ponyboy1995
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Hello, I am new to Go Karts. Just bought a used go kart for my kids and of course myself. Not sure if the brand of kart. It has a B&S 5hp with a comet torque converter. I am somewhat of a gear head, but small engines scare me. When I bought the kart in order to get the torque converter to engage and get it rolling you almost had to go to 3/4 throttle and then it would jerk you out of your seat. I read up a little bit on it and took the torque converter off and cleaned it, lubed it, and replaced the belt. It was nasty. Lubed it with all dry lube as recommended. Once I got it back together the kart ran great. We were very happy with it. Tonight we took it out again and it was running fine and about 1/2 hour into riding it started sputtering at full throttle (Doesn't seem to sputter under 3/4 throttle). I checked everything over and made sure everything was tight checked gas and oil. Carb & air filter look clean. It seemed to start when a friend of mine took it out. He weighs around 220lbs or so. That is when I noticed it sounded like it was gonna run out of gas. Not sure if his weight may have has something to do with it. I ran it with the wheels lifted off the ground (No Load) and it seemed to sound fine(no sputtering). I am not sure if it would be the torque converter or the engine itself. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe
Thanks,
Joe
