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Completely not helpful- barrel of methanol
99 + 02 SV650 ex-race - 91 FJ1200 street - 03 KDX220R woods - 12 WR450F motard/ice
Gearhd6 said it's meth. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Methanol is what was used at my old track, it's a different base than alcohol. Ethanol is nowhere near the same as methanol or alcohol as far as power output from it. If you want to just start the thing up then it'll probably work. You can get methanol from a VP dealer.
Be aware, once you fire the engine up on it you'll have to completely fog the engine because the stuff is very corrosive to aluminum.
Jeff
How can I figure out what I actually need? The seller didn't remember as it was so long ago since he drove it
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He told me the oil needs to changed every ride because of the fuel but that's all he knew. He was kinda useless
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Personally, I think it's methanol. Like I said, find a VP dealer and give them a call. I don't even think they'll list an alcohol.
And yes, I changed my oil after every practice, heat or feature.
Jeff
What is the engine? A Briggs? Flathead or Animal over head valve?
Jeff
Briggs flathead
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Eeek, those things are pretty obsolete at the tracks now a days anyway. They were phasing them out of racing probably back in the late 2000's. That is what I raced but mine were blueprinted stock engines that twisted about 7000 rpms and were tweaked pretty much to the max. True "open" Briggs Flatheads are pretty nasty engines and usually run something like a Tillotson carb fed by a fuel pump with a fuel tank under the steering stem.
Jeff
That's what my set up looks like kinda. The carb has the tank attached to it
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I didn't buy it to compete lol just something to dick around with
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I had a track close by and knew I wanted to race go karts so I went and hung around the track for a while. I found karts on the track that were for sale so I got to see how they actually performed on the track. Once I narrowed it down to a couple, I went and talked to the guys, usually they're all super nice people and very informative. I found some really great guys and bought a complete kart from them. They offered to help me set it up and scale it to my weight which is a MUST if you even want to think about being competitive. My track had an amateur class at the time, I jumped in at the tail end of the season and a couple weeks in I was running up front if not leading races. So, if you're serious, go to the track you'll race at, see what classes are popular and what people are running and go from there.
Jeff
I gotta figure out how to get it started first lol. He gave me a spare motor his friend blew up by not changing the oil, spun bearing he told me I might try to rebuild it
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If he put a new diaphragm in the carb after the last time he ran it then it should fire right up. Fill it with oil, fill it with fuel, blow in the fuel cap for a couple seconds to prime it seeing there's no choke and then pull.
Jeff
Well I'm still not sure what fuel I should use, I don't wanna blow it up
It's not going to blow up on methanol, that's what it was designed to run on.
Jeff