Digitalfiend
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So today I let my kid run a gold slide with her Cadet kart. Besides being hilariously quick (for Briggs anyhow), on the 2nd session with the gold slide, she noted that the engine cutout in two relatively high-G corners (one fast tight sweeper and the main hairpin); the engine continued to run fine as soon as she exited the corner. She didn't experience this issue during the first 15 min session of practice. I suspect it was just fuel starvation but I can't explain why. Carb is set to ~.875-.880 float height and 1.080 float drop; needle clip 2nd position, idle mixture set to 2 turns and 1900-2000rpm idle. During the two sessions I didn't hear any breakup or backfiring so I don't think it was too rich or too lean. The following session she was back on her red slide and we didn't experience any cutouts. The first time she noticed it she was probably have been around 5500rpm and the 2nd time it happened, probably 4000rpm or so. I need to review the video again.
Any thoughts as to what may have caused this or what to look for? I thoroughly cleaned the carb for tomorrow's race, so I think we should be fine.
Thanks!
Any thoughts as to what may have caused this or what to look for? I thoroughly cleaned the carb for tomorrow's race, so I think we should be fine.
Thanks!