Kart starters

[ted johnson]

Richard, my Coleman has 3/8" square drives on the starter extension shaft(s), so I can use either a good quality Allen hex Jimmy Waltz ball tip or an impact hex socket. Brad Coleman will custom make you extension shafts of whatever length you want. Mine is fairly long, as my engines are all center mount. This starter has a gear reduction, and is as strong as a Mack truck. Here's Mr. Coleman's contact:

Brad Coleman
Coleman starters
thebeststarters@yahoo.com
Coleman Products
1708 Willox Court
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970 482-5385

Remember that when you start a RH West Bend (LH threads) from the clutch side, you're starting on the jam bolt that screws into the GEM starter nut, so you are not trying to loosen the nut, you're tightening the jam bolt against the crank end. If you're starting a Mac off the clutch end, it's right hand thread, so you're tightening the nut. The Mac needs a jam bolt on the FLYWHEEL end, but I'm unaware of any Mac starter nuts that have a LH thread in the outer end for a jam bolt. Maybe a Mac guy will correct me on this. I always use a Hartman starter nut adapter that bolts into the two puller holes in the Mac flywheel. Someone was making these. Does anyone know if they're still being made? Ted