Briggs & Stratton vertical shaft to horizontal engine conversion for go kart or mini bike

This is how I converted an old mower engine to run on a homemade mini bike or go kart
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[HarleyFXS]

Vertical engines have a light weight flywheel because the lawnmower blade is considered the flywheel. This will run only at high RPM and will stall easily when slowed down. But you can add weight inside of the flywheel to solve this problem.

[Kenneth-cfeh]

The Quintessential instructional video concise detailed to the point & with efficient brevity ! Bravo Sir ! Kudos to you... !

[jeep]

The oil flicker is too big that will cause problems. possibly even break off

[howiehowdy]

So two questions, do you have to fill the old oil feed hole on the crankshaft, or can you just have both open, and how is oil getting to the valves?

[hallo_ihr]

Does the engine still work or did you blow it up?

[paavo]

How important/critical those oil feed slots are?

[edwardh]

Are the internals (camshaft, connecting rod, crankshaft etc.) the same between the vertical and horizontal engines of the same horsepower?

[WillB-lvxg]

I got an old engine for free off a mower already rearranged the carb bracket the same way and removed governor. The problem is the crankshaft is bent from hitting something when it was on the mower. The other thing I was thinking is doesn't it need heavier springs since it will run at higher rpm? the plastic camshaft is also not designed to run at higher rpm.

[Dr.Westside]

Horzontal Predator harbor freight. $119.00

[DonovanBryant]

the way im using it for my kart is running a belt to a riding mower trans axle so i keep it a vertical shaft engine

[dayzfire]

Btw how much oil should i fill it with cause its side ways any way to know?

[jaydensmith]

Do have to fill the hole with jb weld ?

[tigerseye]

Why not just get a horizontal Briggs and be done with it?

[dayzfire]

i sorry for asking alot What did you install on the camshaft so your bike could move foward a Centrifugal clutch??

[thaeniamatthews]

Can i just remove the oil flicker an install the l bracket

[dayzfire]

And How can i fill oil when i done my oil hose will be horizontal please help.
Should i just bend the hose

[waitemc]

No briggs start on first pull. Fake !

Just joking cool prodject I got about 5 5hps laying around I'll try this to see if I can run a blackmeir pump with one of them .

[tribsat]

Why the insane noise it spoils the whole thing

[rjd]

when you go to horizontal position how are you putting the oil in?

[josemontero]

can I use a lawn mower motor to make a go kart without making the motor horizontal?