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Hi Gabriel, how many hs. is low hs.? Also what are the spares included?.

Thanks.

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Just sent you an email

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hey Richard, did it sell?

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any pics? how much? redeclipse26@sbcglobal.net

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Hi Thomas,

Fresh top or fresh rebuilt bottom/top?. If not how many hs. on bottom and top?.

Thanks.

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how much?

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Hi Mark, price shipped to 95129?? (San Jose, CA).

Thanks

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freddy where are you located? I’m in san jose.

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hi Ron, how many hs. on the leopard? any rebuilds?. I live in San Jose.

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interested. firm on price?

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are you looking for another ribtect or tillet would work?. I have about 5  size L tillet two carpeted in very nice condition. I’m XL size

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Hey Brian what’s the best you can do including the spare kit. I’m interested, but the price has to be good given that I’ll have to pay the  shipping and it wont be cheap. No low balling just trying to add it all up to see if it’s worth it.

Thanks

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very nice, no mychron?.

firm on price? any issues?.

 

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Beautiful, too bad I’m in CA.

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any pics? any extras? any issues?.

redeclipse26@sbcglobal.net.net

 

Thanks.

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Hi, seat still available?. I have several size “L” tillett seats, fully carpeted in excellent condition, need a bigger seat.

Let me know.

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any pics?. interested.

redeclipse26@sbcglobal.net

 

thanks

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any pics? redeclipse26@sbcglobal.net

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hi Greg,

still available? firm on price? any pics?

Thanks

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Hi Mike,

is the 08 leopard fully rebuilt or just top end, is it coming with clutch (if yes how is it?). A bit of history of the engine and a couple of pics will be appreciated. I live in San Jose, CA.

Thanks.

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Well guys,

Tony and everybody else who said I cooked the clutch, are right. I guess I’m learning the hard way.

I’ve already ordered a new drum, clutch and bearing, no more parking lots/showing.

It sucks that this clutch/drum/bearing only had 1 hour on it.

I asked one of the mechs at my local shop, he said the drum has to be replaced as well to make sure it doesn’t ruin the new clutch. Make sense to you?. Sometimes when you are new to any stuff you are never too sure if it’s BS to sell you more or a true fact.

Thanks to all of you for your help!

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Hey Tony!!

Thanks for coming to the rescue ..again. lol. I would like to think it could be grease from the bearing, but I don’t think after 10 sessions  (where it never smoked) the grease would get in the clutch. I went to pick up the kart from Cambrian Gokarts (the owner brought it back for me from Infineon because I had my DD2 with me and in my truck I can only fit one). on my way home I stopped by me plumbing supply house (there’s a 200 by 60 yards parking lot there) One of the guys asked if I could show him how it works, so I did, but I didn’t drive it hard at all, then I saw the smoke.

Thanks for your help!

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Hey guys,

Reporting back with the latest news! LOL.. Yesterday I kept coming back to the garage until 11pm. I just couldn’t stop thinking about what was wrong. I did what Walt said, choke the carb 100% with my hand and it sucked the fuel lightning fast and dumped a chunk of fuel in my hand!. It did a couple of explosions  :) and I took my hand off and the fuel stop circulating again :( and the engine was dry again. Tried to start it several times and back to beginning , I could see a little bubble in the fuel line that wasn’t moving at all.

This morning I took the kart to Cambrian Go Karts (local shop)Donald the owner said the compression seemed weak, but He wasn’t sure, in all this he checks the throttle cable and the carb was 1/8 open without touching the pedal. He said the engine would never start like that (I’m wonder how it started three times before), closed it up, fired it up and it started right up while I was scratching my head like the newbie I’m. (hey, at least I installed the carb kit right, lol)

He also said that because the engine was left with fluids for a long time without being used probably the piston/ring are full of gunk and it creates friction inside the cylinder and that dragging could mislead to think the problem is poor compression, in that case a cleaning would do it.

He’ll do a leak and compression test he said, after that, check the cylinder, ring, piston depending on results. Life is good fellows!. I smell a bill coming but at least tonight I’m not having nightmares with  carb kit!!.

I really want to thank you all, you guys are awesome and your help and support means a lot.

Thanks again!.

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Hi Tony, thanks for the link. I actually watched that vid yesterday a few minutes before got your message, definitively very helpful. Also found this pics step by step in this other forum http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/tillotson-hl-carb-rebuild-w-pics.64450/ .

Everything confirms that It has been assembled properly. Now I started thinking about the reed valve but there’s something I don’t get. the reed valve is a one way valve that sucks oxygen and fuel while the piston compresses and it creates negative pressure (vacuum effect), now what’s  the job of that little hole (pulse port??) in the left upper corner then?, is it supposed to BLOW AIR OR SUCK AIR?. I’m guessing it blows air, put pressure in the diaphragm from above and opens the needle? But at the same time, by looking at the passages of the carb it could blow air into the tank, which it would cause the fuel to move backwards or not to move at all.

I’ve trying to find a diagram of the engine , like cut in half to see how it works.

I watched lots of two strokes vids yesterday, but none of the other 2 strokes seem to have a port or hole like the iame.
If someone can school me on this , I would really appreciate it.

Thanks again.

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Well, Today I installed a new rebuild kit (OEM) and still doesn’t suck any fuel at all.

It really peace me off when I tried to make things better and all these problems come up. The previous owner didn’t give a crap , zero maintenance on it and it was working OK, well I’ll never understand that side of mechanics…. Anyway to the shop tomorrow and thank you all for your help and advices.

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