I'm new to go Karts also, and I've found reading the manuals are a great help, even for the ones I don't own... they all seem to be the same basic principals. I've found one for just about every model on the web, the engine ones are the best ones, since that is the hardest part for me.
Here are the Manco manuals
http://www.gokartsrus.com/parts-manu...2_245_276.html