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[g racer]

what is a cheap eletric start engine for a gokart or how can i make a 5hp briggs eletric start

 

[BradenM]

To the best of my knowledge you can't bolt an electric start onto a B&S 5hp, however, you could do it Ghetto style; electric motor to the flywheel instead of the recoil housing, but this I do not recommend.

 

[oscaryu1]

6.5HP Clone.

 

[r_chez_08]

for the price, the 6.5 hp honda clone is the way to go

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Why electric start? Cool yes but go karts are high maintenance machines that tend to break a lot, one more thing to mess with.

 

[Russ2251]

one more thing to mess with.

...not to mention the extra weight.
Real men use rope/cup starters. Cheap, light, and cannot fail...ever.

 

[jr dragster T]

Real men use rope/cup starters

Actually real men use kick starters.

 

[modelengineer]

Kick starter FTW!


(Mine is electric start :arf: )

 

[g racer]

how can i make it electric start then i never worry about the waight on the cart it is just for the yard im not raceing it it is just for play i just hate geting up and pull pull pull until it cranks i just want to to push the button or turn the key and it starts plz im just a house mecanic

 

[ed1380]

...not to mention the extra weight.
Real men use rope/cup starters. Cheap, light, and cannot fail...ever.

i had a tec with the starter cup. i hated it. poorly designed. my fav so far would have to be the briggs recoil ball clutch thing

 

[Russ2251]

Actually real men use kick starters.

How would you know???

my fav so far would have to be the briggs recoil ball clutch thing

Briggs recoils are good but do have one drawback. On occasion I've had the need to turn crankshaft in clockwise direction. Can't be done with recoil in place. It's a minor thing, but still bugs me. As far as I know, Briggs owns the rights to this system and therefore is/was the only manufacturer to use it.

 

[jr dragster T]

How would you know???

Yeah you know theres more to 2 strokes than pull start lawnboys. And because I'm man enough to start a 250 2 stroke with a fresh top end.

 

[Russ2251]

Yup...you be da the man Mr. Tyler.

 

[jr dragster T]

Lol good. I'm taller than you haha!

 

[Russ2251]

...the harder they fall.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

My dad has an old tecumpseh kick starter from the 50s, real neat, he has a few cast iron block 5hp tecs from the same time period that the kicker will fit (2 loose ones and a tiller model mounted on a tiller that does the garden every once in a while). Old iron FTW.

I dont like the briggs clutches, enigne backfires? Broken rope. Let it sit for a long time? Clutch seizes too shaft. I prefer the hand wound rope starters over everyhting else, only part that can break(rope+handle) can be made in less than 10 minutes.

 

[g racer]

so how can i do it make it electric start

 

[BradenM]

Tune your engine better and it will start better. If you really really really want to make it electric start, I would suggest you post some pictures of the motor with the flywheel housing removed.

Real men kick start motors with their teeth.

 

[Russ2251]

Don't know that it can be done. Might require specific block that will accept a self starter. May just need mouting hardware. Someone else may know.
Flywheel will have to changed, circuitry added, as well as a place for mounting battery. Do you want a charging system as well? Add an alternator/regulator.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

E start was never offered that I know of.