2-seater with a Briggs 8hp flatty, runs like a scalded dog. Check out the "Texas Terror" build thread in my sig.

I'll bet that all it needs is a good carburetor soak in some hot lemon juice. Old dead gasoline causes 99% of the problems.

 

[shifflett]

I just cleaned everything with brake clean

 

[landuse]

Welcome to the forum

 

[OzFab]

I just cleaned everything with brake clean

That won't help a carb much. Follow jammy's advice, he's done this once or twice:

 

[shifflett]

How long should it sit in the lemon juice

 

[landuse]

See Tony, post count is already out of whack. A moment in time.

 

[jamyers]

I'm on my phone and can't search easily, but look in the sticky thread about helpful threads, there's a write up on lemon juice.


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[landuse]

Here we go

How to clean a carburetor the right way (with lemon juice)
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Clean-a-Motorcycle-Carburetor,-The-Right-Way&id=1460030
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11976&highlight=lemon+juice