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Jim Yanik

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i just got a go kart that has been sitting for two years. it won't
start. i pulled the spark plug and pulled the string, no spark. i put
a new spark plug in, still no spark. i held the live wire with my
fingers to see if there was anything, and i felt a spark. however,
every time i attached it to the plug, nothing.

so i figure weak spark. i take apart the whole string start thing on
the side of the thing looking for the points, i then realize the
points are outside under a little metal covering. i put it all back
together, halfassedly, but it still pulls enough for a start. i found
the points, cleaned them. still nothing. now there is no spark at all.
i didn't put two screws back on the big fan thing that's connected to
the crank shaft, that's the only thing i can remember not doing when
putting it all back together.

what can i do to get this thing to run?

Clean out the old,gummed out fuel,put fresh gas in,clean the carb with carb
cleaner.
If you removed the points,you may not have aligned them properly when you
reinstalled them. It could also have a bad magneto coil,or bad plug wire.

also, i was told it needs a new clutch. how and where is the clutch on
a go kart???

thanks!!!!!

the clutch is a centrifugal clutch,on the output shaft of the
engine,usually with a chain drive to the rear wheel.It engages when engine
RPMs spin fast enough.
It's round,metal,with a toothed gear on it.

They wear down and begin to slip.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net