[plee911]

You could have several issues.

So we will start at the beginning

Clean fuel and get a new fuel filter.

Next pull your air box and see if this fixes the problem.

The boxes are known for being very restrictive and also don't actually protect the engine very well.

Check your jetting and your air fuel mix on the carb.
Clean the carb.
It does not matter that it worked on the other buggy it was set up for that buggy and now its on a different one. plus if it had debris in it and you took it of and shook it around it may have gotten stuck in your jets.

Check you compression with the throttle held wide open.

Check your valve adjustments shout be no more than .05 on either one.

you said you changed the stator did you make sure you put the fly wheel back on exactly where it came off.

Check your timing. You didn't mess with it but it doesn't mean the prior owner didn't.

Look into your carb when you try to give it gas and see if the black slide is going up and down as you try to rev the engine. if its not moving you have a vacume leak

while its at idle spray some carb cleaner around the intake neck and back of the carb.

If it bogs then you have a leak at the intake. Could be loose connection or cracked.


Any of these can cause the issue your describing and a few others that I may not be thinking of right off.

Im sure someone else will chime in with their ideas as well.


Just remember if it is just a compression issue then a new set of rings and a cylinder with gaskets is cheap and easy to fix. there are plenty of youtube vids that will show you how. Same goes for the valve adjustment plenty of vids and it is free. where as a new engine is $600+ for even a cheap Chinese one