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I got my 4209 running pretty well. I am waiting for my accountant to let me know if I can afford the aquisition of four new ball joints and two heavy duty spindles.
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shootistpd27 - just a heads up on my oil change... Went to take out the drain plug, and the bolt head started stripping ! Sad to say it is now a round 1/2' nipple, even vise grips could not get it loose. When reading to try and find a solution, seems the aluminum threads inside also strip easy, so be careful. I might have been more successful if I had tried while the engine was warm. I had to remove the plate to get better leverage, and I'm thinking about just leaving it off. For now I'm draining the oil by sucking it out through the fill hole with my "cheap bleeder", a vet syringe from Tractor Supply.
Also, when you say "oil filter" I think you mean "oil screen" the little upside down screen cup, just above the drain plug? reason I ask is on my LM200, I have a oil cooler with a real filter. Try gokartrus.com Here is what I think you are talking about: 14330 : SPRING, OIL FILTER SCREEN - 150CC $0.86 Retail Price: $1.04 Your Price: $0.86 You Save: $0.18 (17%) American SportWorks (Manco) Part Number: 14330 American SportWorks (Manco) Part Description: SPRING, OIL FILTER SCREEN - 150CC American SportWorks (Manco) Part Category: IMPORT KARTS American SportWorks (Manco) Part Product Code: KRT-PARTS American SportWorks (Manco) Part Sales Code: ENGINE PARTS |
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found a picture below
http://www.*************/item/Oil-Scr...bly-04845-5562 |
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Should I replace the oil screen, or is washing it out ok? I really like your siphoning idea. I think that would be the least work......well?, not the least work but the easiest to clean up. But are you getting the oil screen clean when you do that? Or are you siphoning out the gas, and then removing the oil screen?
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Siphoning is the best way to drain oil, I bought this cheap one form HF which I use on my karts, mowers and snowblower http://www.harborfreight.com/multi-u...ump-66418.html
All I did was replace the inlet hose with smaller fish tank size clear tubing so it easily fits in the oil dipstick or fill tube on all the motors Couple pumps and the job is done, no mess at all |
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You will just clean the screen and reinstall. I would not use carb cleaner for it may eat up the rubber seal. Insteaf use some brake clean, it will not eat the rubber and evaporates quickly. There should be another 17mm bolt on the lower side of engine (cvt side) this is to drain the oil.
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You guys are fantastic. Thanks for your help. I'm stuck at Fort Gordon for the week but as soon as I get home, I pray that my new ball joints, and spindles will be there and I will get that oil changed, crank her up, give her some gas..............and then decide what to do about the next thing that I can find wrong with her.
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Our pleasure, thats what were here for.
TOM |
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