Few weeks back I bought a used go kart for my son and it has a Predator 212 on it. It of course needed a few things fixed and similar. I thought it would be a good project for us. I understand many things mechanical but engines have never really been something I have put a lot of time into. So this is going to be a learning experience for me.
Today, we were working on the brake for the kart and I tipped the kart up onto it side twice, once to hammer free the wheel from axle, and the second time briefly to be able to get the wheel back into place. The work on the brake was down with the kart in the normal upright position.
Once everything was back together, I am not not able to pull start the engine. The pull will come out about 6 to 8 inches and it stop completely. I took off the pull assembly to get is that was jammed and no it was no, once off it moved freely. I am not able to rotate the engine (sorry for not knowing the right terms here.) I can rotate it back a little bit freely, but going forward, it come to a point where it stops solid.
So any ideas of what I did here? Did I just cost myself the price of a new engine? Is there some emergency catch in this engine that stops itself if it gets tipped over? Is something out of place that needs to be put back? I am sorry for the limited knowledge right now. Any help would be grand so I can help wipe away the sad look on my son's face.
Today, we were working on the brake for the kart and I tipped the kart up onto it side twice, once to hammer free the wheel from axle, and the second time briefly to be able to get the wheel back into place. The work on the brake was down with the kart in the normal upright position.
Once everything was back together, I am not not able to pull start the engine. The pull will come out about 6 to 8 inches and it stop completely. I took off the pull assembly to get is that was jammed and no it was no, once off it moved freely. I am not able to rotate the engine (sorry for not knowing the right terms here.) I can rotate it back a little bit freely, but going forward, it come to a point where it stops solid.
So any ideas of what I did here? Did I just cost myself the price of a new engine? Is there some emergency catch in this engine that stops itself if it gets tipped over? Is something out of place that needs to be put back? I am sorry for the limited knowledge right now. Any help would be grand so I can help wipe away the sad look on my son's face.
