Major Motor Problems

[Finman]

I have a 1997 G16 that has major motor problems. The cart has a Plowmans overdrive clutch kit, a performance kit, governor bypass, stock tires, and recently new piston and rings installed. Recently I was driving in the neighborhood and the motor just died. the motor would turn over but not start. I pulled the motor and removed the side case and the cam shaft gear was stripped and the small gear on the crank was also stripped. Any idea what would have caused this? What recommendations would you have to fix it?

Thanks,

Finman

[sho305]

Have to say I never heard of that happening. Maybe Smallblock or someone has seen it. Pretty much have to replace those items, or put a different engine in it. That really sucks.

[Finman]

yeah, I am at a loss. When my buddy put the piston and rings in for me, it seemed a little tight and a little hard to turn over but I wouldn't think this would have caused it.

Fin

[G1-G9]

For the price of a crank and a cam it would be cheaper to put a clone motor in it now.

[Finman]

is there a suggestion of where to get a clone motor? I don't know enough about them to be dangerous. Are they simple bolt in?

thanks,
Fin

[simple man]

Originally Posted by Finman

I have a 1997 G16 that has major motor problems. The cart has a Plowmans overdrive clutch kit, a performance kit, governor bypass, stock tires, and recently new piston and rings installed. Recently I was driving in the neighborhood and the motor just died. the motor would turn over but not start. I pulled the motor and removed the side case and the cam shaft gear was stripped and the small gear on the crank was also stripped. Any idea what would have caused this? What recommendations would you have to fix it?

Thanks,

Finman

Are these gears a synthetic or metal gear? If they are synthetic, overheating can destroy them!

[Finman]

they look metal to me. cart was not hot. had only been running a couple minutes at maybe 15mph. the new piston and rings probably only had 30min run time.

Fin

[sho305]

Clone is a honda copy, lot of places sell the 420cc it is nice in carts. Mine is a home depot online, I also put in a carolstream, some use harbor freight or maxtool. Now vegas carts got some 440cc they would be ideal.

It is not a bolt in, it is a project. It is cheap, they run well lots of power, but it takes some work to get them in there and all hooked up. You have to make an exhaust sometimes airbox, connect cables and throttle linkage or fabricate them, plus a motor mount which to me was the easy part lol. Vegas carts is working on kits to put them in. You can use your stock clutch with the adapter from CPP.

[slonomo]

Im guessing when the engine went back together something wasn't lined up right. Those gears just don't chew themselves up. Maybe some debris in there? I've seen small engines freshly rebuilt, someone forgot to lube it up with assembly lube, did it dry, and it literally melted the rings together in a couple minutes. But cam gears are hardened steel, should take "some" abuse before they get chewed up that much. Something wasn't lined up right.

[Finman]

so no one thinks its because of the governor bypass or the cylinder not being machine honed when new piston and rings installed?

Thanks,
Fin