01-11-2023, 09:43 PM
First of all -thanks for letting me join!
I am 64 years old so the stuff on this forum is what I only could dream of in the late sixties and early seventies. I had a homemade kart that needed more power or a jackshaft-or both!
I'm hoping somebody can either help me or send me in the right direction.
My neighbors husband passed a couple years ago -he was a severe hoarder -and he was known for starting projects. One project was an ultralight helicopter -w found the basket and rotors pretty fast. A few months ago, after major progress had been made in the clean- up I came across what I assumed was a McCulloch kart engine that John was going to use for his ultralight -so I let the kid down the road take it- until I figured out what it was. It's never been used -looks like just a factory start up from the spark plug. No carbon anywhere -and it has NEVER been apart. If this valuable I would like to get a fair price for his wife -if not it goes on my mantle. I figure somebody may collect, or perhaps the karters used them after the kart engines were no longer made. Or perhaps somebody knows somebody who is into vintage ultralights. Personally, I would totally disassemble it prior to using it -one black spot on a bearing race or ball or journal leads to spalling really quick!
Here are some pics -it is spotless inside and out.
And a technical question -I have the carb apart. There was a black piece of crud that I assumed was sponge rubber 50 years ago -I see that it is a capillary plug. What do you guys to replace it. Not sure what it does since it is between intake manifold vacuum and crankcase pressure.
Thanks again for letting me join -if you want to boot me because I am past my kart years, I understand!
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I am 64 years old so the stuff on this forum is what I only could dream of in the late sixties and early seventies. I had a homemade kart that needed more power or a jackshaft-or both!
I'm hoping somebody can either help me or send me in the right direction.
My neighbors husband passed a couple years ago -he was a severe hoarder -and he was known for starting projects. One project was an ultralight helicopter -w found the basket and rotors pretty fast. A few months ago, after major progress had been made in the clean- up I came across what I assumed was a McCulloch kart engine that John was going to use for his ultralight -so I let the kid down the road take it- until I figured out what it was. It's never been used -looks like just a factory start up from the spark plug. No carbon anywhere -and it has NEVER been apart. If this valuable I would like to get a fair price for his wife -if not it goes on my mantle. I figure somebody may collect, or perhaps the karters used them after the kart engines were no longer made. Or perhaps somebody knows somebody who is into vintage ultralights. Personally, I would totally disassemble it prior to using it -one black spot on a bearing race or ball or journal leads to spalling really quick!
Here are some pics -it is spotless inside and out.
And a technical question -I have the carb apart. There was a black piece of crud that I assumed was sponge rubber 50 years ago -I see that it is a capillary plug. What do you guys to replace it. Not sure what it does since it is between intake manifold vacuum and crankcase pressure.
Thanks again for letting me join -if you want to boot me because I am past my kart years, I understand!
IMG_2747.JPG (Size: 2.85 MB / Downloads: 64)
IMG_2750 (1).JPG (Size: 2.85 MB / Downloads: 45)
IMG_2734_Moment.jpg (Size: 166.88 KB / Downloads: 40)
IMG_2737.JPG (Size: 3.01 MB / Downloads: 38)
20120123181934_Moment.jpg (Size: 19.15 KB / Downloads: 37)
IMG_2746.JPG (Size: 2.68 MB / Downloads: 37)