Karts sat for 2 years – prep. advice?

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    • July 21, 2015 at 1:36 pm #51690
      William Martin
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      after that amount of time with no usage, it would be wise to completely disassemble and clean your brake parts. Look carefully for any sign of pitting and/or corrosion of brake cylinders & pistons, both master and slave units. If you make it past this with no trouble found, replace ALL the rubber parts in the entire brake system, they will likely be hardened from lack of use, and may not seal completely. Flush the brake lines with new fluid BEFORE you put it all back together!

      Good luck,

      Bill M

    • July 21, 2015 at 5:28 pm #51695
      Matt Dixon
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      While your at it just change out the dried out fuel line.

      Drop a little of your 2 stroke oil down the spark plug hole and turn over by hand a few times.

    • July 22, 2015 at 11:34 am #51736
      Carl Johnson
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      thanks for the advice guys…going to change all the rubber on the Tony kart William now you mention it makes sense.

      I am actually thinking of changing the brake system on the crg from the 200oUp to an aftermarket VEN05 Righetti Ridolphi replica.. is $580 for the entire thing, cylinder included. Given the consistent problems we had it might be wise seen as apparently it fits…seems too good to be true the whole system for that price.

      the other thing is do i need to drain the engine oil and replace? Someone told me not, but I am thinking surely its going to be gummed up in there?

    • July 22, 2015 at 4:58 pm #51765
      Matt Dixon
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      What engine is on the kart?

    • July 23, 2015 at 7:43 am #51796
      Carl Johnson
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      125 rotax on both

    • July 31, 2015 at 12:05 pm #52186
      Walt Gifford
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      2 years ain’t that long.

      Gif

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