wobbulater
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Hows it going everyone?
I've been reading on this forum for probably 4-5 months now,
and have just newly started posting.
Just wanted to make a little introduction,and
maybe get to know some people,and hopefully
in the future be able to contribute to future members.
Starting off, I'm fairly new to the go kart scene.
I never had one as a kid because money was tight.
but now I pay my own way, and happened to stumble across and old 2 seater manco 5.5.hp.
The kart was claimed to have ran when parked 6 months prior.
All the guy said it needed was a chain and some gas in it.
Not to mention all he wanted for it was 50$. So I bought it wheeled it home. Slapped a chain on it. Fueled it up.
And it ran like a dream! I've been addicted since!
I am new to the karting scene, I am however not new to engines.
I work for a Caterpillar dealer here in Tamp,fl.
I did 4 years of on road truck repairs.(semi tractors).
Everything from PM service. To in-frames to full on engine rebuilds from the ground up.
and the past 5 years have been in generator maintenance and repairs in the field.
where I have done the same.
I regularly work on generators from 10,000 Watt,to 2Meg (2,000,000Watt) Including generator end replacement troubleshooting and all the fun stuff associated with the life of a field tech.hahah.wich can be rather grueling at times.
one engine we commonly see in the field is a "3516" wich is large V-16 engine,that can produce up 2950bhp at 1800rpm.
It's funny though I've got all this knowledge about Industrial diesels,and when I recently got into karting I had no clue there was such a following,and such a large aftermarket for these things.
It's amazing the things you can see when you open your eyes!
Anyway I hope I've made a decent introduction.
and hopefully I'll get to know some of you guys!
I've been reading on this forum for probably 4-5 months now,
and have just newly started posting.
Just wanted to make a little introduction,and
maybe get to know some people,and hopefully
in the future be able to contribute to future members.
Starting off, I'm fairly new to the go kart scene.
I never had one as a kid because money was tight.
but now I pay my own way, and happened to stumble across and old 2 seater manco 5.5.hp.
The kart was claimed to have ran when parked 6 months prior.
All the guy said it needed was a chain and some gas in it.
Not to mention all he wanted for it was 50$. So I bought it wheeled it home. Slapped a chain on it. Fueled it up.
And it ran like a dream! I've been addicted since!
I am new to the karting scene, I am however not new to engines.
I work for a Caterpillar dealer here in Tamp,fl.
I did 4 years of on road truck repairs.(semi tractors).
Everything from PM service. To in-frames to full on engine rebuilds from the ground up.
and the past 5 years have been in generator maintenance and repairs in the field.
where I have done the same.
I regularly work on generators from 10,000 Watt,to 2Meg (2,000,000Watt) Including generator end replacement troubleshooting and all the fun stuff associated with the life of a field tech.hahah.wich can be rather grueling at times.
one engine we commonly see in the field is a "3516" wich is large V-16 engine,that can produce up 2950bhp at 1800rpm.
It's funny though I've got all this knowledge about Industrial diesels,and when I recently got into karting I had no clue there was such a following,and such a large aftermarket for these things.
It's amazing the things you can see when you open your eyes!
Anyway I hope I've made a decent introduction.
and hopefully I'll get to know some of you guys!
