tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930739447883292942024-03-13T09:11:06.863-07:00Red Devil Kart RestorationTodd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-83784259958100884322019-02-22T19:34:00.000-08:002019-02-22T19:34:23.406-08:00Going Back Together <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: left;">One of the wonderful things about where I live is having one of America's best natural terrain race courses just 30 minutes away from home. Here are some photos I snapped at the July WKA National race at VIRginia International Raceway. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16 piston port vintage karts joined the modern Yamaha karts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exciting to see this many karts safely cruising down the main straight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some things never change in karting, but not the nerves and friendships on the grid</td></tr>
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Sadly, VIR decided not to extend an offer to WKA for an event in 2019. I've been told from several sources that the cost of an event is equivalent to purchasing a house and the track would be able to rent the track to other entities for much more. So it looks like I won't be able to drive on this track.😡<br />
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Now back to the Hartman... </div>
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One of the important updates to the Hartman includes adding a second aluminum pan under the seat. This will meet the safety standards of modern karts in order to keep objects from puncturing up through the seat. I was able to order a sheet of aluminum exactly the width of the original seat pan, which left the details to be cut. </div>
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After tracing the seat pan, I used the oscillating tool to make relief cuts in from the edge to the cut lines. It was loud and probably lost a few fillings from the vibration. Then I broke off each tab, filed down all the sharp edges, then wire-brushed every edge. The new piece fits under the original. Getting the old and new to line up on the kart took a while, but I was able to drill new holes using the original pan as a guide. New button head bolts and flange nuts are used...and each has a touch of thread locker.<br />
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After trying to clean the front pan, I decided to paint it (and the front portion of the seat pan) with the Dupli-Color MetalCast Aluminum paint. Then I painted a section with black rubber paint to give some tack and protection from shoes on the pedals.<br />
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Just before installing the pans I degreased and cleaned the frame to get it ready for the moment I have anticipated for years: Sealing it with Sharkhide. I have talked about this sealant before. Many thanks to SteveO!! The frame is gently polished.. and looks great. :-)</div>
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Then I broke out the Mother's Aluminum Polish and buffed them by hand. I am totally amazed at how quickly it works with just a little elbow-grease. </div>
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The exact location needed to be found and marked. The swing arm needed to be exactly 90º to the axle. I used a large drafting triangle to align it, then marked the holes.<br />
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With the three holes marked, I could start the process to drill, then thread them.<br />
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What to do about the fourth hole? There were several obstacles: The edge of the swing arm base; the large, 5/8" hole through the block; the existing hole in the base. There was just enough open space between all three to drill a new hole. It is close to the corner so it will hopefully give nearly the same strength.<br />
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Well... not so fast there, Bub. Further on in the process, while dry-fitting bolts and collars, I realized the mounting block needs to be locked in place with locking collars, one on each side. But this aluminum base interferes with the inner collar. I will have to cut the plate back to the block. </div>
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This is the pipe I purchased at Comet Kart Sales for $20. It was very rusty... but vinegar is our friend. I soaked it for an hour in another container before transferring to this sink. Soak, scrub. Soak, scrub.<br />
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When I received the kart all the steering components had been blackened. I would rather to have them back to their original, shiny condition. Like this shot of a KH kart of similar vintage: </div>
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The spindles were not totally degreased before the vinegar bath which caused some texturing of the surfaces, but they will be mostly hidden by tires, brakes, and brake disks.<br />
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I did the same process, though not as long, with the pins and nuts.<br />
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A little time on the brass wire brush on the grinder and they look brand new.<br />
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The spindles went on the same way they were removed: with a little help from <i><b>Mr. Vice</b></i>.<br />
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Next was the pedals and all their bits & bobs. Cleaned up with 409 degreaser, then into the vinegar. </div>
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That did a good job of getting most of the black off.<br />
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Much better! I don't want a show-kart, but shiny is better then dull. I did investigate home DIY metal plating, but this is getting there already.<br />
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I hit each pedal and rod with some Mother's Metal Polish for a final shine. WOW! Then a good coat of Sharkhide. </div>
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The throttle went on first, with the help of both elbow grease and lithium grease.... and some gentle nudging.<br />
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It’s been a long winter...and even longer since my last post. <br />
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The tanks were next project. Like the frame they were powder coated, so I used the Airplane Stripper again. It came off fairly easily. (as always, click on the images for larger views)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A vintage image of one of Kathey Hartman's karts from the early 1980s with Hartman blue tanks...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A clean tank... showing the dull surface from sandblasting before the red powder coating. YUK!</td></tr>
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I was also experimenting with what finish to have on the frame. All Hartman karts left the factory unpainted. I have heard it was a weight issue... John Hartman counted every ounce! (just wait until we discuss brakes!) <br />
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The test area was behind seat on the axle tube. Left side is buffed with ever finer Scotchbright pads. Right is the same buff except with WD-40. The vintage images (see Kathey's kart above) shows a good shine but not a mirrored surface. <br />
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One thing Rick strongly suggested was to cut off the metal tabs on the foot guard. They were designed for holding early bodywork not allowed in vintage classes. At speed they would cut a person like a dull knife. They came off pretty easily with a angle grinder. It takes a good eye to see where they were. <br />
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My plan is to buff the entire frame with a fine Scotchbright pad, clean it well with a tack cloth, then denatured alcohol, and finally apply Sharkhide Metal protector.<br />
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Then on to polishing the tanks. I watched lots of Youtube videos showing how to polish aluminum and decided to use an old sander to start the process starting at 220 grit with WD-40. <br />
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After progressing through 330, 400, 800, 1000, 1500, and 2000 grit, I used a soft wheel on a drill with rouge to get a mirrored surface. <br />
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Wellllll..... maybe not. This image was shot from a few inches away. There is a reflection, but it is clouded by billions of small pits from the sandblasting before powder coating. Thanks a lot, former owner! <br />
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Here is a close-up of the surface. The "big" pit is about 1/16" wide. <br />
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I finally figured out I needed to start at a lower grit to work out the tiny pits. After Christmas I created my own velcro sanding pads by cluing sandpaper to a felt sheet then cutting them out. Pam's Dad gave me a wonderful Rockwell oscillating tool for Christmas which came in very handy. Much better then that old heavy sander. <br />
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These shots are of the small tank after starting at 80 grit, progressing to 2000 grit. Not absolute mirrored but very satisfactory... and satisfying! I am still working on the large tank. It is just not getting the same finish after two sandings. <br />
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The first week of December I took the Hartman frame to the upholstery
shop expecting to have the seat done before Christmas. But due to the
holidays, the upholsterer's dealing with health issues and death of one
of their parents, it took until mid-March to have it completed.<br />
It is not 100% what I expected and am thinking of taking it back for some alterations. I probably just need to chill out about it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transporting to the drive-way and truck. I just image I am pulling an old roadster out of Gasoline Alley :-)</td></tr>
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While the frame was away, I cleaned-up the front brakes, including the hubs and bolts on the wire wheel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front brake hubs. Notice different colors. Black is original Hartman. Silver is a knock-off... I think. see below.</td></tr>
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The bolts not only hold the disk on the hub, but also serves to keep it lined up just off the stationary brake pad. Thankfully, I came across this forum post concerning the Hartman Brakes: <a href="http://vkakarting.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1526&p=5369" target="_blank">SteveO giving Hartman brake insights</a><br />
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I won't go into the details... but that John Hartman was whiz of an engineer!<br />
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For more info on Hartman karts, check out this resource: <a href="http://www.vdm46.com/hartman-kart-id.html" target="_blank">Hartman Kart I.D. Page</a>Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-56376985105796451222017-07-04T21:26:00.001-07:002017-07-05T19:46:07.468-07:00Little by Little...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The Hartman kart is progressing...naked chromoly steel instead of dull powder coating. </div>
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The Aircraft Stripper worked great, but I had to use several applications for several tough areas, possibly caused by grease or other substance protecting them from the chemical. Apply, wait for curdle of paint, buff off. I found that once the paint curdled, it could be removed by vigorously buffing back and forth with a red shop rag wrapped around the tubing. This left the surface clean and unharmed (unlike the brass wire wheel I used early on...😳😡).</div>
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SteveO suggested finishing with progressive levels of Scotchbrite pads until the surface is buttery and nearly reflective. I have tested this on a section and it does not take as long as I would have thought. But... there is a lot of tubing surface and hidden crevices. Once the Sharkhide Metal Protectant arrives I will be able to seal the surface. Without it the surface would quickly flash rust and ruin the surface. </div>
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As enduro racing matured in the 1970s there were many different kart racers and manufacturers vying for the glory and fame of national championships. The most storied name is HARTMAN. Designed and built by John Hartman in southern California, Hartman karts won dozens of national championships, many driven by his wife, Kathey. The Hartman was THE hot ticket. Every year innovations were added as karts were built for the Hartman factory team and for public sale. The ad below shows the 1984 single could be purchased for just under $4,000! That's almost $10,000 in 2017 dollars.</div>
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Here are a couple images from around 1979. Notice the foot bumper supports are KH, which designated it as one Kathey would be driving. </div>
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But how to do it? The best way would be to actually anodize the tanks, but that would be cost prohibitive. It was suggested to have them painted by an auto body shop. Again, too pricey. Then I heard about Dupli-Color: MetalCast, a spray paint system that looks like authentic anodizing. Amazing stuff!</div>
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As noted in previous posts the kart needed some major pieces, like an engine, clutch, and pipe. I purchased the engine and clutch from a fellow vintage Hartman racer. The engine is a Yamaha KT100, which has been around since the late 1970s. The clutch is a Hegar Mystery clutch dating back to the same era. He delivered them to my kart mentor, Rick, when they raced at Michigan International in May, and we arranged for me to make a visit to his shop to check them out.<br />
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Side note: My wonderful wife, Pam, gave me a wonderful gift for my 50th birthday... a ride in an IndyCar two-seater at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. We went to pole day of Qualifications then I had my ride on Tuesday. Here are some photos.<br />
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I was hoping to get the ride with Mario, but no, the driver was Wade Cunningham in an older Dallara. That is OK, because it was still FREAKING AWESOME!!!!! Dr. Tiffany Franks, president of Averett University and lifelong IndyCar fan, advised me to get the helmet back on the headrest before the ride started. My brother, Steve, advised that I breathe! Both were good advise and followed. I had thought my legs would be beside the hips of the driver. OH NO... it is more of a crouching position, with knees at chest level. I got my helmet back and cocked a bit to the left to look in to the corner. </div>
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As we headed out I was looking at the grass for reference on speed. First gear: "Been that fast." Second gear: "Been that fast!" Third gear, exiting turn one warm-up lane: "I HAVE NOT BEEN THAT FAST!!" Bam! In no time were through Two and on the back stretch. It is just so REAL!! I was breathing methodically and I am glad; even with the g-forces I was "in the moment" the whole time. The cars and movements are so smooth! Dive into Three and my belly and head pulled to the right, but I was able to see the short chute wall coming and then going as we entered Four. The front straight is just glorious. Around for another full lap and it was over. It was great. THANK YOU, PAM!! Pam's Dad, brother, and my brother, Steve, came to watch. It was good to have them share the experience. </div>
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On Monday we drove out to Comet Kart Sales to get an axle and look around. To me it felt sort of like a pilgrimage, since Dad would send me to get parts from the CKS truck at IRP, usually from a much younger Mark Dismore. I was expecting to buy a pipe for about $90, but found one for $30 in the cheap bin. It is not in the best of shape, and a bit rusty, but will clean up fine. It is an A4 for long tracks. Pam also bought me a Comet sweatshirt.</div>
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I did not to go to the Mid-Ohio race in order to save funds of the Hartman, but a few days later, I drove up to Rick's to spend a day checking out the engine. I brought most of the kart parts with me to let Rick check them out, too. We spent most of the time getting the axle in, and all associated pieces, like the clutch, rear breaks, and things I had never seen before. </div>
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I was concerned the original bearings may not be in good condition and had been considering ways to re-lube them or buy new. They are not simple $6 bearings from Tractor Supply!! These go for $60 each! Rick took a look and noted that they are sealed bearings and seemed to have good movement. So he starts putting them in the frame... and it was off to the races. Rick's gift is helping and sharing his vast knowledge with karters. He is hands-on and teaches by example. I have learned to let him do what he wants... AND I will be happier with the result.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear brake caliper. Now I notice the fitting is a 90 degree... it should be on the front. It needs to be redone anyway.</td></tr>
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Rick finished up the brake side of the axle before moving on to the engine side. The space on that side is pretty tight since it contains the clutch, engine mount, and tire all in a small amount of space. He had suggested before that I might not be that satisfied with the Hegar Mystery Clutch. In his opinion it would be perfect for the Red Devil, but has a tendency to not keep settings. We talked about switching to a Horstman axle oil clutch because it is easy to set and holds it. It is one of the two main clutches used in enduro racing today, the other being SMC. Setting it involves removing six bolts around the clutch and measuring the depth to the plate, then replacing the bolts. Then run the engine with the tach to see where the stall speed is and set accordingly. I have seen racers sitting in their karts in the pits doing the "WHAAAA, WHAAAA, WHAAAA..." then shut it off and smile. Yea... setting the clutch. 😀 Since the reasons for switching to this engine and kart are to keep me from thrashing and missing track time, I decided to go ahead and buy the Hortsman from Rick that day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick and Hartman in his shop. Note the axle is in. The silver and black disk on axle next to the tire is the Hortsman clutch.</td></tr>
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Installing it was a real eye-opener. We had to get all the locking collars, clutch, engine mount, hub, and tire spaced correctly so the driver sprocket on the engine lined up with the sprocket on the clutch. Here are a couple shots. Yes, I am also moving to the more reliable and much more safe belt drive.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clutch, locking collar, engine mount bearing, then bearing locking collar. <br />
These six bolts on the side of the clutch set the clutch. </td></tr>
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This process took quite awhile and involved putting on the engine, lining-up the sprockets, then lifting the engine off to add or subtract spacers on either side of the mount. I must have lifted and held up the engine 20 times... but look at these biceps! </div>
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Once that was done I was able to take this image of the engine in place and text it to Pam. Due to the perspective of the shot, Pam thought the engine was sitting on the ground next to Rick. </div>
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Here's the text exchange: </div>
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<b>Pam:</b> Is that the engine??</div>
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<b>Todd:</b> yep!</div>
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<b>Pam:</b> How fast will you be going?!?</div>
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<b>Todd:</b> faster</div>
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<b>Pam:</b> How much faster?</div>
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<b>Todd:</b> enough 😀</div>
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The engine is not as huge as it looks in the photo. But I love the image... that the engine looks like a large block V1. Didn't mean to do that. Here is a better look at it.<br />
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After getting the engine in place we figured out how the exhaust pipe was to be situated. The pipe is a A4 and should have a header length of 7.5" (I may have that title wrong)<br />
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Next Rick checked out the engine. Now remember, this whole karting thing got started because Dad and I wanted a project to work on together, which was tearing down the McCulloch engine. We tore it down and put it back together. I thought that is what you did. Since this Yamaha engine was used, I thought Rick would tear it down, replace bearings, etc. BUT NO... he looked through the exhaust port and found a very good pattern on the cylinder, meaning someone probably did a good job of prep before selling it. So no need to tear it down. He did remove the carb and put in a new gasket kit (I did not get any images). The Yamaha carb kits are cheap and readily available, as opposed to the Mac carb kits.<br />
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Then it was time to <b><i>really</i></b> check it out! Crank it up! Rick has a welding table which he bolts the engine onto, then start the engine (Sorry for the changing angle). It started right up and heated up well. Rick said it "had good bark"... but is that good or bad? He said it seemed like a very good engine.<br />
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One interesting point about this engine is that it has been flipped. Due to the normal placement of clutch and starter nut, KT100s are placed on the left hand side. Sometime in the past the engine was taken apart and the bottom end and other parts turned 180 degrees. This was a wonderful design feature!</div>
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After getting all that set, he showed me a few of the little details which help keep things simple. He asked what bolts and nuts I was using for the floor pan. I showed him, but he strongly suggested using these 1/4"-28 serrated flange bolts with button head bolts. The serrations dig into the aluminum plate and resist vibrations. Even with these, he suggested hitting each one with the green Lock-tite which seeps into threads.<br />
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Another detail new to me is using this fixture on the throttle cable tube. The orange plastic on the fixture captures the tubing without using a ferrel and compression nut.<br />
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Then he let me know that the steel tabs on the toe bumper need to be removed. They are hazardous in case I were to hit someone... they would become knives! So I need to use an angel grinder to cut off the tabs, then slowly grind and sand the tabs until they are not even seen. The tabs were used to support an early piece of bodywork. <br />
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And we were done...<br />
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Next is sealing the frame, then start to put things back on to the kart: steering, pans, pedals, etc.<br />
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Here are some photos of Rick's shop. It has sooooo much character!<br />
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This May will be five years since Dad passed. And four years since I raced the Red Devil, which this blog was dedicated to document. What started as a project to learn how to rebuild the Mac engine, and to spend time together, turned into a full-fledged restoration. I raced it at a Grattan event, and Mid-Ohio for three events... and had a BLAST!!! Arguably, I was always the slowest guy of the event, but that was fine with me since I was just learning. </div>
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Now it is time to put the Red Devil, and the Mac engines, on the wall. Rick Chapman had been suggesting that every summer, especially last year. Then I saw some video of me being passed by two other Piston Port karts... I was a moving chicane!! In one race I was able to draft behind a modern kart for a few laps which the most competition I had ever seen. </div>
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The Red Devil has been a wonderful project. Fridays in the barn with Dad will always be precious.</div>
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NOW IT'S TIME TO JOIN THE BIG GUYS!!!</div>
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This post initiates a new project: The restoration of the 1979 Hartman enduro which I received free from Colm Higgins via Rick Chapman in 2013. </div>
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It has several important pieces missing, but thankfully the hard-to-find parts were included. I am especially blessed to have the complete front brake/hub/wheel assemblies and tanks. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ID# on steering hump: SD79 SD=Steve Derkson who welded all the enduro frames 79=the year-1979</td></tr>
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I am getting great help from Rick, but have also received Hartman help from Greg O'Dell, who has been racing for decades and owns a couple Hartmans. We are working on getting an engine, clutch and pipe from him. Here's one he ran at Mid-Ohio: </div>
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That's what I am shooting for! The Hartman karts all left the factory with polished, bare metal frames. Mine has been powder coated. I will be stripping the paint and trying to polish it up, though I doubt it will anywhere close to the original. SteveO has recommended chemically removing the paint with Aircraft Stripper (insert humor here) sealing the metal with SharkHide.</div>
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Just as I found out with the Red Devil, this kart is also just bent metal tubing with pieces of metal and plastic added to it. BUT the design and technology comparison is huge. The Hartman demonstrates the summit of 1979 kart design. </div>
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<li>The frame tubes are larger</li>
<li>The axle bearings are industrial with locking collars and steel pins assuring the axle will not slip</li>
<li>The fuel tanks are linked together with fuel line to allow fuel levels to remain the same over a stint</li>
<li>All joints use Hyme joints</li>
<li>Front brakes which feature tiny springs to control the brake disk floats </li>
<li>Brake linkages designed scientifically for front/rear bias</li>
<li>Two piece wheels without tubes and only THREE bolts </li>
<li>Pressed in splined kingpins </li>
<li>Floorpan is thick steel, heavy enough to stand on</li>
<li>Floorpan bolts every four-to-six inches</li>
<li>Everything is bigger, thicker, and more rugged</li>
<li>Everything is safety wired!! </li>
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The last week before Mid-Ohio was not what I expected. I had hoped to have lots of time to assemble the second engine, then get both engines started. That didn't happen.<br />
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Before last year's Mid-Ohio race I decided to rebuild the brakes and change the brake fluid to DOT5 because it is easy to find and I didn't know for certain which o-rings had been used (wrong o-ring with wrong fluid could be very bad). Due to my mistakes rebuilding the left caliper, it was not a good result (see prior posts). After rebuilding the calipers all I needed to do was bleed them, but it just would not work.... bubbles would not go away...even with the kart standing upright against the wall for 24 hours. Very frustrating! <br />
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Also, I did not like the look of the left caliper. The space between the puck housing and the platter was not consistent which made me think it would pinch. The brake system on the Hartman frame had been set up for the mineral oil RED fluid, so I decided to replace the left caliper and both master cylinders with those. Disassemble, clean, dry, buy o-rings, change o-rings, reassemble, install, bleed. All that took most of a day. And the bleed was still not working. ARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!<br />
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Then on what should have been packing day I decided to call Rick Chapman about the clutch sprocket being angles differently from the axle sprocket. They were visibly off. <br />
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He agreed it was a problem, so I used a level and confirmed it was way off, and pulled out another motor mount and mount support from Dad's stash. As I compared the used and "new" support, I found out the old one was bent just ever so slightly. The new pieces were perfectly level! YEAAAA!!!!<br />
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I had noticed about half the shoe material a clutch arm was missing. It worked fine last year but still wanted to replace it. I found a piece of old shoe material on a vintage, unused arm. To use it I had to drill out the rivets, then rivet it into place on the good arm. I went through all this because after last year I contacted Steve O'Hara and asked him to check out video of the four-cycling and he suggested I add four teeth to the sprocket and also add weight to the clutch arms. The sprockets came at Christmas and then I added three washers to each arm. <br />
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With that done, I finally got to packing which went on until near midnight.<br />
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We were fortunate to be able to use HI-LO camper borrowed from friends in order to stay at the track... right in front of the garage...and save hotel money.<br />
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We went through a huge hail storm near Athens, Ohio, but it was a good trip. Just as we arrived at the track, another line of storms hit. This and electrical issues made getting the camper raised a long, wet slog and wasted my evening garage time reserved for final tinkering on the kart. We were soaked and tired that evening. We drove up to the shower building and found out "this is not KOA!" Let's just say they were adequate... for that night. The bright point was receiving the kart stand from Rick. Such a huge help!! Thanks Rick!!<br />
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Practice day Friday morning was wonderful... just roll out of bed and walk 20 steps to the garage. No 4a.m. alarm, hotel breakfast, and 30 minute drive to the track. After the 7:30a.m. drivers meeting I spent the morning safety wiring the brakes and bleeding the brakes. Bleeding was still not working well, so I asked Rick and Colm Higgins. Colm suggested replacing a brake line which had a coupling in the middle of it, so I did the change with a piece from... Rick. I had been trying to do the bleeding as shown in earlier posts, but it just would not work. Rick suggested bleeding the old way... like on a car... takes two people... pump peddle-crack bleeder-let out air-close-pump-until all air is out. Pam helped and it was done in under five minutes. Finally, I was all ready and only missed a couple practice sessions. <br />
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Rick started the kart at the garage just to make sure it would fire. It actually idled! After we pushed down to the grid, Pam used the new starter to start me...fired right off and the engine was strong... until I headed down the pits... and it slowly sputtered and died. I was very frustrated... The next practice session I set the needles to my normal settings and it was very strong down the pits and onto the track, up the hill and around the Keyhole. Then down the back stretch it four-cycled, as normal, then strong up the Roller-Coaster to the left hander. CLANG-CLANG-CLANG... Just like last year...Chain off again... same spot!!! I had to wait out that practice behind the guardrail.<br />
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The new sprocket hub must have moved! I tightened the crap out of that thing and added thread-lock to it. Back at the garage I was cleaning the grass off and studying the dang sprocket hub. The space between the sprocket and the tire seemed not to have changed... but.. but.. that doesn't make sense. DING!! then it all became clear: The motor mount had moved! All the problems last year and this year were due to FORGETTING to put locking collars on the axle on either side of the engine mount when I rebuilt the axle bearings OVER A YEAR AGO! I looked through early photos from the kart restoration blog and found this photo of Dad's finger... explaining locking collars!<br />
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UGHHHHHHHH!!!! I felt so stupid. Another huge, big lesson. Then I spent a while walking around to different garages asking and begging for two 1" locking collars. Finally, I found ONE in Rick's stash and just moved one already on the axle over about 1/8". The mount is not moving now!!! It was about this time Rick suggested I retire this kart and engine to upgrade to the Hartman and a Yamaha. He told the same thing to Pam after she expressed her frustrations.<br />
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I got out one session and it ran great and the chain did not come off!!! That was all for Friday. Lots of frustration, but things got worked out. That's what practice days are for, right?!<br />
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Saturday started like Friday... roll out and go to the garage. After the driver's meeting I was getting the kart ready in the garage and saw my brother Steve trying to find a parking place, just before the first practice. I pushed down to the pits while Pam was still getting ready and a karter (Low Budget Racing) from the next group started me just as Steve walked up. A practice without a hitch!!! After I pulled in and got parked in the pits, I greeted Steve then tried to be a real karter by "cutting the plug" to check how rich the fuel mixture was. Maybe just a bit rich. Steve tried to start me for the next session but it would not fire... In the excitement I had not tightened the spark plug!! With that taken care of I was able to get out a little.<br />
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Just before my first race Pam left to see her family nearby in Columbus.<br />
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I was all ready for my first race, which was Race 2, in the Vintage USA Piston Port class for 100cc engines. This class combines the vintage McCulloch engines and vintage foreign engines, but, as always, we are in with modern karts. This class was affectionately called the Geriatric Ward!<br />
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It started right up on and pulled great off the line and up the hill. Being the slowest and last kart off the grid, I had a great view of dozens of karts heading into the Keyhole - dodging and weaving for position. I ran two laps very strong, then I in anticipation of the four-cycling on the back straight, I leaned it out, but the needle felt like it had moved. I tweaked it going down the straight but had to stop at the right hand turn heading up the Roller-Coaster... but the throttle did not get any response and by the top of the hill all I could hear was the piston - fooop foooop fooooop foooooop foooop. OH Crap!! I finally stuck it!! So again I watched the rest of the race from the same spot... last year when the chain came off. <br />
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Back at the garage I told Steve all about it... running great... getting hot temps... loose needle. I was thinking about pulling the engine when he suggested we see it would start. Fired right off!! Thank the LORD!!! I was so relieved... so we pulled the Hi needle and I got out the needle gaskets and talked about it over lunch. Before the next race we consulted with Rick on the needle gaskets, which he said to double up. Then I told him there was gunk in the fuel line. I showed him an in-line gas filter I got from Comet Kart Sales and asked if it was good idea? He asked if the engine was being effected? "No." Then he asked if I wanted to get rid of the gunk? "Yes." "Then close your eyes!" he said back. He reemphasized what he had told me several times... "don't over think it!" and "if it's working, don't touch it!" So we went back to garage and relaxed. Pam got back in time for the second race. As we waited I got up to do something to the kart and Pam shouted, "NO TINKERING!!" <br />
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My second race was Race 5, the Vintage Unlimited for vintage engines up to 125cc. My Mac is 100cc so I still count, but I am even more slow than the rest of the modern karts in the race. As we waited in line to get to the starting grid, I noticed a man and woman on the garage balcony waving at someone behind us. They looked like team owners. I slyly told Pam about them, then noticed her cousin Deana weaving through the karts towards us! What a great surprise!! She had just been with them and they trekked up to the track to see me race. Very special!! <br />
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I started strong, worked with the Hi needle every lap, and finished strong!! Seeing friends and family cheering on the wall is sooo enjoyable!! It ran so very strong, but I had to watch the temperature. But I noticed the heat depended on the type of track I was on and how aggressive I was. A-HA! I figured out I could lean the Hi needle on the back stretch then clean out the carb before the turn to get the power back. After the race lots of people gave me congratulations and we hung out with Mike and Deana in the garage. He had lots of questions... which I was happy to answer!! He seemed to really enjoy this new experience. I enjoyed getting to know him a bit better. <br />
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After they left Pam made spaghetti, and we had a few hours of talking with Steve before he headed home. It was so very enjoyable to have him there to share the experience. It's nostalgic but very different as adults. And living several states apart, it was the most time we have spent together in decades.<br />
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Sunday started like the other days, but before the first practice Rick asked how it was running. I told him about tweaking with the Hi needle, but he seemed not to like me doing that. He leaned down and turned both needles ever so slightly... probably 1/16th! Every lap was very strong and NO four-cycling on the back stretch!! Just that much changed the whole day.<br />
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Race 1 was very strong!! I did richen the mixture just a bit to keep the temp down, but my best times decreased by FOUR SECONDS!! VERY FUN!!! I was able to draft with a slow kart from the Briggs and Stratton class until I had to worry about temps.<br />
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As we were on the grid for Race 2, I looked down and saw a clutch cover bolt sticking out!! YIKES!! Then another bolt was missing!! Thankfully, Mark d'Elia ran to his pit and brought back spare parts and tools. THANK YOU, MARK!!! Although "NO TINKERING!" is our new catch phrase, we found out there is some necessary tinkering between races. A couple people suggested that I use Lock-tite on the bolts, but I told them that I did! That probably meant the clutch was super hot and melted the Lock-tite. <br />
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The whole race the engine still was pulling strong but I could feel heat on my shoulder and the readings were getting up to 400*F and beyond. I wanted to finish so I allowed the engine to relax on the backstretch a bit. And I did finish!! That was 3 out of 4 finishes!! Amazing how well it all runs when the kinks are worked out!!<br />
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Then it was clean up time. We packed up and headed to the hotel for a relaxing evening and nice, hot, long (and private) showers. AAAhhhhhhhhh!!<br />
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It the started out with some frustrations but ended up very well. The Dart Kart Club offered a Package which I took advantage of: one price and I was able to get a Pit pass, Friday practice, and any race I could enter. I doubled my races and saved some money. Thanks DKC!!<br />
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Before last year's season, Dart Kart Club decided to quit WKA and go with AKRA as the sanctioning body. I really like the leaders. The seem to genuinely want enduro/road racing to flourish. This year they invited CES (Championship Enduro Series) from the Illinois-Oklahoma-Kansas area to Mid-Ohio. They were set up in massive party tents in the paddock.<br />
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That gave quite a boost to the number of entries. It was reported there were over 500 entries! Best numbers since 2012.<br />
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With the bolts being loose or missing, I was afraid the clutch oil would be all gone, causing the hi temps. After getting home I pulled the clutch cover and discovered most of the oil remained. Burnt and smelly!! But some of the new shoe was missing... ground to a pulp by the rotating arms. There were some chunks but most of it was a powder in the oil. No wonder the clutch was hot! Friction Friction Friction!!!</div>
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I am carefully considering Rick's suggestion about putting Dad's Red Devil on the wall... it's a real trophy... for all the work with Dad, to all the races... finished and unfinished. I have pulled the Hartman kart out and placed it on stands next to the Red Devil. I can't wait to see what happens next...<br />
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<br />Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-50946689150290108312016-05-01T13:17:00.000-07:002016-05-01T18:16:37.994-07:00Flag is UP!<h2>
<i><b>It's May!</b></i> </h2>
Only 29 days until the 100th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.<br />
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And that means it's kart season. <i>WooHoo!! </i><br />
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Most of my time lately has been spent working on graphic design and letterpress projects. ( Selfish plug: tagdesignstudios.com ) <br />
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Christmas was a "KARTFEST!" I received many kart related gifts including a new starter ( more of a Pam gift to herself since she will be using it), a GoPro camera, a new smoked helmet shield, two new chains, two new chain breakers, and several new sprockets. All suggestions from my list.<br />
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Compared to last year I am way ahead as we approach Mid-Ohio in June. Last year I did a full engine and brake rebuild, along with new axle bearings and adding the Digitron. Not this year. I will be testing for air leaks, pop-off, and check on timing. Hopefully, that will be all before heading out.<br />
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I know it's silly... but one fun thing I put together over the winter was a new push stick. The one I created a couple years ago was steel tubing and bolted together... loosely. And with the tach/temp Digitron onto steering wheel now, the design was wrong and did not work as needed. I found aluminum tubing at Home Depot then took it to a local tool/welding shop - Jerrett Welding - near Pam's workplace. The design came from the pushsticks engineered by the guys from Boston. <br />
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One of the problems I had last year was with the left brake. It was always engaged and would not retract. And brakes were spongy with only one caliper working effectively. Over the winter I took an Airheart brake caliper off the Hartman kart and got to know the mechanism much better. Doing research on http://vintagekarts.com forums I found out even more from the kart veterans. I also tracked down a vintage kart magazine article about the magic of Airheart brakes and the legendary "drag ring," which looks like a warped washer. Instead it is a highly engineered and machined means to keep the puck exactly the right clearance as it wears. <br />
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One important thing was during rebuild to properly align the piston stem through the retaining ring as the piston is pressed back in. Airheart sells a pilot, but of course I didn't want to spend the $24 for it. I bought some brass tubing and had Jerrett Welding lathe it down to the proper dimension. Of course, I spent $30 on that. Oh well!<br />
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Another important factor is not to "snag" or "catch" the piston stem as it is pushed through the drag ring. Many vintage guys suggested using a hydraulic press to install the piston (NEVER USE A HAMMER--woops! another rookie mistake), but after investigating and looking at videos on youtube.com I thought that was overkill. So I started thinking about how to make a small one. Then BINGO! While at an antique store in northern Virginia I saw it... an antique bottle capper! </div>
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It delivers nice, even pressure I can control and also feel if there is any "catching" in the process. I purchased it for $12. The I made a tool from a PVC pipe fitting which gives a surface to press against during the "press out" process, flip it over, and use it for the "press in" process. It works great. I am right proud of it!<br />
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Last week I took the offending caliper off the cart and worked through a couple things. I replaced the bolts attaching the caliper to the frame from grade 5 to grade 8. That's when I noticed washers between the two pieces of the caliper... which should not be there. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the extra washers were... </td></tr>
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Why are they there? Then I remembered that last year I had a hard time getting the piston all the way in, which would leave the brake puck sticking out about 1/16"...probably because I used a hammer and socket to "press in" the piston and the piston stem "caught" on the drag ring. I must have "filled the gap" with the washers. With too much space the drag ring did its job too well and constantly caught the piston stem. NO Wonder the piston would not retract. <br />
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I took the caliper to the workbench and I pressed out the piston (the press worked great!), changed the o-ring seals, checked the retaining ring, and pressed it all back together in about 10 minutes. This time the piston pressed all the way in by hand. No need for extra washers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the caliper at the drag ring with retaining ring removed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the caliper at the retaining ring, drag ring, and o-ring seal.</td></tr>
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Bolt it back on, bleed it (thanks John Copeland), and all done in under an hour. <br />
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To bleed the brakes the master cylinder needs to be above the caliper, so I improvised and used a "get-along" to lift the front of the kart. <br />
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Tinkering and figuring out solutions are some of my favorite parts of karting. OKAY... and racing!<br />
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Since I have two master cylinders, I use an adjustable linkage between the two. Originally, it was designed to bias the front or rear brakes when this kart had four-wheel brakes. I am working on getting the two master cylinders to work exactly together. <br />
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With last years problems Van Gilder suggested biasing to the right brake and away from the left sticking one. I am going to ask Rick Chapman if he knows exactly how it works. It seems easy enough, but just making sure.<br />
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I have been dreaming of getting an automatic kart stand so I can work alone. Then during a conversation with Rick he asked if I had a push stick. I said that I did but was dreaming of a kart lift. He has one and offered it to me for a great price.<br />
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One of the problems last year at Mid-Ohio was the chain. I dropped out of two races with a broken chain then a chain off the sprocket that clanged around and damaged the clutch sprocket. It actually cracked or broke off the tips of the hardened steel teeth on the clutch.<br />
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I asked Rick about it and he suggested I not use it. Fortunately, I have a second one from Dad's stash, but it did not have the bearing. I identified it, looked all over for it, then Rick sent me three... for free. I found out how to press-in the bearing with a bolt and nut on youtube.</div>
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Due to the sprocket alignment problem last year, Rick suggested giving up on the Lemelo aluminum oiler sprocket. It is a pain to align due to how it grips the axle. Dad's stash had another light sprocket but it also had a tricky system. I started looking for what Rich suggested - a sprocket with one sprocket head bolt for easy alignment. While looking for something else in the vintage stash bin, I saw something... </div>
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A never-opened GEM sprocket! That's real NOS...NEW-OLD-STOCK! Exactly what I needed.</div>
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Even before I got the kart running I had heard of setting-up the carb properly so it four-cycles at the end of the straight. At Mid-Ohio it does fine on the main straight but only lasts about 1/2 of the backstretch. So I sent a GoPro video of me at Mid-Ohio to Steve O'Hara, <i>karting demigod</i>, to ask for help. He was gracious and made two big suggestions:<br />
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<li>Since the engine was topping out at under 10,000 RPM, I should move up to a 64 tooth sprocket with the 14 tooth drive gear. This should allow higher revs. </li>
<li>The clutch was not engaging coming out of corners, so add weight to the clutch arms to get it to grab earlier.</li>
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To help with adjusting the carb, I have looked into using a remote carb adjuster. I bought one over a year ago but had let it sit. Recently, a vintage forum post asked about them and I joined in. SteveO posted some pictures of a set-up he used with great success using gears from remote control cars:<br />
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I have finally found similar gears and am now in the middle making a bracket from aluminum. The larger gear ratio will allow me to get more torque to the High Speed needle for easy and precise adjustment. We'll see how it goes.</div>
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Over the winter on a snow day I looked through Dad's old karting magazines looking for "how-to" articles. I found several that will help understand this old kart. I also found several advertisements for the Red Devil karts back when they were "the kart" to have in the late 60s. As a graphic designer, they are very evocative of that era.<br />
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The last post described my frustration trying to get on track at Mid-Ohio. OI-Vey!!!<br />
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I gave the gas I had mixed with Blendzall to Rick Chapman to burn at his shop. He called me last night to let me know that there was a problem. He used the fuel at a sprint race last weekend and could not get the engines to run. Lots of frustration until they changed out fuel. BINGO!! Another kart he prepared went to a race in Michigan with some of my gas and they also had problems until changing fuel. BINGO!!<br />
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Then it clicked.... My problems at Mid-Ohio, his problem this weekend, the problem in Michigan... all using my fuel. Something must be wrong with it. He opened it up and it did not smell like good fuel. Then at the end of the day they poured it out on the brush pile to burn.... and it would not light!! Nothing!!<br />
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I filled both 2 gallon tanks at Westerville, OH, with Regular Unleaded on way to Mid-Ohio. Maybe the tank was near empty so I got bad gas. It was raining on way to the track from the hotel, so maybe the rain worked into the tanks. <br />
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With this info I have learned another lesson: Check the fuel; buy fuel at the track; use only fresh gas.<br />
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This past weekend was Mid-Ohio hosted by Dart Kart Club. Several family members came from Indiana to see us and experience a kart race.. some for the first time... some first time in 40 years. Great to see Ann, Steve and Becky, Dad Glenn, and Scott. Steve was a great help getting some things done on the kart. And he was the official starter... He did great, even after a 40 year hiatus. It was a thrill to have him share in this. Some brought hot dogs and burgers. Others brought chips and desserts. Saturday was full of sharing about family and even meeting up with some old friends. John Copeland had lunch with us and told several stories about the old Indy Kart Club days. Bill Willis had helped me some with the engine and called his wife, Linda, for Ann to talk to. They had not talked in about 30 years. Then as I was packing up on Sunday a classmate of mine from Brownsburg came in and introduced herself. She had seen me on Friday and thought it was me but saw it was not a good time to interrupt. She is married to a 2nd generation karter who runs 125 Laydowns. Becky asked lots of good questions.<br />
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This photo is of our group watching the rain Saturday. Racing in the wet started, but many decided not to attempt to run. One race had one kart for the entire half-race. We were cheering for him to at least make it to the checkered. Dad Glenn had the comment of the weekend: "Weeeeeeeeeee" when describing the driver's excitement.<br />
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I had spent the last couple weeks trying to catch up on two years of not working on the kart: rebuilding breaks to make sure all fluid was consistent; building the engine; timing the engine; replacing 40 year old bearings. I ran out of time and did not even start the engine.. but it had good spark on the first try!<br />
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We drove up on Thursday to unload into our garage. Friday practice day was cool and rainy, but I was not able to get out due to engine problems. Looking back it was my own fault. I had a great spark at home but when I tested for it in the garage it was not there, so I tore the engine apart to re-time. But I was in such a hurry and I confused myself to the point of not thinking right. <br />
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After getting help from a couple Mac guys the test start failed with John Copeland controlling the carb. He said it sounded like there was an air leak. Pressure tested and it was fine. So we looked at the carb.<br />
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Rick Chapman spent about 2 hours trying to get it running with no success until 5:30pm Friday when he suggested the oil mixture was too much. I drained the fuel and made up a batch with Zoomie's No Castor Mix. Then he rebuilt the ignition and traded out the coil and condenser, set timing, stretched out the needle spring a bit... FINALLY, it started and ran great. <br />
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I bought a gallon of Zoomie's no castor magic oil blend. At 4oz per gallon of gas... that should work for a while. :-) I had been using Blendzall at 16:1 or 8oz/Gal, which should be right. The Guys from Boston said that would be great if it were in the 90s... but wet and cold makes the castor settle to the bottom and little gas makes it to the carb. <br />
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Saturday I was scheduled for the first race but it was raining. When they did open the track many did not want to chance it on a wet track. I skipped the race and spent time with the family expecting the rain to keep coming. But it cleared up late and after some prompting I entered the Vintage piston port class. Yep, a illegal engine but should get some track time. But my chain came off/broke after the Keyhole (turn 3). GGRRRRRR. On the tow line heading back in my brakes seemed really spongy.<br />
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The guys from Boston in the next garage were very interested to help and had all kinds of good suggestions. The best was bringing in Van Gilder. OH MY!! What a personality and tremendous knowledge! He found the left brake caliper was catching and not retracting. He suggested several things: brake tethers should be loose; loosen the brake bolts; add washer to separate disc sides; change brake bias to the good brake and allow the second to add some more braking if needed; go back to the more sturdy chain oiler to help support the sprocket. After getting dinner with family, I headed back to the garage to do those changes. I finally headed out at about midnight.<br />
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Sunday morning I was very down because when I left the night before I couldn't get all the air out of the brake system and anticipated not running practice. BUT.. I say Van and asked his opinion. He said it all looked good. And all the air bubbles were gone!! I was flabbergasted! Van pointed out the vacuum pulled them to the master cylinder overnight. I was psyched. Then Rick helped resize one of my old chains but he ended up giving me one of his space chains.<br />
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Then I thrashed for a while to get all the stuff done to get to practice: change to oiler, add washers to axles to keep tires tight. I was just hurrying. When was get to the grid for practice I did all the same things and signaled Pam hit the button on the starter. I choked the engine and gas just poured out. The cranking engine would have pulled the gas in just fine. JUST LET IT FIRE!! <br />
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Rick came to the rescue again and instantly knew the plug was wet. We used his starter and a new plug and out I went and ran a couple sessions. <br />
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Race 1 & 3 were combined so I had to come in to get gridded. We used an extra modern starter from Rick. The old belt starter just does not have the umph to get the engine to fire right off. At the start it pulled right off the line and pulled great. I was having fun going fast and sliding around some corners. Felt great!! I was even staying in sight of Rick with his Piston Port engine. And the brakes worked well, but a bit spongy. Then on the third lap the chain came off at the top of the downhill from turn 5 and ended up watching from behind the barriers of turn 6. In my hurry to get in practice I had not lined up the sprockets. AND had not greased the sprocket, so it probably got hot, expanded and easily slipped off. CLANGCHHDHHHDCHALLANANG<br />
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I was running 60/14 and 61/14 sprockets but my RPM would not get above high 9,000s. Rick suggested using a 64 or even 66.</div>
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Not the type of race weekend I wanted, but there were good things. I got to see family; some hopefully saw me in a new light; some might want to come back to another race!; Even in the frustration, I had fun and learned a tremendous amount of lessons.<br />
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<li>Carb gaskets (especially 40 year old ones) should not have cracks</li>
<li>Blendzall is not good for Macs in cool weather</li>
<li>16:1 is way too much oil for Macs</li>
<li>cut triangles in the top holes of the outer manifold gasket</li>
<li>use Zoomie's oil at 4oz per gallon (32/1)</li>
<li>change to grade 8 bolts on brakes</li>
<li>check brake caliper</li>
<li>when done bleeding brakes, PUSH THE BRAKE WHEN CLOSING THE CAP!! this creates a vacuum which will suck up any remaining air in the system</li>
<li>add a bolt, washer, and spring to the caliper to make sure it retracts</li>
<li>DON'T CHOKE THE ENGINE!! unless the engine is freshly rebuilt or bone dry!!</li>
<li>get a modern starter</li>
<li>let Pam design the starter platform; she's the one using it!</li>
<li>When you test for spark, just briskly move magnets back and forth under coil. No need to flip all the way around.</li>
<li>make an official pre-start check list for Pam to go through</li>
<li>use the feeler gauge under the right coil to flywheel at XXXX </li>
<li>Push coil to the right then tighten</li>
<li>Have lots of condensers; learn to test them.</li>
<li>Maybe move to electronic timing</li>
<li>use feeler gauge for points break -- .018"</li>
<li>Grease the sprocket!!</li>
<li>properly align the sprockets!!</li>
<li>make a new push stick like the ones the Boston Guys have!!</li>
<li>it's OK to use modern spark plugs... the 40 year old Autolites are great but unreliable</li>
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It's been over a year since my last posting. Life has changed dramatically.<br />
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New City<br />
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New home track! :-)<br />
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I can be in the pits at VIRingia International Raceway in under 45 minutes. And it is a great track! The WKA race this summer is the same weekend I am going to Albuquerque with my wife for a conference, so will have to wait another year to get on track near home.<br />
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The plan is to go to Mid-Ohio for the June 19-21 weekend. It's a 9-10 hour trip... but the bonus is many family members will be there for a visit. So not just a racing weekend.<br />
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Here's the kart shop now:<br />
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It has been a long time since I posted to this blog. Many things in life have happened to push karting the background. <br />
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However, I have have been working on transferring our family 8mm films to digital form. Nearly two years ago I happened upon this video ( http://vimeo.com/20950590 ) showing how to project the images directly onto the chip of a DSLR camera.<br />
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I created a similar set-up. The videos below are a part of the project. The results are not perfect as there is a flicker which I could not totally work around. I hope to make it better in the future.<br />
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Most of the video was shot by my father, Lyle Giles, and feature other karters, Pete Evans and Larry Goie from the Indy Kart Club. Thankfully, my mother, Wanda Giles, also controlled the camera some so we can see Dad racing and flagging.<br />
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You can watch the videos on this page, but I STRONGLY suggest clicking on the Youtube icon and watching it there. If your connection is fast enough, change the resolution 720HD video.<br />
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I hope you enjoy the videos!<br />
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One of the fun things about the kart restoration process with Dad was listening to him explain new tools to me. We used the tool below as a piston-stop, screwed in place of the spark plug. I always thought it was odd that the round end, which pressed against the piston, was a metal ball instead of a soft material. I have seen modern ones with a nylon tip.</div>
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At the same time I was needing to tear-down the clutch, but it was "bonded" to the crank on the taper. As Dad showed me, that is the best way to bond surfaces (don't make a bit of sense at first, but it is). You can use a big screw driver to put pressure on it, then tap the crank (hard... with a soft brass hammer) to get it to free up. BUT, that will ruin a clutch. The guys on the Mac forums said I would need a Foreign Fly Wheel Puller. Well, what is that?? I looked all over... nothing.</div>
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Then one day I was looking at this tool, the piston stop. the lower end looks like it would fit into the clutch. I walked out to the garage, grabbed the tool and the spare clutch arms. BINGO! I own a Foreign Fly Wheel Puller!!!! </div>
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So I put it onto the clutch, tightened it down, then slowly cranked the outer edge... BANG! off came the clutch!!</div>
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The project that had to be put on hold after finishing up the kart restoration has been to rebuild the second McCulloch engine. As far as I know Dad had never ran that engine, so it is Pete Evans-vintage. I found lots of old, dried grass...even a couple pieces in the cylinder!</div>
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I won't go into all the details on the tear-down (check the blog entries from fall 2011). </div>
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I ran into one snag, the upper right bolt was very tough!! It is a 1/4 head in a very tight spot. I tried to JB Weld a socket to it, but it popped off with light pressure.</div>
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Dad's back-outs were all too big, so I went to our family-owned hardware store for a tiny back-out. Lowes had nothing. I drilled it out and screwed it in... then put some "Breaker" on it, twisted.. did that a few times and it finally broke loose.</div>
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Then on to the cylinder head. One, two, three, four, five... five... five... No sixth head bolt. Then I noticed the piston and head were very black with carbon, which concerned me. The head gasket looked somewhat good, except it was rippled around the hole for the missing head bolt hole. So...it appears either Pete or Dad ran the engine with only five bolts!!!</div>
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I got some good advise from Rick Chapman on the carbon and state of the engine. He showed me how to clean up the piston and head with a Scotchbrite pad.</div>
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Then the bottom end and stuffer. It took some work and a razor blade to work it loose. </div>
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I am always amazed at the longevity of grease. Both engines had clear grease, still moist, on the rod pin bearings.</div>
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I needed to do some post-race testing on Engine#1 which included a pressure test. Before racing, it would hold 15lbs for an hour with no leaking. This time it would take 15lbs then quickly lose it in about 45 seconds. I sprayed soapy water on it, but could only hear bubble formed by a leak. After taking the black shroud off I traced it to the boss which holds the main crank bearing. The leaks were on either side of the ignition area (see arrows).</div>
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Flipping the cover over, I noticed a hairline in the boss (see arrows)</div>
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Rick took a look at it and said it is very common to have cracks and leaks at that point. He said many were caused by too much pressure on the crank when starting with a v-belt and pulley (cup) . He recommended changing to using a socket starter since his cracks stopped when he went that route.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Christmas </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">in</span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> July!</span></b></div>
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Late in the week after Mid-Ohio I noticed a post on a vintage kart online forum. Rick was GIVING AWAY a Hartman enduro kart, but it was already taken. I was a bit bummed because after seeing the vintage Foreign karts and driving one a short bit, I was interested in possibly thinking maybe in the future trying to find one. It would mean new tools, and more to learn, but it intrigued me. </div>
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Then about a day later Colm Higgins put one of his Hartman enduro karts on the same forum, for the same price - FREE!!! I jumped! and immediately sent him a note asking about it. I was the first one to reply and he would be pleased to give it to me. WOW! The kart was at Rick's in Ohio, so I had to make arrangements with him. Colm has another Hartman a few years newer and stated he would be taking some parts off the kart I would get. No problem.... Rick's was a bare frame, too, it would just take a bit to get parts. So in early July I took a trip to Rick's to pick-up a bare frame. I brought both my engines, both tore-down, and he took a look at them and gave me some great pointers and advice. Here is how I found the Hartman!</div>
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I was thrilled that the head rest was there, along with floor pans, and ALL the brakes...and even a set of front hubs and wheels. It would take some time tracking down the rest of the big parts. Then Rick said there was more in his trailer...BOTH TANKS!!! and a couple engine mounts, and a box of small parts.<br />
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I still need some major pieces like axle, engine, pipe, clutch.... but those some what easy to find.<br />
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Here it is in the bed of the truck... just fits, but probably not with a pipe.<br />
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If you know anything about karting, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, you will likely know the name Hartman. Kathey Hartman won practically every karting championship in North America running karts designed and built by her husband and brother-in-law (need to check my history). They are known for being beautiful crafted, with wonderful welds, and for being rare. There are a couple registries for Hartman karts online showing the serial number and who now owns it, and sometimes its full history. Some actually have Kathey's initials proving it was her personal kart. Here is the forged piece on the steering column showing "SD79", which denotes the welder and the year. <br />
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Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-1196306006738667022013-08-03T20:18:00.001-07:002013-08-05T06:50:47.790-07:00Mid-Ohio 2013It has taken a while for me to finally write up my experience at Mid-Ohio. Even though I was off for June and July, every day seemed to full of something.<br />
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Sandwiched between Grattan and Mid-Ohio was a vacation to our favorite place: The Outer Banks of North Carolina. I just have to share...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pam gave her Dad and me an airplane tour. Here is me, Pam's brother Scott, and Don, her dad. What a great time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don is a pilot, but has not flown in 20 years, but the pilot let him take the controls. He had a ball!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pam and I at the Bodie Lighthouse which we had not visited since our honeymoon in 1995</td></tr>
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For Grattan I had lots of nerves and had no idea what to expect. Mid-Ohio was to be my second race event and I was very pumped to get there. However, I had some work to do before hand.<br />
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Due to WKA and Dart Kart Club rules I had to alter my brake system. Two brake systems are required for safety reasons. I did not know that at Grattan and the tech was not as stringent. Thankfully, again Dad had saved all the parts for the kart and I was able to add the second master cylinder after cleaning it up and trading out the O-ring (I had already purchased about 100 O-rings). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the part I was dreading that I had not brought from Dad's: the connector between the master cylinders. This image was taken before the second MC was installed.</td></tr>
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Another good thing was the rear axle already has two caliper units. So all I had to do was take out the "T" in the line and add a second complete line.</div>
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I also had discussions with Rick Chapman concerning other safety rules. He strongly suggested using a driving suit instead of the leather jacket I used at Grattan. He graciously let me borrow a suit for the week-end. He also noted I must wear gloves. He took my deer skin leather work gloves as my hands. I got a chuckle out of that one.</div>
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So we packed up and headed out on Thursday afternoon to be able to pick-out a pit area in the paddock, unload, and be ready for practice on Friday morning. We picked a spot in the main paddock conveniently next to a port-a-potty, however as the weekend progressed it got a bit rank.</div>
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I found Rick at his garage and he gave me the driving suit and then headed for the hotel. The hotel was about 20 minutes away so we had to get up around 5 to get cleaned up, eat breakfast, and make it to the morning driver's meeting. We timed it just right to arrive just at the final call. Pam would catch a few more winks in the truck.</div>
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The other addition for Mid-Ohio was a push stick. I used aluminum conduit from Lowes and screwed them together. Not very elegant, but it works. Moving the kart was sooooo much easier!!!<br />
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In one of the emails with Rick, he mentioned he has a in-line fuel filter. I had never seen that before, but had noticed crud in the carb, so I added one. It was a simple one from Lowes for riding lawn mowers. Bad choice!! I could not get the engine to fire at all. I changed the plug and checked the arm in the carb. Still nothing. By this time I had missed a practice or two, so I headed down to ask Rick for help. He came up and looked at the carb, which looked good. I suggested tossing the filter. He agreed and brought up some new fuel line since I may have caused an air leak by using metal hose clamps. So he showed me how to used zip-ties to secure the fuel lines. Double up the ties and pull very tight. Guess what...It started right up!!</div>
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I got one practice in when Rick came up and asked if I would take out one of his vintage foreign karts. The driver would not arrive until later and the engine needed some time on it. I reminded him I had not driven anything besides a McCulloch. He just laughed and said I would be fine. I accused him of giving me a taste of a faster kart. A bit later I traded my numbers to the kart and headed for the hot grid. I was a bit nervous and was asking Rick questions on how to drive it, when he gave a rather humorous instruction... I better not repeat it here... but it made me laugh and broke the tension. Basically, he said I would be fine and to run it hard. He started the engine and off I went. First thing I noticed was how smooth the ride was. I got to the end of the pits and punched it a bit and it was very responsive and fast. Got off it for the chicane and the Keyhole, then full throttle for the back straight....very fast... then silence. The engine just quit. It was sooo smooth as I coasted then pulled off into the grass. Here is the kart as I waited to be picked up. I had not turned on the GoPro so I don't have any other images. </div>
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I was able practice a few more times in the afternoon and found out what "dieseling" is. Apparently at Grattan I never got the carb rich enough to start. The first time it did it was on the back stretch, gaining speed and RPMs and BANG! It felt like someone had bumped me from behind and I lost momentum. Fortunately, I remembered the forums talking about it and leaned the HI needle a touch. Every lap it would do the same thing. Finally, on the last practice on Saturday, I made it all the way down the back stretch before it dieseled, which is what should happen.</div>
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Rick's wife, Monique, fixed up a wonderful lunch for all the vintage guys and gals. Then I was able to finish up with lots of practice. The track is very demanding on many levels. Again, I was the slowest guy on the track, but it was exhilarating to be on the same track where Indycar runs... and where Dad ran.</div>
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I love talking with the guys around the track, especially at the grid. We get to talk about our kart details and history. It is all very friendly.<br />
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The race started good, but it seems like such a long time to get up to speed from the grid. Just the nature of the clutch and engine. It is just so cool to be on track with other guys and their karts. The views are all that I ever imagined, but soooo much more. </div>
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I was running behind Herb Dickle through the chicane and keyhole when he slowed down on the backstretch. I did not realize it, but he had lost the bolts holding his right rear on and lost the whole tire and hub at the end of the straight without any ill effect.</div>
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A lap later the steering was a bit sloppy in the Carousel, the last sweeping turn before the main straight. Same in turn 1 and the chicane, but really wobbly on the Keyhole. I had a puncture on my left rear, but took it easy and make it back to the pits. Bob Kurkowski came to check on me and Rick gave me a an "Good Job" pat on the back. It was good to be out there for a few laps, but felt some accomplishment that I handled it well. Pam took this shot as I watched the rest of my race. Then off to fix the flat.</div>
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I took the tire off and found a little hole in the tube and asked John Copeland for help looking for tire damage, but found none. I brought extra tubes, so all I had to do was replace it, and put the wheel back together. It took about 30 minutes. The thing would not seat, so I took it back to John and he used Windex as a lube and high pressure to seat it just fine!<br />
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Sunday morning was warm and I took full advantage of the practices. Here are three photos that I love. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Yep, I am ready to go."</td></tr>
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Mark Hicks was showing me how to use his wheel balancer during the first race when a helicopter flew over. Pam instantly asked, "why is there a helicopter?" I looked and saw it was green and white, so suspected it was a corporate helo for Savory/Green, the track owners. However, I was very wrong. A karter had a bad accident, causing a red flag. The helo was on the ground for about an hours while he was stabilized, then transported him to Columbus. That set a somber tone for the rest of the day. He suffered head trauma, but after extended hospitalization, was able to go home and seems to be heading for a full recovery (last I heard).<br />
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The race went much better, not problems. The dieseling would happen everylap at the back flagstand, but I decided to just lean it out a little, and pump the accelerator to clean it out, instead of going too lean. I wanted to finish!! The last few laps I was feeling so good I barely used my brakes and would go deeper and deeper into the turns before lifting. That is fun!! BTW: there is a heck of a hole on the inside of the apex of the Carousal. <br />
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Amazingly, all four of the Vintage USA guys in Sunday's race finished. Mark D'Elia said it was the first race he had finished since he got back to racing. We had a great time celebrating!<br />
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Here are some photos of the vintage karts at Mid-Ohio, June 2013</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Four Vintage USA crew. All finished!<br />
l-r: Bob Kurkowski, Todd Giles (me), Mark D'Elia, David Yohn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the grid for Vintage USA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Vintage Foreign grid behind Rick Chapman, with new helmet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: Keelie Mann</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: Rick Chapman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: John Copeland's Coyote</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: Mike Schalager with his dual Rupp; Bob helping out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: Keelie Mann</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: Mark Hicks' Emmick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Foreign: John Copeland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Schalager with his dual Rupp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Schalager</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saddle Up! Grid of Vintage Foreign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick had me take this kart out during Friday practice. Nice ride through the Keyhole to back straight...then died. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pregrid with the Vintage USA guys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and David discussing his original Goodyear Blue Streak tires. Great shape...used by his father a couple times in the 1970s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick Chapman and me. What a great help and mentor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pregrid for Vintage USA</td></tr>
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The WKA Nationals at Grattan was held May 17-18-19, 2013. This was my first race. </div>
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Dad and I had talked about what to do about a front of the kart. Should I leave the front as-is or add a front bumper. At the Grattan test day I was told the WKA rules call for a bumper on all enduro karts with a front porch since the driver's feet are in front of the front tires.(except the vintage karts with no front porch.) </div>
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I found a older guy here in Marion, Hal Canode, who has been building dragsters and funny car frames for 40 years. He took my drawing and did a great job.</div>
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So Thursday Pam and I packed up the truck bed and cab and headed for Grattan. We checked in on Thursday so we could be there bright and early on Friday for practice.</div>
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While in line for tech we got to be friends with Mark Hinds, another vintage driver, but he drives in the Vintage Euro class. Here is his push stick, which became sort of my guide. More on that later.</div>
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There are four practice groups on Friday. I was in the "slowest" group, Group 1. I tried to get the engine running but it just wouldn't, but got help from two kraters, Jim and Bill. Turns out the plug was fouled. I replaced it with an old Autolite plug from Dad's stash. Jim set the carb needles with a process I still don't quite understand. Lots of hi-revs and braking... probably could do it, but no yet.</div>
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I went out for the next practice... my first time on track. I took it very, very slow, got around to the last up-hil stretch and barely made it to the top and the main straight. It kept going slower and slower. So my first full speed dive into turn one had to wait. I was going so slow I finally had to pull off just after turn one. I had to wait a bit then get pulled back in. </div>
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The engine still was not running well and I was missing lots of track time. Between nerves, a small breakfast, and not drinking enough, I felt very down. I actually thought of giving it all up. </div>
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So here I am totally old school...jeans, leather jacket, and duct tape for a visor.</div>
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Off to the practice from the hot pit. Notice the large, yellow "X" on my helmet, denoting "rookie"</div>
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Zoom.. there I go... the slowest on the track.</div>
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Pam tried to do work in the garage. This was her office. But with no wifi it was hard for her to do her grading.</div>
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Saturday was the one year anniversary of Dad's death. I think it is very fitting to be racing on this day.</div>
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Here is what I wrote on the gas tank as a memorial. </div>
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Here I am waiting at the pre-grid with Bill. He started me so Pam could take video and photos of the start. Bill is a retired NYC garbage man who now lives in Florida.</div>
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My first race day I wore Dad's old Indy Kart Club shirt.</div>
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Initially, I tried to stay just left of the groove so I would not be too much in the way of the faster karts. But in the Sunday race I was feeling pretty racy. Still the slowest guy on the track, but having fun.</div>
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After my Sunday race Pam took photo...</div>
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And the result was taking first place in both races. OK... but with no competition. My best time on Saturday was 2min 10sec. But did much better on Sunday with a time of 1min 58sec. A 12 second difference. The average speed was 67mph...with lots of twists!</div>
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Here are some of the more modern karts...<br />
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Pam took some time pix around the track. It was her first true race and had lots of new experiences.<br />
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The last couple weeks I have been finalizing details in preparation for the test day at Grattan, especially the tires and clutch.</div>
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The last two tires from Fox Valley Kart came in and my helmet from Greg Wright at Rapid Racing. I went with flat black instead of all the graphics in hope of painting it. Its an up-to-date Snell 2010 so should be good for 7 more years.</div>
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Steve O'hara gave some advise on gearing, suggesting changing it for Grattan. I knew Dad had a couple more sprockets, but I hit the jackpot. In a soggy, moldy 40+ box, I found all these sprockets! They include: 53, 54, 55, 56 (4sets), 58, 59, 61. The sprocket on the kart is 60. The clutch is a 14, so 14/60 = 4.3 ratio. SteveO thought that would be fine.</div>
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The last start really heated the clutch, so I needed to check it out. Oil was drained and cover removed. It all looked fine and put it back together. On to the tires...<br />
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I removed the tires and wheels from the kart pretty easily. The fronts are no problem, but the the rears are tough, especially the right-rear. I had to take the wheel apart and remove the tire before I could get some leverage and movement. Snug is good, but I need to be able to remove it more quicker.<br />
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I was putting the first wheel back together when I had an "oh crud" moment: the bolts were too short! Great! How am I going to get new tires before Grattan??!! After checking the measurements several times of the old and new tires, I figured the problem is not the bolts, but the wheel halves not seating down in to the tire. They slide in nicely until an ever so slight thickening. I pounded with a mallet, stood on them, even huffed and puffed. NOPE! Then I recalled a certain vintage mentor saying what he used, so I got some, well, its called "personal lubricant." <br />
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Then I had a moment of inspiration: use longer bolts! The longer bolts will act as "come-alongs" bringing the halves together. Here is the first stage, long bolts all tightened up.<br />
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Then one by one, the long bolts are changed out with the original bolts. The first one went very slow, but got quicker with each one. Wrachet wrenches and cordless drill really helps.<br />
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Here they are, all buttoned up and ready to be balanced. That is BooBoo sniffing them. He is a Madagascar Pygmy Lion, so I locked him up so he did not start playing with one. Don't need a popped tire!<br />
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I had seen Dad do the balancing so many times as a kid, but couldn't think of what he used as an "axle". I used some threaded stock and a huge bolt. I seemed to work, but not as efficiently as I would want. So will think on that for a while. Each tire took two-four weights.<br />
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The test day was scheduled for Saturday, but cold temps and snow was forecast. The Grattan owner allowed the day to more to Sunday, which was forecast as 56º and sunny. I spent a late night Friday finishing up the details on the kart and packing up tools. We packed up the truck and headed out around 1PM on Saturday. Here is the truck... sort of 'old school'.</div>
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Grattan is about a 4-5hour trip up I-69 to Lansing then west to Grand Rapids. I was a bit keyed-up (that's a shocker), and was trying to stay hydrated, so the trip was closer 5.5hours due to bladder stops. Grattan, the town, is just a tiny village in the rolling hills. And they are rolling!!<br />
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Wow! I was shocked at the elevation changes. Here is a view of the track: the straight is in the foreground (karts travel right to left in this view) with turn one just off to the left, exit of 2 is just visible on top of the hill, then it dives down for 3...totally blind, off camber, left-hand turn! Standing there in person... it looks like karts will just slide off! Then up the hill to 4.<br />
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Then a downhill straight passed a pond.</div>
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Turn a little more right, there are the garages and the main straight.</div>
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Here is the upper paddock, the highest point of property with the pits and garages, which is all inside the track. Fun to see all the trailers...then my little red truck. </div>
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With the limited number of participants, we were able to use a garage.. NICE! <br />
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As you can tell here by my use of neck warmer and gloves, it was cold! The forecast was very wrong. When we got up it was 32º. The oil I use in the gas is castor bean oil, which separates out of the gas at about 50º, so I decided to wait to get to the track until it warmed up. At 11AM when we finally arrived at the track, it was only up to 36º with heavy overcast... instead of 54º and sunny. There were about only 5 guys running pretty slow. But we set-up and waited. <br />
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There were a couple guys that came in an looked at this strange machine. One guy said, "that looks old!" Another said, "Is that a Mac? I haven't seen one of those for years!" He's the one that suggested not going out. He wasn't either so nothing would be broken. Apparently, many guys got out between 9 and 11AM. <br />
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Then at about 11:45AM the snow started. Big, heavy, wet flakes.<br />
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After lunch I bought some fresh gas and some Klotz synthetic oil to prepare for cold weather running. I kept looking at my weather underground app on my iPhone, hoping it would show some clearing. At about 2PM I decided there was no "clearing over Terre Haute" and started packing up. It was just too wet, with puddles on the track. On the way home Pam checked the map and Grattan is only 36 miles from Lake Michigan. As we headed south the temp went up slowly until we got just north of Indiana, then it went up to 69º when we got to Fort Wayne. Sigh.<br />
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<br />Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-27450787100707692472013-03-30T21:51:00.001-07:002013-05-13T05:59:32.667-07:00Starting Engine... and a stroll<br />
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Friday was Good Friday, so I had the day off. Pam and I decided to have a day out driving somewhere and spending time together. Where better to go than a kart shop!</div>
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I had decided to order Hoosier tires from John Copeland at Fox Valley Kart in Lafayette. The tires were going to arrive this week at his shop and be shipped to me. BUT... with a lovely day. So we headed across country to Lafayette. Of course, we stopped at a couple antique stores on the way.</div>
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John was very busy with people connected with Purdue's Grand Prix, but I bought the two tires the size I needed and spend a few moments talking with him. He showed me his lay down kart and his latest vintage project. He was one of the first karters I met at Putnam Park in 2010 when I started this journey. He has given me some great advise and has a wonderful kart shop. I just wish it wasn't two hours away.</div>
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I chose Hoosier tires for obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. Of course, they are an Indiana product, but are very kart friendly and want to grow in this sector. The big kart tire companies like Dunlop and Bridgestone have had supply problems. </div>
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I also have decided to use the original wheels instead of getting new, modern ones. It will be more keeping with the vintage look and experience. The old Goodyear Blue Streak tires are 11/4.5 - 5 which means they are 11" diameter, 5" tread, and 4.5 diameter of wheel. John suggested using 4.5/10.0-5, but they are only 10" in diameter... Meaning my rear is 1" closer to the ground than Dad's!</div>
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So Saturday was the appointed day to try the engine again. I anticipated taking a ride around the circle, but I needed to air up all the tires and add a new inner tube to one of the vintage tires. I have already described the process, but here is a photo in the mids of it. The drill makes it go so much quicker.</div>
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As I was working with the engine temperature thermocouple, a wrench slipped and pulled back my finger nail. Yes... OUCH!!</div>
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So I called Official Starter Pam down and took a crack at it. A lot of time has been devoted to getting the engine prepared. Nearly a full rebuild, but I learned a lot about it. Here is a video of the experience:</div>
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It RUNS!! No air leak causing high revving. No clogged pulse holes causing high revving. Just good old kart sounds.</div>
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There is one problem I need to look at... the clutch. I had the kart on the stand to allow the wheels to turn and give the engine something to pull against. But after I shut it down, the clutch was smoking and suuupppperrrr HOT! Maybe some was the gas spilled on it, but it was sizzling! I think I saw tiny, tiny bubble of clutch oil bubbling out... it smoked for 5 minutes. </div>
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The clutch engages at higher RPMs after slipping at lower. But the arms are still in contact with the drum during that time. Once enough RPMs are achieved, the arms apply enough pressure due to centrifugal forces. Each arm has a bolt holding a number of small washers. Add more washers to have less slip (engage at lower RPM) and take some away for more slip (engage at higher RPMs). Dad talked about these clutches engaging at higher RPMs to get batter torque to get moving. So I will be looking into any changes. This was a test with lots of WAP WAP WAP.... alternating high and low RPM.. instead of constant high revs, thus constantly being engaged.</div>
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There is also some paperwork to be done before the racing begins. To run at WKA events I need to be a member. So that will go out soon. I get magazines, and even a card for my wallet!</div>
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The pre-entry blanks are out for the May Grattan Nationals! I have that filled out and ready to go. I will be in a Dart Kart Club local option class: Vintage USA. Basically, that is a vintage kart with an American made engine.. most will be McCulloch. My Saturday race is Race 6 - the last of the day. So I will have Friday for practice, then morning practice, and the big wait until late afternoon. OH, yea.. that is a day at the races. However, the race on Sunday is first, so I will be all done around noon. </div>
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I have also been working on something else this week as I waited to start the kart. Since I have never been in a enduro kart as an adult.. OR ever been to Grattan, I am creating a 3D model of the track to be used with the Red Devil Kart I created for the racing simulator rFactor. Hopefully, this will help me get to know the track. It won't have all the bells and whistles of the IRP, so its pretty quick and dirty. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Google Maps print-out with notes on walls, elevation, and points of interest like trees</td></tr>
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Speaking of my office.... it is all finished. It has taken a about a year and a half to think through everything, purchase furniture, paint, and build shelves. But I think it turned out pretty well. I love the 'hanging' book shelves and desk. The desk is an antique door, with hinges, that I got for $20!<br />
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From feedback from vintage mentors and the forums, the "screaming revs" may not have been from an air leak. The engine was holding good pressure, it may gave been from the copper coat sealant blocking the pulse holes. My understanding now is much better... won't get into the details here. That is good news! </div>
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One of the most experienced Mcculloch carb experts, Steve O'Hara, responded to my 'screaming' entry with good, solid, common sense advice. Thanks Steve!</div>
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I spent the week working on the carb, mostly cleaning off the sealant and paper gasket. I found the two pulse holes and paid close attention to cleaning them. The gasket came off with a putty knife. </div>
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Dad and I had filed the stuffer flat for the gasket there, a technique I did not know about. It ensures the surface is flat and clean. It is even more important for the carb since it does not take sealant.</div>
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I taped a piece of 220 grit sand paper to an old mirror with thick glass. This gave me a flat surface to sand the faces of the carb flat. Dad had shown me it is good to use a marker on the surface first, so that when that color is gone, the surface is ready. Good advice since I found that suggestion several times on the kart forums.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all flat and shiny!! I did go back and do more on the carb body (right)</td></tr>
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The first carb build, I just put the dry paper gaskets on the carb. BUT... now I know to soak them in oil or WD40 to help prevent air leaks. I used a zipper bag to let them juice-up over a few days.</div>
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All was going smooth until I was tightening the allen bolts on carb. As I tightened the one on the top left, it stripped. I almost hurled my lunch! <br />
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Took the carb plates off and found the threads were stripped, but just the first couple. A HA! But I had purchased some longer bolts for another area... they fit!<br />
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The middle bolt is the old one which stripped the thread. On the right is the new, long bolt. But I needed a star washer. HMMMM... so I looked in Dad's kart parts cabinet and BINGO! a 40+ year old box of star washers. <br />
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Dad had also gathered unused gaskets for carb and stuffer into separate containers. These new gaskets are from that collection. Without them I would be up the creek. I told Pam, "Bless Dad's heart!" I can't know his thoughts, but is almost like he know I would need them and was thinking ahead. I am finding that out a lot.<br />
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Here is the first gasket to go on. The four holes are very similar, but not exactly the same... smaller ones go on the studs.</div>
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Next the reed cage... two or the four reeds can be seen.<br />
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Then the gasket with the diagonal cut-outs for the pulse holes.<br />
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And DING! The BDC14 carb is back and ready to go!<br />
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Well... Not quite. I did a pop-off test. Tested out at about 20lbs, so may go in and lower the fulcrum arm a tad. (if you click on the photo you will see new markings on the new gauge. I dropped it on the bench, so the needle does not go to ZERO. Still works though)<br />
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Then the pressure test. So I had to take the carb off and attach the plates for the pressure test. <br />
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So the carb is done. Now to the ignition system. There was no spark after dunking the engine since I was not able to blew the water from behind the flywheel. I bought a $10 steering wheel puller (just like Dad's) at the local NAPA and a couple 1/4" bolts to attach to the flywheel. A little Blaster, more tension and a tap from the hammer... POP.. it came off.<br />
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I took all the ignition parts off and tested with the volt meter and got some strange readings. I am not an elect guy, so did some research on testing them, especially the coil (large yellow thing the spark plug wire comes out of). But I found out the readings were correct. I couldn't get a reading on the condenser with my volt meter, so I went to forums and Youtube for help. <br />
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I found this video tutorial which I first watched late last summer. It is an excellent tutorial, but the guy is so entertaining to listen to. He probably is a great guy with some great stories. NOTE: he is working on a Maytag clothes washer with a gas motor!! From before prevalent electrification!<br />
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I just used speaker wire and a 9-volt battery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">speaker held in the spark boot with an allen wrench. notice the paper booklet separating the block from wrench.</td></tr>
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NOTHING! NO SPARK! crap! must be the coil or the condenser. So I pulled out the extra engine and popped its flywheel off.. with the puller, but needed a good second tap with the hammer. Tested with the volt meter and pulled off the condenser. Put the different condenser on... NOTHING!<br />
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I was getting frustrated and tired since it was 10:30pm and I had been working on it for about 8 hours (Did take a date night pizza break with Pam at the Upper Crust Pizzaria. YUM!)<br />
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Then I looked down and saw it. The wire from the points/condenser was not attached to the coil. Plugged it in.. and ... IT SPARKED! That meant the coil and condenser were OK. <br />
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With that behind me, I can move on to the timing, then put it back on the kart, and try starting again!!</div>
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The Grattan test is 3 weeks from today. Need tires, helmet, and possibly a new brake master cylinder o-ring. :-(</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Today was the first time to start up the rebuilt MC91b1. Don't want to be long winded...just letting you know the facts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Cranked it over to get fuel line full and it popped. Hit it again and it started. it ran slow for but changed to higher pitch and settled. Reved it a couple times all seemed well. I choked it to shut it down, but had to pull the plug wire.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">waited a few minutes. Set the needle to the same place, cranked it, but it did not even pop. thought it was flooded, so waited a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Cranked it over, it started and ran faster than the other times, then quickly went "super screamer"!! I pulled the plug wire-NOTHING; choked it-NOTHING; finally turned off the low speed and it shut down.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">IT IS MY FIRST TIME STARTING/RUNNING A MAC. I have been gleaning info on this and other forums. You guys are a wealth of info. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">ANY THOUGHTS/HELP/ENCOURAGEMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. post here or PM me.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Thanks a ton!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully, there is a very active community of vintage karters with tons of knowledge being shared on a few discussion forums online ( </span><a href="http://www.ekartingnews.com/forum.php?sid=2b076d0f3327f97bc98ca390c17f9bc2" target="_blank">http://www.ekartingnews.com</a>; <a href="http://www.vintagekarts.com/forum/" target="_blank">http://www.vintagekarts.com</a>; <a href="http://vintagepowersport.com/vka/vka-forumBB3/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=186eb429c76fc968fab379075b721fea" target="_blank">http://vintagepowersport.com/vka</a>; <a href="http://www.rearenginekarts.com/phpBB30/index.php?sid=047273fbae95247fad4b49c86a6365fe" target="_blank">http://www.rearenginekarts.com</a> )<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I blew the engine dry so none of the steel parts would be harmed. But I didn't grab Dad's wheel puller so wasn't able to check for the leak or dry behind the flywheel. (Yes, I tried to use the screw driver and brass hammer technique, but it did not work.) the bubble was coming from around the points. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OH Crap! Electronic parts... made of ferrous materials... OH Crap! Later I checked for spark... NONE... GRRRRRR (more on that later)<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">After the first rebuild, I did a pressure check and found the original seals were toast. Rebuilt and added new seals and added silicone. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Will pull the flywheel and check/reseal all the screws/bolts on that side.</span></span><br />
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Here is the destroyed gasket. Copper coat can be seen. AND I found out there are these little holes in the end of the carb. They are called pulse holes and it is MANDATORY they be open and clean for this carb to run correctly. Rookie Mistake :-(<br />
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Last week I finally brought the kart home. The winter weather had kept me from heading down to Dad and Ann's to work on it since November. Finally, on my spring break I went down to do some chores for Ann, work on the kart and pack it up. The temperature was about 35º, so even with my woolies on I got chilled quickly. I tried to get the clutch working but to no avail, so I loaded up and headed home.<br />
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It has been wonderful to be able to tinker on the kart. Especially, since I am on a time crunch. I have paid reservations for a test day at Grattan Raceway in Michigan on April 13. About 25 karts will be there; most will be shifter karts, but will be a handful of 100cc Yamahas and then me... the total rookie with a vintage McCulloch. Call me "Milka." Pam will be going... everyone else is invited. SO EXITING.</div>
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Here is the kart where we have worked on for the last year or so. Room to move around and leave tools. </div>
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Dad purchased the Red Devil kart from Pete Evans in the early 1970s and many of the parts are in the original boxes. I filled two blue RubberMaid tubs with the parts I might need. Ann is letting some parts stay in the barn for now.</div>
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(one part I will need soon is the tire balancer. I forgot to pack it. It is the bent sheet metal piece behind the tire. Ann!! don't do anything with it. PLEASE!)</div>
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Here is the set up at home in the garage. Thankfully, the garage is long enough for the car to be in its normal place and still have room for the kart. This photo makes it look spacious... it's not. Just enough room to work.</div>
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One of my first tasks was to get the starter in working order. When Pam and I tried to start it back in November the starter wires popped and cracked and smoked. I found the insulation on the wire between the frame and the solenoid had melted. So I removed the insulation and taped it up. No more pops. A new battery and box were also purchased. It works very good now.</div>
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Then it was on to the brake tether. This a recent mandatory safety feature implemented around 2009. All karts must have a cable connecting the master cylinder arm to the brake pedal incase the brake rod malfunctions. About $10 in parts and there is a bit more safety.</div>
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The biggest task was getting the clutch to work. The pulley cup has the bolt that holds the whole thing together, BUT when it would be tightened the whole clutch would bind-up. That is not what a clutch should do. The large drum (and chain and tires) should move free of the pulley (and crank shaft) until the RPMs get high enough to engage the clutch, sending power to the tires.</div>
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This has been bothering me all winter. I asked a couple vintage mentors back in December and they suggested two things: 1) the half-moon key must be .02" below the shaft on the engine side. NOPE: mine was sticking up above the shaft. This probably kept the clutch from settling onto the cone; 2) the clutch may be too wide, so grind down the shoulder at the shaft hole. </div>
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One of my mentors said he probably would be able to figure it out in a couple seconds if he had it in his hands. That couldn't happen. I had to visualize it. So I measured and measured with a compass and drew up a reasonable representation of the Hartman Insta-slip clutch in Adobe Illustrator. I understand it pretty well now. Yea, its a bit nerdy, but its what I do. (the bar is 1" divided into 1/8th)</div>
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Here is the crank shaft coming out the engine</div>
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Here is the crank with the clutch drum on. The half-moon key can be seen on the top of the cone.</div>
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Here the key has been ground down to allow the .02" </div>
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Even after fixing the key, the clutch still bound up, so I moved onto testing the clutch hub. The clutch hub is attached to the crank and has the clutch shoes which swing out with centrifugal force to press against the drum The drum is attached to the chain sprocket which turns the tires.</div>
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It seemed the binding was caused by the should hub being to thick. I did some testing by putting Sharpie marks on the cone then tightening the clutch together. Ah Hah! the ink was not disturbed, thus the hub did not press or engage the cone securely.</div>
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The shoulder is the circle in the middle of the hub. It is only about 1/16" tall. So I started filing it... still binding. So off to the grinder... GRRRRRRRiiiiiiinnnndddddddddd.</div>
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Here is the shoulder after grinding. It is basically flush with the hub. The marks are where I tested to see if it touched the drum. NOPE. Put the whole clutch back together and it all worked!! So now the hub presses onto the cone and the drum moves freely from the pulley/crank</div>
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This is the other side of the hub - it faces away from the engine. The crank would protrude through the central hole and the pulley screws onto it. Even with the grinding the pulley would touch the clutch cover (third photo). So I put a washer on the crank to move the pulley out. It worked. </div>
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Now that the hub sits properly on the cone of the crank, I will "lap" the hub and crank with some grinding compound. Another new piece of info from Rick Chapman.</div>
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The next job will be to put the clutch back together and add the clutch oil to it. Here is the 40+ year old Hartman Clutch Oil. Should still be good.<br />
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I also brought home the second engine which probably last was ran by Pete Evans. I would like to tear it down and get it running as a spare.<br />
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This is the little chest which contains a lot of the little things needed for karting. Dad had this on the bench all these years. Under it I found the homemade cover and lock (coat hanger) for traveling. I love finding stuff like that.<br />
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In the bigger boxes were many special finds...clutch parts, brakes, exhausts, sprockets. And these: Autolite spark plugs in their original packaging from ~1974. The boxes are moist and falling apart but the plugs are perfect. So the question is: are today's plugs better?<br />
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The last thing I did was test the carburetor for the pop-off setting. I had not heard of this before about a month ago. But it is very important for proper fuel pumping. I looked all over for a gauge in Dad's tools, but found none. I could purchase a new gauge at a kart shop for $40-65, but saw some homemade ones on the kart blogs. So I spent about $30 on parts to create my own. Yea, sort of like creating my own bench, shelves, and lightsaber(star wars reference). <br />
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Proper pressure should be 12-18psi, but Steve O'Hara says he uses 28psi on Macs. My carb popped at 25psi<br />
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Another piece completed was adding zip-ties to several areas where parts might vibrate out of place. One of the most critical were the keys on the axle. Originally, Dad only had electrical tape holding the keys. Sometime I saw a kart online with zips on the keys, and thought it was a great idea.</div>
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I had to make a decision on what wheels to run. A couple mentors suggested I put away the original cast aluminum wheels and get new, modern spun aluminum wheels. That would add a lot of expense, so with a counter suggestion from another mentor, I will be using the original wheels. That means lots of time bolting the wheels together and the need for inner tubes. I have decided to go with Hoosier tires. Should call to order those on Friday. After that will be the helmet in early April.</div>
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CONTACT HOOSIER TIRE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS - Fox Valley (and tubes)</div>
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ADD FUEL FILTER TO FUEL LINE<br />
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Replace brake pin with bolt with locking nut/cotter pin<br />
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<strike>Buy gasoline (which grade?) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">sunoco or shell premium (called Hi-test in past)</span></strike><br />
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Review first start procedure ( 1-2oz. fuel mix in carb and .5-1oz through plug hole to cylinder): idle for 10 minutes until warmed up on horses/stand; repeat 3 times; re-torque head bolts)<br />
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<strike>Remove engine swing mount to fix rubber gasket</strike><br />
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Tighten engine mounting bolts to torque limit (loc-tite) CHECK<br />
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Open the fuel valve<br />
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Set carb needles per manual before start<br />
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Balance tires<br />
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Balance frame with a scale under each tire (what then? tire pressure? frame?)<br />
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Put temp gauge on spark plug (gauge is in helmet bag. where is the plug end?)<br />
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Buy strong rod bolts (Bonbright)<br />
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Set clutch at high rpm<br />
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Inventory all kart parts and tools<br />
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catalog what tools are needed<br />
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table for pits<br />
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Start wiki of info<br />
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I had a chance for a mid-week visit to work on the kart last week. Pam was volunteering at an event in downtown Indy, so I tagged along. The main goal was to start the engine... finally!<br />
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The photo above is the first time I had sat in the kart since we started the restoration. I found out a couple things: <br />
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<li>Since Pete Evans owned the kart before Dad, I suspect this kart was created for a person of Pete's, um, width. My hips did not fit down between the seat rails. It's not a "loose a few pounds" problem. I could weigh 100lbs, and my pelvis still wouldn't fit.</li>
<li>I can barely reach across my chest to change the carb settings. I will figure something out. The use of triggers on the steering wheel for the Hi-needle makes a lot of sense.</li>
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Earlier I had put the fuel line on in a more direct route, basically "up" from the tank. I figured it is better to loop it up and around so the fuel will build up on the down side.<br />
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This is another piece burnt in to my memories... the starter!</div>
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I am not sure if Dad created it, but it is pretty ingenious. The karts of the 60s and early 70s were started with electric motors (car starters!) using fan belts to go from pulley to pulley. I pulled the battery out of Dad's truck and hooked it up. As with all of the other pieces, it hadn't turned in 40 years. But it did! Just not very fast. </div>
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I set the needles to the suggested settings and added fuel mixture to the carb and cylinder before firing the first time.</div>
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This video is just a short sample of what we did for about an hour. It might pop a few times, but nothing close to starting. I set the Seemed like the belt (an old one of the mower) was too worn, so I went to town for a new one. The starter was still very slow and gave no hope of starting the engine. So I grabbed a Sears 1/2" drill from the shelf to turn the crank with the bolt securing the clutch. </div>
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It did turn the engine over and did pop a few times, but just did not have speed to get a good fire. So I had to finally give up for the night. This has made me think seriously changing to a nut starter with a small hand-held starter. I will hold off for now, but am investigating.</div>
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To top it all off, when I put the battery back in Dad's truck, it couldn't turn over the engine. It was on the charger all night, but still could not start the engine. So the truck has new battery. I did not try the new battery with the kart... but really look forward to it.</div>
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<br />Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-30078567455807844122012-10-22T20:30:00.000-07:002012-10-22T20:30:16.877-07:00Perfect timing!The last post described Randy and I struggling with the clutch. Finally, at the last moment it was fixed. <div>
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Ann gave me a small sack with more of Dad's karting items. Here are some pix of those items: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was gift to Dad a few years ago. It is about 4" long and comes with a "air gun" for changing out parts and tires. </td></tr>
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These items apparently came with a clutch shoes that was sent from Chicago. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Page of owners manual </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parts illustration with more detail than the one I already have. <br />This confirmed that there needs to be a spacer placed on the crank. It is part 1012, top center </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parts list and PRICING on back of parts illustration. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installation instructions with lots of good info.</td></tr>
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This is a hand-written note from "someone" a the shop where the carb and clutch shoes came from. There are eleven pages, all with wonderful and needed instructions. I have not shown the letterhead for a particular reasons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a sample page with instructions on how to mix alcohol fuel. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Point-by-point instructions for installing clutch. I started laughing when I saw this. Really could have used this on the last two work days! But it does confirm what we figured out.</td></tr>
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These items were in another envelope from G.E.M. Products. They are still around.<br />
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Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-31693966325199866272012-10-20T10:02:00.000-07:002012-10-20T10:05:19.736-07:00Clutch... Finally!In the last post the clutch was assembled. However, there was a problem. When the starter pulley was tightened onto the crankshaft, the whole assembly would move as one. Not a good thing!<br />
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Here is a quick description of this clutch. This photo helps:<br />
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The finned object is the engine. The brown ring is the clutch drum, which the chain sprocket attached to it. Inside the drum are the clutch shoes. In the very middle the tip of the crankshaft (which is how the power is transferred from the engine.)</div>
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When the engine is running at an idle or low revs, the shoes rotate with the crank, but don't catch on to the wall of the drum. At high revs, centrifugal force throws throws the shoes out with such pressure that they "catch" the drum wall, thus turning it and the wheels.</div>
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If the two move as one, when the engine is running... the wheels would turn.</div>
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SO.... The MUST NOT MOVE AS ONE!!<br />
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Since Randy was down for the day to help with projects, we worked together, hoping to start the engine. </div>
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I would tighten the pulley, but it would bind up. We compared the clutch parts illustration with the actually parts. </div>
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So we tore it down. There were a couple washers and a retaining nut missing. We would think about it... Talk about. Put it back together. Tear it back down. Look at it. Talk about it. Just a bit frustrating. It just seemed to bind up.</div>
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Finally, we decided to put a put washers in to replace the missing ones. By looking in Dad's cache of washers, we found a couple good sized washers to be a spacer. We decided to put a spacer on the crankshaft to move the pulley away from the cover. The spacer used looked like this locking washer, only a regular washer. </div>
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Then we went to town to look for steel and bronze washers per the parts list.<br />
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Here are the copper washers purchased.<br />
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I also bought a gas can for kart use. But will probably take it back.... didn't realize it was $18.00!!<br />
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We came back and put it all back together.... still no joy. Randy looked at the bearings on either side and found the needle bearings were not turning and also no grease. It took a while a bit of Blaster and compressed air, but finally the bearing started moving. Then the both bearings were packed with grease. Put the clutch back together. Still binding!!! UGHHHHHHHHHHH!<br />
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As always happens, we had to leave it undone to go to dinner. Dinner was awesome! BBQ ribs at Squealers in Mooresville, IN. Steve and Becky came down to eat with us. It was very good dinner.<br />
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Randy had a battery problem so I ran him to town so he could go home. The bearings had the evening to get greasy, so I tried one more time before heading home.<br />
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I put the spacer on the crankshaft then put on the pulley. BINGO!! the pulley tightened up, but did not bind up to the clutch !!! They move separate!<br />
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Next up... a good tech/safety inspection, then start it up!<br />
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Brake safety tether (KISS) 3' 1/8" CABLE / 2 CABLE CLAMPS /A LOC-TITE</div>
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CONTACT HOOSIER TIRE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS</div>
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ADD FUEL FILTER TO FUEL LINE<br />
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Replace pin with bolt with locking nut/cotter pin<br />
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Buy gasoline (which grade?) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">sunoco or shell premium (called Hi-test in past)</span><br />
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Mix gasoline and oil (20:1 or 16:1) (10-12oz Burris castor:1gal gas) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Shell & Stihl oil (add stabilizer for end of day flush)</span><br />
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Review first start procedure ( 1-2oz. fuel mix in carb and .5-1oz through plug hole to cylinder): idle for 10 minutes until warmed up on horses/stand; repeat 3 times; re-torque head bolts)<br />
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<strike>Remove engine swing mount to fix rubber gasket</strike><br />
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<strike>Place locking collar on Swing mount on axle (use punch to tighten then set screw)<br /><br />Place engine on swing mount<br /><br />Tighten engine mounting bolts to torque limit (loc-tite)</strike> CHECK<br />
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<strike>Align sprocket/oiler to drive sprocket (oiler not allowed. put lube on sprocket)</strike><br />
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<strike>Fill oiler at track(~70weight gear oil)(holds enough for one hour of racing)</strike><br />
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Connect throttle cable to carb; attach to frame with zip-ties<br />
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Connect brake tubing to frame with zip-ties<br />
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Battery to starter and test (Check correct direction!!)<br />
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New belt?<br />
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Add gas/oil mix<br />
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Open the fuel valve<br />
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Set carb needles per manual before start<br />
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Buy new tires (Dunlop SL4) and tubes</div>
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SAND BLAST WHEELS???<br />
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Balance tires<br />
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<strike>Put on tires</strike> SWITCH FRONT TIMES SO COTTER PINS CAN WORK<br />
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Balance frame with a scale under each tire (what then? tire pressure? frame?)<br />
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Put temp gauge on spark plug (gauge is in helmet bag. where is the plug end?)<br />
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Buy strong rod bolts (Bonbright)<br />
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Set clutch at high rpm<br />
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Inventory all kart parts and tools<br />
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New boxes for parts<br />
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catalog what tools are needed<br />
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table for pits<br />
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tent for pits (UMMM... BREAKING DESTRY TENT DID THAT)</div>
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Over the last couple months my step-mother, Ann, has distributed some of Dad's things. I have received several karting oriented pieces, some which I have already displayed in an earlier post. Recently, she gave me more Indy Kart Club shirts and assorted other things.</div>
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Here I am wearing Dad's IKC shirt from the early '70s. The fun thing about these is they are really bowling shirts! They even have a bowling pin logo on the front pocket. Dad's name is embroidered on the front and the club name on the back. I reckon it was a low-cost way to personalize the shirts. </div>
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The shirts arrived just in time for me to wear one to a sock-hop. That's Pam and I in our costumes. Several people told me the shirt was perfect.</div>
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Now that we know the shirts fit, they can be used by a pit crew!</div>
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It's been a while since my last kart-work-day. I had my to-do list and tried to work my way down it.</div>
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I started with the final collars holding the swing mount in place on the rear axle. Then on to aligning the sprockets....which means putting on the clutch.</div>
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I pulled the chain out of the motor oil which it has been for a rear. Here's the oil draining off.</div>
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Oilers are now illegal so it becomes a sprocket holder.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">OK... it actually means the ASSEMBLY of the clutch. The clutch fits on the protruding camshaft.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Here is the clutch drum in place with the half-moon key in the camshaft. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Here is the a detail view of the clutch housing in place with the half-moon key in the camshaft. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Then the gut go in.. the hub and shoes. Next is the clutch cover which is held on with the ring that is behind the drum... Oh.. it is not there. So I get to practice taking the drum off.</span><br />
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OK, that's better... with ring in place.<br />
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Here is the whole clutch: (l to r) ring, drum, cover plate, pulley<br />
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Here it is dry fitted together before tightening the hex bolts.<br />
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Crud!! The ring must be oriented correctly. 50/50 chance and I picked wrong. The fully flat side needed to be in-board, like this. <span style="text-align: left;">So I get to practice taking the apart... again.</span><br />
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NOT like this.<br />
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Finally, here is the clutch with the cover on. Notice it is an open cover.<br />
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With the starter pulley<br />
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Next would be aligning the sprockets, then tightening the engine mount...tightly!!!<br />
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Always remember to use a good safety pin on the chain.<br />
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Allow about 1/2" slack in the chain.<br />
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With that done, I took a look at the fuel line. I cut it to length with little extra. I'm not sure if there is a need of a loop (probably... with the decisions I have made). There is enough fuel line left over.<br />
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Here is the fuel turn-off on the tank. I put some gasoline in but no flow, so I took it apart and used a wooden swab on it. Yep, a bunch of crud and old, dry fuel. I let the gas run out to clean it up more.<br />
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The last piece on the engine was the exhaust. It has been in one piece but to put back on, I had to take it apart. <br />
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I could not get an allen wrench to on of the manifold hex bolts, so had to grind down another allen wrench to fit. That's about 3-4 allens I have modified. I just can't remember how Dad and I took it off.<br />
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The advise Greg Wright gave was to have the kart all together to start it the first time. Never start it on the bench.. it needs to "pull" against something or it could accelerate and go BOOOOMMM! That means TIRES! The old inner-tubes have held air for two months. They started with 20lbs and only dropped to 12-15lbs.<br />
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Here is the front tire with safety wire instead of a cotter pin. But they had cotter pins! I looked at the photos from before the rebuild and found that I put the tires on wrong. I thought the tube stem would go on the outside. NO! the stems go inside.. notice the recessed area around the nut.<br />
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But the rear tires went on just fine. Orientation on those is easy.<br />
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So here it is. OHHH so close to being done. <br />
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Brake safety tether (KISS) 3' 1/8" CABLE / 2 CABLE CLAMPS /A LOC-TITE</div>
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CONTACT HOOSIER TIRE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS</div>
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<br /><br />Replace pin with bolt with locking nut/cotter pin<br /><br />Buy gasoline (which grade?) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">sunoco or shell premium (called Hi-test in past)</span><br /><br />Mix gasoline and oil (20:1 or 16:1) (10-12oz Burris castor:1gal gas) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Shell & Stihl oil (add stabilizer for end of day flush)</span><br /><br /><strike>Clutch oil -- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">old Hartman oil should work</span></strike><br /><br />Review first start procedure ( 1-2oz. fuel mix in carb and .5-1oz through plug hole to cylinder): idle for 10 minutes until warmed up on horses/stand; repeat 3 times; re-torque head bolts)<br /><br /><strike>Remove engine swing mount to fix rubber gasket</strike><br /><br /><strike>Place fixed swing mount</strike><br /><br /><strike>Place locking collar on Swing mount on axle (use punch to tighten then set screw)<br /><br />Place engine on swing mount<br /><br />Tighten engine mounting bolts to torque limit (loc-tite)</strike> CHECK<br /><br /><strike>Attach clutch to PTO side (half-moon key, clutch housing and ring, shoes, gasket, cover, tighten pulley bolt, hex bolts with loc-tite, fill with oil) </strike>MORE WEIGHT= LESS SLIP<br /><br /><strike>Align sprocket/oiler to drive sprocket (oiler not allowed. put lube on sprocket)</strike><br /><br /><strike>Fill oiler at track(~70weight gear oil)(holds enough for one hour of racing)</strike><br /><br />Connect throttle cable to carb; attach to frame with zip-ties<br /><br />Connect brake tubing to frame with zip-ties<br /><br /><strike>Put on pipe (torque wrench)</strike><br /><br />Battery to starter and test (Check correct direction!!)<br /><br />New belt?<br /><br /><strike>Put on fuel line </strike>( need a loop? PROBABLY)<br /><br />Add gas/oil mix<br /><br />Open the fuel valve<br /><br />Set carb needles per manual before start<br /><br />After start, set carb needles per manual<br /><br />Buy new tires (Dunlop SL4) and tubes</div>
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SAND BLAST WHEELS???<br /><br />Balance tires<br /><br /><strike>Put on tires</strike> SWITCH FRONT TIMES SO COTTER PINS CAN WORK<br /><br />Balance frame with a scale under each tire (what then? tire pressure? frame?)<br /><br />Put temp gauge on spark plug (gauge is in helmet bag. where is the plug end?)<br /><br />Buy strong rod bolts (Bonbright)<br /><br />Set clutch at high rpm<br /><br />Inventory all kart parts and tools<br /><br />New boxes for parts<br /><br />catalog what tools are needed<br /><br />table for pits<br /><br />tent for pits (UMMM... BREAKING DESTRY TENT DID THAT)</div>
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<br /><br />Start wiki of info<br /><br />EAR PLUGS<br /><br /><br /><br />and much much more</div>
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Here is the IKF book Dad still had. Inside were these items: </div>
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His 1972-3 enduro licenses. Each race was dated and signed by an official. Most here are by Homer Adams... I think the registration ladies actually signed most. :-)<br />
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Here is an advertisement for the McCulloch engines that were the leading engines of the time. Within about 5 years Yamaha was more and more popular.<br />
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And the IKF sticker and patch. IKF is now solely west of the Mississippi, and the WKA sanctions east of the Mississippi.<br />
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Todd Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439571013147178334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93073944788329294.post-1242170115704252092012-07-22T21:02:00.002-07:002012-07-25T16:32:32.252-07:00Helmet Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today, I decided to open up Dad's helmet bag. I had not noticed it tucked in the corner until a couple weeks ago. It is the red, white, and blue striped bag. It probably has not been opened since Dad's last race in the 1970s.</div>
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Dad always put several things in the helmet for safe keeping. The box-thing is the engine temp gauge.</div>
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Apparently the early full-face helmets were not designed or padded to protect the top of the head or the mouth area. But it's better than an open face helmet.<br />
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I remember Dad working on this at the workbench on William Drive. Today the white is yellowed, the blue is more green-ish, and the red is somewhat red. Got to have the duct tape!<br />
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Here is one of Dad's Indy Kart Club shirts. That is a real embroidered patch about a foot across. The front has a small one on the pocket. This was from the early 1970s and apparently was worn when he flagged. I do not remember these at all. I now have three shirts...hmmmm... enough for a pit crew.</div>
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