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Go kart help …. Engine has constant power
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:33 am
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:33 am
So I installed a new engine on my sons go kart. Runs great except for the fact that there’s no idle/neutral. It has constant power so makes it impossible to push backwards. I’ve fiddled around with the throttle cable and settings but haven’t been able to figure it out. As I’m typing this I’m thinking maybe I have the throttle cable too tight? 
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:37 am to VanRIch
Is there a throttle return spring that is missing/not connected?
Maybe a picture might help.
Maybe a picture might help.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:37 am to VanRIch
Go kart’s don’t have a transmission so it’s always in drive. I would start with loosening the throttle cable some so you can over come whatever constant forward drive is being applied. Also you can tweak it so it’s not idling at such a high rpm
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:38 am to kengel2
Yes there is. It is a bit weak to pull it all the way back but I’ve also pushed the throttle all the way back manually and it still has power.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:18 am to VanRIch
Sounds like the governor is stuck
Posted on 12/1/24 at 11:14 am to VanRIch
Is this not a clutch issue?
Posted on 12/1/24 at 11:43 am to AlxTgr
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Is this not a clutch issue?
Ya, if the throttle is free then I'd think it's the clutch.
Clutch went out on my gokart when I was a kid, we did all sorts of shady stuff to keep it from driving away without us in it.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 1:41 pm to kengel2
Yeah I discovered the belt is not aligned so it’s engaging the torque converter when it shouldn’t. Not sure how to fix that but I need to figure out the idle tuning or something. It’s not running smoothly. Probably fricked with too many variables at once 
Posted on 12/2/24 at 5:41 am to VanRIch
Torque converter on a go cart, what it got a 8 speed?
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