Have a guy working on getting motor running, but...

[lucabond]

Just wondering did he take the coils and Cdi box too ? I hope he somehow has them grounded to the motor. Has he somehow jury riged it all together ? I would like to see that setup.

[will61310]

I woud start by putting the engine back in the frame, making sure everything is connected properly, including any ground strap or wires, then see what you have..

[Zhamm717]

Okay I guess I should tell the rest of the story...I have the motor mounted onto a custom go kart frame with all of the electronics with it. CDI, R/R, everything that was on the bike is on the kart. No profisionals would even look at it...

[tkent02]

And still no location, no pictures....
WTF?

[posplayr]

Okay I guess I should tell the rest of the story...I have the motor mounted onto a custom go kart frame with all of the electronics with it. CDI, R/R, everything that was on the bike is on the kart. No profisionals would even look at it...

What did I say......

We seem to be operating on a lack of information

[Zhamm717]

Yes, I have been reluctant to say that the motor is on a go-kart but you have to admit it's a pretty cool idea.

Also pictures can be found here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-built-Go-Kart-with-suzuki-GS450-engine_W0QQitemZ320407998446QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGo_Karts?hash=item4a99ce0fee&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I bought it of ebay from a guy in maryland. And I love in Grantville, PA. Near Harrisburg/Hershey/Lebanon, if anyone has heard of the Hollywood Casino, about a mile away from there.

[posplayr]

Hey I dint think most people mind helping with a go cart; I certainly don't. The probably coming on mere with "Riddle me this Batman" and you are the Joker .

Anyway; you need to figure out what your harness or lack there off is. Given the situation , it should be pretty simple to figure out what wiring is there. I'm suspecting you don't know much about electrical stuff because this should be relatively easy as you really don't need much I suspect.

Once we know what you have we can identify what is missing. Otherwise find someone that can wire a harness from scratch like some of the bobber guys do. I suspect a schematic for what you need could be drawn up in 1-2 hours MAX and it might be 2-3 hours to fab and it would be done.

Off teh top my head you will need:
coils (2) per,
R/R (5)
igniter (6)
fuse box (TBR)
battery (2)
Ignition switch (tbr)
Starter Button (tbr)
does that buggy have lights? Stereo? Air conditioning?

No much else right?

EDIT: numbers in (x) are number of wires per device
TBR to be resolved

[Zhamm717]

That is the wiring diagram I used, I have all the ignition essentials mounted on a plate. Once its running I could easily (I think) add turn signals, lights, all the gauges, basically anything that would be on a motorcycle.

coils (2) per- has them
R/R (5)- has one
igniter (6)- has one
fuse box (TBR) - doesn't have one
battery (2) - used one to try to start
Ignition switch (tbr)- Basically its hot wired to starter button
Starter Button (tbr) Has one
does that buggy have lights? Stereo? Air conditioning? - Anything is possible in future, just focused on getting spark at the moment though

[posplayr]

coils (2) per- has them
R/R (5)- has one
igniter (6)- has one
fuse box (TBR) - doesn't have one
battery (2) - used one to try to start
Ignition switch (tbr)- Basically its hot wired to starter button
Starter Button (tbr) Has one

OK start with the igniter; is it wired correctly? Do the outputs go open and short as the motor is turned over. If not check power and ground as well as pickup connections.

With a set of coils, one side hot and the other connected to the Igniter outputs here should be a spark whenever the coils go open. Doesn't matter if there is an R/R or not but you do need +12V juice from a battery.

Get this to work. Igniter and Coils need power.

Once this is done the R/R connections are standard and been described a bazillion time.

Get back after the ignition is sparking.

[Zhamm717]

Would I be able to check the ignition out puts the a voltmeter? I hooked up an LED to the wires going to the Ignition Coils, but got nothing.

[posplayr]

Would I be able to check the ignition out puts the a voltmeter? I hooked up an LED to the wires going to the Ignition Coils, but got nothing.

Use a volt meter first to check the igniter outputs. When the igniter is charging the coils the outputs go to ground so you measure a voltage less than 1V. When the igniter fires the coils it goes open meaning you will measure the ignition voltage (close to 12V). If you see this up and down as you rotate the engine then the igniter is working (with power on). If not check the connections.

After that works hook up the coils , put a spark plug into one of the high tension wires ground the end of the plug and watch it jump the gap. U get here all is connected correctly except timing.

[Zhamm717]

Okay, as soon as I get it back from this bum that I thought could help I will do this. Thanks for your detailed instruction. If you have anymore advice, feel free to post, as I greatly appreciate any advice that can be given. So far nobody has been able to help me out.

[posplayr]

Okay, as soon as I get it back from this bum that I thought could help I will do this. Thanks for your detailed instruction. If you have anymore advice, feel free to post, as I greatly appreciate any advice that can be given. So far nobody has been able to help me out.

Get past the ignitor wiring before making it any more complicated.

[Zhamm717]

Just incase anyone has been wondering, I got my GS450 Go-Kart back today and am going to begin working on it shortly

[Zhamm717]

Are there any safety features that would keep it from running such as a clutch interlock or kickstand sensor or ANYTHING that may need to be taken care of?