That is a strange title “Going around corners with mechanisms.” What do I mean by that? Sometimes what occurs when developing a go kart the logistics of connecting pedals to throttle system becomes challenging. The challenge usually comes in that the pedal is on the opposite side of where the […]
On gasoline engines the primary method for causing the fuel air mixture to become ignited is to use a spark. The spark is generated using high-voltage electricity which jumps across a gap in the engine combustion chamber. We all understand this process that the spark plug must give spark and […]
The father and son were having a great day at the Wisconsin Dells enjoying a sunny afternoon riding roller coasters waterslides and of all things: go karts. The father and son team were having a blast in their two-seater go kart. As the ride came to an end the go […]
The Eiffel Tower back in the later 1880s was a technological achievement in its day. Standing over 1000 feet tall. It was made of cast iron plates and bolted together. The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be erected and stay in place for a world’s fair and then taken down […]
One of the biggest headaches you will run into is an engine that keeps stalling and quitting. As an example I have two different snow blowers and they invariably quit during their operation especially in a really big snow storm! They will run fine and then just start sputtering and […]
Many of us have driven a car and turned on the cruise control. We will be driving down the freeway and suddenly see a cop and then say hey we should put the speed back to 55, so we throw on the cruise control. What we don’t really notice happening […]
Flames were shooting out of the carburetor. The engine was backfiring. The clutch had just broken. The engine appeared to be junk. After eight hours of working on this engine the go kart still was not running. Parts were breaking off the engine and it seemed as though much more […]
The white Ford van was packed full of family and stuff. The rear end of the van was so heavy with stuff that the front end appeared to be just holding its own. Up and down they went through the Kentucky landscape. The Blue Ridge Mountains were quite a site […]
