Go kart starter motor broken?

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  1. supra4life

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    My go kart starter motor isn’t workin. Obviously this means the go kart won’t start. I hear the starter motor turning, but it’s not engaging the gear or whatever that turns the engine over. I’m thinking something g stripped or broke on the gear. Any ideas?
     
  2. CaptainZoll

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    is it visible? do you hear a clunk when it runs from it engaging on the flywheel? that's another posibility with what's wrong.

    try hitting it with the handle end of a hammer, that usually fixes stuff.
     
  3. supra4life

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    Nothing is visible and there Is no clunk whatsoever. It just sounds like it turns freely.
     
  4. CaptainZoll

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    so the sprocket's likely not extending out when you run it, most likely because it's stuck
    from my experience, either give it a tap with the aforementioned hammer handle, or if that doesn't work, try opening it up and clean it out.
     
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    OK I will try that
     
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