Things you don't want to find in the airbox of your 101 Kart Saw.
Parts of the reed cage hiding under the carb.
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A needle bearing too.
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Some strange pieces hanging out in the reed cage.
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A better look at that lone needle bearing.
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These pieces were once part of the lower cylinder liner.
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The victim.
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Thats not good. Are you able to salvage anything from the engine - crank perhaps? I'm guessing that the bottom end is pretty bad from your pics.
Looking forward to seeing more pics as you take it apart.
Did it let go under full load?
That sucks. I'm glad I got to see and hear it last year, it was awesome! Take some time to regroup, enjoy your other beauties.
Is this one of the McCulloch engines that require rod bolts stronger than grade 8 bolts?The cylinder is toast, a big piece got punched out and it's out of round in that area. The crank has a bunch of dings on the bearing surface and I don't know if it can be smoothed out and saved. Crank stuffer did survive, it's a aftermarket one and pretty beefy. A stock one i'm sure would have been destroyed. Sloper intake survived too with only a little damage.
The rod let go as i was reving it up trying to set the carb. Made some cuts just before that.
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Think the one I worked on had some special tool to adjust it, but that was when it still had the limiters on. Super easy to pop off, and then it is just a flat head. I know that for sure.I'm a bit embarrassed. I don't have the tool to adjust. Wait. Man i worked on a bunch of saws and weed eaters today. So I might be confusing the carb adjustments. Does it have the star adjusters? Lol