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by ted johnson
Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sensation Kart info?
Replies: 4
Views: 6492

Re: Sensation Kart info?

Hi, Hal, and welcome to the site. If I had to guess, I'd wonder if the kart was made by the same people who made the Sensation lawn mowers. You might search some of the vintage mower sites and get info thru the back door. My Pop sold Sensation mowers in the '50's, too early for karts. The mowers wer...
by ted johnson
Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A bit of polite discourse on your favorite 2-stroke....
Replies: 8
Views: 7303

Re: A bit of polite discourse on your favorite 2-stroke....

Harry, the blue engine is a vertical shaft Clinton, probably a 500 model. It's the vertical shaft version of the A-500, with 2.5 horses. Could be all bushing, could have a ball bearing on the blade end of the crank. Remember that with the piston port Power Products, that piston porting is not a majo...
by ted johnson
Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: bug lighting
Replies: 3
Views: 4117

Re: bug lighting

Matt, it was actually my mistake to say Bug Lightning, Bug really called the kart Lightning Bug. If you can find someone with some 1962/1963 Karting World magazines, Bug had large ads there for the kart. The later Lightning Bugs had the upright V-12 on them; the early versions had the V-11. There ar...
by ted johnson
Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: thanks for info
Replies: 2
Views: 3242

Re: thanks for info

Hey, Matt. I never saw a V-11 with a clutch. Euros all ran direct drive back then, as did a large percentage of Americans. If I remember, the V-11 had a yery short shaft extension. Does yours have a splined shaft? That's what I remember. That might make it difficult to find or make a sprocket. You m...
by ted johnson
Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: looking for info
Replies: 2
Views: 3234

Re: looking for info

The Saetta V-11 deserves a really nice live axle chassis. Bug Wasp or Scorpion would do it justice, as Bug people were the early Saetta gurus. Faye ran this engine in Italy and did quite well with it. One of our central Florida guys put 2 of them on an Alpha, and they wouldn't get out of their own w...
by ted johnson
Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: McCulloch Kart question
Replies: 7
Views: 6389

Re: McCulloch Kart question

Dean, maybe it'd be better to use mild steel for the bumper. It's more yielding. More than one kart manufacturer in the olden days did just that, though it might have been more for cost savings.... Ted
by ted johnson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help identifying a couple of engines.
Replies: 36
Views: 33769

Re: Need help identifying a couple of engines.

Harold, pull the manifold on the flat headed one and see if it's rotary valve. A careful measurement of the bore ought to narrow things down! From the measurements you listed, along with the uncertainity on the stroke, it looks like one of the big 7.88 C.I. units. I don't even know if those early un...
by ted johnson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help identifying a couple of engines.
Replies: 36
Views: 33769

Re: Need help identifying a couple of engines.

Hi, Harold. The Deco Continental is a four stroke, and therefore not used on vintage karts. The members here might not be very familiar with it. You might try Googling on quarter midgets for info. The other engine....WOW! You may get lucky and have a REAR member recognise it. If it IS an early Homel...
by ted johnson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carb question
Replies: 10
Views: 9670

Re: Carb question

Hi, Ralph. The answer is, yes, you can run the newer larger HL's on the 820. It's a big engine and it'll happily take the fuel. The HL's you have now will be fine as well! If you're running alcohol, I would suggest talking to John at EC Distributing, (615)446-6807. He is a carb guru, and can supply ...
by ted johnson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carb question
Replies: 10
Views: 9670

Re: Carb question

Well, Hell, Rob! Ya beat me out by 4 minutes! Good luck, Ralph! TJ