Hello from Richmond, Michigan

[disstudem]

Hello all newbie here. been into off roading my whole life. just got my first buggy though. its a 2 seater manco silver fox gokart dune buggy. i have big plans for this kart, soon to be a single seater mini buggy. i'm gonna be combining my 85 quad sport and this gokart together and see where it takes me lol. i will start posting pic's from begining to end on this project, so stay tuned lol

[SYCARMS]

Welcome to the addiction.

TOM

[tmsandk11]

welcome

[disstudem]

Thanks guys. think i might be starting this project sooner then i thought lol. the kart keeps eating up belts. the buggy is a little jumpy on take offs. it feels like it might be slipping a little until you get going. i'm gonna have to get to the bottom of it lol

[tmsandk11]

Some possible causes, broken variator fan, worn out or stuck rollers/sliders, worn/burnt clutch, wrong size belt, clogged vent causing too much heat, pitting on the metal surfaces.

[disstudem]

i'm pretty sure its not any thing to do with the motor seeing its brand new. i did notice when the motor is running the primary clutch looks like its out of balance a little bit. i haven't really took a good look at any pitting or any thing yet but will do. the first belt broke the same day a guy from Ohio traded me it for my 250sx three wheeler. i went and bought the second one and it lasted for about 4 good rides before it burned up. just shreds them to pices. i noticed the belt might have a little more play then recomened to. since this is my first buggie i'm not even sure how to adjust the belt tension. i'm open to any advice. thanks in advance

[SYCARMS]

Can't say I ever worked on the Manco Silver Fox, what engine do you have?
TOM

[metalstudman1]

Welcome- Your clutch just needs to be cleaned and lubed- also check for pulley alignment with the driven unit. A small mis-alignment will cause pre-mature belt failure. Check this link for instructions and explainations of your CVT system: http://www.*****************/asymapp.htm

[disstudem]

Alright will do that. thanks for the link. i have the 6.5, 212cc predator motor on it as of right now. what a big difference from the honda knock off 6.5, 196cc that came with it

[disstudem]

Wow it's been for ever since I posted any thing here. I finally just decided I had enough of the kids kart. After tearing up multiple belts, a brand new Norman racing clutch and wrecking 3 six inch rims. I decided to make my silver fox into a more adult style buggy. I cut the front end clean off the silver fox. Then my quad sport. Matted them together. Then as we all no life gets busy. Winter came and I bought a new sled so I didn't work on it for about a year. Now I'm back at it. If you want to check out some of my build pics, check out my albums. Cheers guys

[bear]

And the beat goes on!!! nice to meet you for the "first" time!

[disstudem]

The same goes for you bear.

[2SlickNick]

Welcome back. Look forward to seeing more progress.

[disstudem]

Thanks2 slicknick. Ya it's been a minute lol. It's still gonna be a some what slow build as money's a little tight. I do have a couple goodies on the way though. Still trying to decide if I want to go with my srv 540 motor or my phazer.