Please help me!!!

[steezy]

ok so i just finished my go kart. mounted up my gx390, clutch, chain drove it down the street. turn around the clutch is smoking(brand new friggin clutch) i know how not to ruin a clutch also it was full throttle the whole street, it was engaged. anyway, when i wired up throttle i removed all throttle parts including this lever on drive side which had this plug thing that i pulled out now when the engine is running air and oil are putting out of it. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON PLEASE HELP ME!

 

[Russ2251]

Clutch is obviously overloaded.
Should never get so hot that it can not be touched...probably toast now.
Reverse what you have done and oil probs will stop.

 

[steezy]

awesome $120 down the drain, just ordered a direct drive cog but i dont have the piece which i removed that oil and **** is coming out of.

 

[steezy]

one more thing how does a clutch rated up to 13hp burn out after a 30 second ride down the street, seems fishy to me especially since anderkart said would last years if rode properly

 

[r97]

that stinks! if it were me i would ask for a refund, try to document what happened if they respond to request for a refund by saying "you must not have installed/operated your clutch properly" and all that fun stuff

 

[fowler]

take a pic of the setup before disasembleing it
maybe even a vid of it smoking (act as though it is the first time)
then diasemble it and take it in

 

[Russ2251]

What is tire diameter?
How many teeth on driver sprocket?
How many teeth on driven sprocket?
What size chain?

 

[r97]

russ thank you i completly forgot about rateos, steezy make shure you tell us all the stuff russ asked for. unfortunatly i think if your gear rateo is to high you prob cant get a refund

 

[Blazkowiez]

You'd never get a refund from anyone but a big box store, any kart specific store would understand why it happened. The big problem with many 1" clutches (noram, hillard) is that they run the whole way down the shaft, meaning you are forced to have more teeth on the clutch changing your ratio, so if you have tires taller than 15" or a drive sprocket too small you will have a hard time not smoking that clutch if you are not running a jack-shaft.

 

[steezy]

18" tire, 54tooth rear, 14tooth clutch #420 chain, and i emailed northen tool.com

 

[r97]

your rateo is to high! no wonder that clutch smoked

 

[steezy]

northerntool told me to return it and there giving me my money back yes!!!!
just ordered direct cog so ill let u know how that goes

 

[Russ2251]

54 tooth is way too small for 18" diameter tire.
Look for high 80's or low 90's or another clutch will burn up.

 

[steezy]

o well i just got a direct drive cog so well see how that goes

 

[Russ2251]

Doesn't matter, you will still have lousy torque...worse than the clutch.

 

[steezy]

wont it have good torque once rolling because its all power and no slip?

 

[Russ2251]

Nope

 

[r97]

if your gear rateo is to high you could kill your engine with the added load plus coasting will be horrible

 

[steezy]

well lets say i have the same gear ratio 54t rear 14t front is that gunna kill my engine

 

[r97]

it may not kill it but itl prob do some damage coasting at heigh speeds will be especialy bad that is if you can coast at all. plus if you want to stop youl have to kill the engine.