Question: I have this set of bevel gears that I found when I took apart this transmission on a riding lawn mower, and I was wondering can you use these bevel gears to convert a vertical engine to run horizontally and then run a go kart? That’s a great question, […]
I just wanted to comment on the steering system of the wood go kart using ropes. In the books I mention the pro’s and con’s of the rope steering. Number one, you don’t want to use a low quality rope but should be using a higher quality nylon rope. Use of […]
The go karter builder had just finished putting the final touches on his go cart and was all excited about going for a test drive. He go it out of the shed and took for a spin around the drive way. Suddenly the front wheels started acting up. The driver’s […]
It has been one of those summers. The humidity is up there…you walk out side and you are wet instantly. The mosquito is the new state bird. We have so many mosquitos that they clogged up my mosquito magnet! Staying outside…well you guessed it…not really an option. So when the […]
Again my dear readers I hate to let you down by not pumping out another article on Go Karts, but I have been busy with other exciting ventures, one that I have been working on for 18 years now. This project is so sensitive in nature that I cannot talk […]
Internal Combustion Basics: Converting Heat To Pressure If you have a go kart, a weed wacker or a lawn mower for that matter you probably have wondered how it actually works. The modern internal combustion engine is really a marvel when you sit down and think about the things that […]
It is astounding how many go kart builders are emailing me and asking why their go kart clutch smokes. It seems I have written several articles on the subject…but perhaps, just perhaps I am not getting you the information you need. So here goes…why is my clutch smoking? What can […]
By Go Kart Guru (Aka Gamblighini) Making a homemade go kart can be a challenge. I have my 10 year old son badgering me to make a go kart with him. He is thinking that if I take this tire from here, a steering wheel from here, and an electric […]
