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McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Cut4fun
Date: July 7, 2011, 10:05 am
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Mcbob shared this link with me on the Aussie racesaw site. Talks
about mixing fuels, nitro, cold plugs, drilling mac carbs, etc.
Thought it was interesting and thought some of you guys here
might want to read.
WS5E Bosch is the colder plug I was using in alky saws or saws
that squish was so tight you had to side cut plugs if you used 6
or 7. ;)
HTML http://macbobaust.com/fuel_data.html
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Al Smith
Date: July 7, 2011, 9:12 pm
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In 1962 I was 14 years old and totally fascinated with go karts
especially McCulloch engines .
They ran them at such high compression they could not be
started by a rope .What they used was a long shaft Ford starter
like used on the Ford y blocks ,272,292,312 and a vee belt to a
starter cup on the engine .Portable starter on a cart with a 12
volt battery .
Some of those engines turned at RPM's nobody would believe but
most likely the run time between rebuilds was less than an hour
.
As far as the fuel ,I was just a snot nosed kid and all I knew
was they ran castor oil .
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Chainsawrepair
Date: September 9, 2014, 11:26 am
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More info on pic. Only seen 130cc
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Eccentric
Date: September 9, 2014, 12:08 pm
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I think that's McBob with one of his West Bend 820 powered saws.
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Chainsawrepair
Date: September 9, 2014, 12:21 pm
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Figured mcbob. I came across pic in a search and wondered about
the story of the saw etc.
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: 660magnum
Date: September 9, 2014, 12:37 pm
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The Power Products AH 82 was 134.373925 cc stock. This one was
probably bored as the sleeve blew apart at the transfers? See
the custom head?
Watch it in You Tube so you can read the details
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26CFL9-PEWI
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: 660magnum
Date: September 9, 2014, 12:52 pm
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West Bend 820
Were Go Karts made by Rupp in Mansfield, Ohio?
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MI3lKPN-Xo
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: Eccentric
Date: September 9, 2014, 1:42 pm
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That PP AH82 had some serious muscle. Could hear right where it
started to let go. Ran (sick) for a good 30 seconds or so
afterwards before shutdown....
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: RoyM
Date: September 9, 2014, 10:07 pm
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--- Quote from: Al Smith link ---
>
> In 1962 I was 14 years old and totally fascinated with go
karts especially McCulloch engines .
>
> They ran them at such high compression they could not be
started by a rope .What they used was a long shaft Ford starter
like used on the Ford y blocks ,272,292,312 and a vee belt to a
starter cup on the engine .Portable starter on a cart with a 12
volt battery .
>
> Some of those engines turned at RPM's nobody would believe but
most likely the run time between rebuilds was less than an hour
.
>
> As far as the fuel ,I was just a snot nosed kid and all I knew
was they ran castor oil .
>
--- End Quote ---
LOLI was the same way. Dreamed of a twin engine Mac powered
kart.
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Re: McCULLOCH KART RACING 1962
DIR By: 660magnum
Date: September 9, 2014, 11:30 pm
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More here . . . Brings back old memories as I was 16 in the
summer of 61. Had been racing them since '59
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