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Re: WTP rebuild
Posted by 'DCharity' on 13 Oct 2008 @ 19:15


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DCharity
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Hi Connor,

We were at Wombwell and noticed a kart "running in", was that your lad?

Of course you know that rebuilt engines take a few hours to perform their best, so a first outing can't be expected to show the engine's true potential. We run our rebuilds for a good 5/6 hours before expecting anything like decent performance; some "come-on" sooner than others, seems just how it turns-out.

Make sure everything else is correct and functioning correctly. When was the last time your exhaust was cleaned out, is the carb holding pressure under test?

On a rebuilt engine, I wouldn't have used the gearing you stated. Better to let the engine rev a little more under less load than to expect it pull hard on higher gearing after a rebuild.
Don't be fooled by maximum revs on the Alfano/Micron, that could be due to bounce on kerbs: look for an average.

One of our best engines was really quite poor after a rebuild: we used it at Wombwell last weekend with very pleasing results.

Hope this helps.

Dave.

Message Thread:

WTP rebuild  by 'connor999'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 11:59)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'frag10'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 16:23)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'connor999'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 18:37)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'DCharity'  << You are here!
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'connor999'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 19:21)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'DCharity'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 19:31)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'connor999'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 20:07)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'DCharity'   (13 Oct 2008 @ 21:39)
Re: WTP rebuild  by 'connor999'   (14 Oct 2008 @ 15:57)

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