Benjamin Hellyer's Page

"Troy Farley 0414244137"

"Check that your exhaust is not cracked on the flange around the first mounting bracket. I had a similar issue. While the engine was cold it was good but when it got hotter the crack must have opened up. "

"Benjamin, Would be a good idea to have your engine mount checked to ensure it is pefectly flat.  The Rotax bottom end is built to fairly tight tolerances.  If you bolt your engine to a mount that is not flat you can distort the crankcase a…"

"ok thanks"

"yeah work on kart setup then you should find that engine temperatures will normalize "

" i would replace the starter motor sounds like its on its way out"

"yeah i raced at wollongong today the kart wasn't releasing that well off conors around the back section so yeah i need to more work with the kart setup , exhaust matting is new and i used a iw29 plug it was about 26 to 30 C today at…"

"60 degrees is the range in which you want your temperature to stay, anything over 68 into the 70's iv found is when you'll start loosing power, check the basics first ensure your kart is releasing correctly off the corners and not dragging…"

"About 60 C is when is when the bottom end starts to lose a bit of power , i tried taking some grip away from the kart"

"what temperature is your engine running at when you begin to loose power?"

"yes i have just had the new starting system fitted to my fireball engine and noice the spade terminals need to be crimped tighter and also keep spare fuses due to the 5amp fuse may blow"