Helpful video, going through the same exact thing tonight, have to drill out that end washer also. I shaved the oil tube down a 1/8" and cut the top part of dipstick handle off also, so the mounting plate fit towards the back. But thanks for sharing the details about drilling the crank shaft end washer.
I have my 301 and converter the same direction as yours and basically did the same things. Only way I was able to align the pulleys was I drilled and tapped the jackshaft bolt to fit a 5/16 bolt about 1" deep and was able to bring out the pulley far enough to have them line up perfect. Yes it's backwards, but it's the only way it can go. I totally understand what you have going on. I've been having my kart like this for around 6 months and I use it like a quad lol I put it through hell basically and so far the only thing that seems to be happening is the belt is taking wear a little faster than normal ( remember it's a china belt from the kit ) but I have no complaints and am very satisfied with all I put it through
You have to reduce the thickness of the spacer behind the crankshaft pulley to bring it in line with the driven pulley. that top hat shaped piece will probably have to get reduced in thickness too in order to keep the assembly tight on the crank. The crankshaft bolt is a 7/16-20 UNF on a gx270 this engine is based off of, so it could be that. The Reason none of the bits fit is the 30 series converter you have here is made for gx160/200 + predator 212 engines not the bigger block ones, that is why you can only fit the mounting plate in that one position. Cheers
Aren't the 212cc and the gx270 3/4" shaft, this is 1" for the bigger engine. I would love to have a 40 series though. Thank you for the advice. I ended up changing it and it lines up. I will update soon. The 301cc screams without the governor. I think I need to upgrade a few things so as not to blow it up.
Swear to God on my life you and I did the same shit. No lie I had all the same problems. I also did the same thing with the idle idea. Because I knew the engine was gonna apply a little bit of a load on it. I am still getting burnt belts like crazy. I'm going to switch to a v belt. Have you had any issues with improper engagement?
Why u put that clutch that way? Reason why I asked is because when installed mines. It's takes off fast but that it it want go no more like the belt is slipping.is it the wrong converter?
It's a 30 series. I built the engine, jetted, clipped every other fan blade, raised the compression with a homemade thin copper head gasket, put 50 lb springs in, removed the governor, did a bigger air intake and exhaust. It is pushing a ton of power, sorry for the tangent but my point is I need a bigger torque converter. 40 series at the least. But the one I was using was a 30 series with a 2" driver.
@@buildstuff2928 have you thought about a 30 series Juggernaut torque converter use the 3bay driven. The juggernaut is $119 at gopowersports and really works well. Unless you need a series 40
