This little go kart came in with no spark. Many parts were replaced but still no spark. Let's unravel this mystery. Send us a postcard: Watch Wes Work P.O. Box 106 Fulton, IL 61252 Send us an email: mail@watchweswork.com
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@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I know about the chrome cap! No, it doesn't matter!
@DieselCreek3 жыл бұрын
Just so you know bud that cap was rattling all around..... hehehe
@MrClickbang3573 жыл бұрын
Oh I would HAVE to do something about it!!! Drove me nuts the whole time!
@fireman2573 жыл бұрын
It's just tare weight anyway! lol
@dancurrier64213 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a screw at first
@holdenrice96943 жыл бұрын
That cap is just an access for the charging coils and the crankshaft sensor, it's usually not a big deal but once I saw a guy "top off" the engine oil using that cap.
@HowNotToDoEverything3 жыл бұрын
Wes: "Maxwell. Are you supposed to be up there, buddy?" Max: "Are you supposed to be wedged into a tiny Chinese noise maker?"
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
He has a point!
@michaelconway813 жыл бұрын
Winning comment!
@budphillips93013 жыл бұрын
Ole' shop sign that says... "Labor: $28/hr $50/hr if you watch $75/hr if you worked on it before bringing it here" Couldn't be more accurate. Wes needs that sign lol
@MattKrogmeier3 жыл бұрын
You forgot $100/hr if you help. 😆
@keving23713 жыл бұрын
I think the dog was even worried ...he got up on the trailer for protection
@marcryvon3 жыл бұрын
My tought too ! "Master has become berserk. Better get shelter !" 🤣🤣
@michaelhuey41873 жыл бұрын
I don’t know which was funnier, watching Wes shoehorn himself into that Chinesium go-cart or wrenching himself out of it! Even ol Max was a bit worried there.
@gator50813 жыл бұрын
Max wanted a good seat in case Wes ended up stuck in that thing
@chadsimmons63473 жыл бұрын
The Chinese toys are fun when new, then after a hundred hours, they turn into a neverending tune up job, the Japanese stuff is 3-times the price but will last for yrs without wrenching
@maxmorrey31993 жыл бұрын
best part of the week, a new Watch Wes Work vid.
@Fatamus3 жыл бұрын
Coffee with Wes is the best part of watching.
@robertlytch23983 жыл бұрын
That dog is not stupid ! He saw a mad man on a go-cart ! Thanks again for taking us along !
@briancasey49173 жыл бұрын
I was worried jaws of life might have been necessary to get you out of that mouse car.🤣👍
@Tjm56563 жыл бұрын
Watching Wes climb out I heard the circus music when countless clowns climb out of the tiny car. Lol another great video. Thanks Wes for all that you do.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@martinsnyder49473 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for the Fire Department to show up to get him out
@kthwkr3 жыл бұрын
If I had wedged my self in there it would have taken the jaws-of-life to get me out. And the go kart and I would have both been a total loss.
@wb2vsj3 жыл бұрын
@@martinsnyder4947 If that were me in the Kart yeah, full extrication - would make a good video though!
@pinwizz692 жыл бұрын
😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😏
@davidcolesr.86283 жыл бұрын
The Test Drive Was A Good Laugh, Much Needed. Great Video Sir
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@francislahey79813 жыл бұрын
Three things made this video for me; Wes getting in the go cart, Wes getting out of the go cart, and the dog. I love that dog.
@infoanorexic3 жыл бұрын
that's how you make a new teen driver feel really confident. when they pull in, everyone acts horrified, scatters, climbs up on trees, fences, gets on or behind farm machinery ... each other ...
@vehcor3 жыл бұрын
Somebody's been here before! It looks like the people that rebuilt my Terrain are now go kart mechanics. They must have run out of body filler and had to pick a new line of work. I was waiting for the test drive! lol
@Pedroisanickname3 жыл бұрын
That thing came in "ready for the pile"!
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Job security I guess!
@splatmanhooha42643 жыл бұрын
Wiring loom..in the pile!
@45AMT3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! Gotta have a test drive.
@saurabhsharma-ts6ky2 жыл бұрын
youtube wrold is really small, i watch your youtube chanels and now we are commenting on each others video, i am waching your videos from india
@rayvoorhies71803 жыл бұрын
Wes made a kid out there very happy by fixing his go cart. Repair went well and I loved Wes' test ride.
@Quake812703 жыл бұрын
I was 6'2" 256lbs when I was eleven. So I would have looked just like you did Wes. I guarantee he had no idea that starter hooked to a chain.
@esofeacomplex14183 жыл бұрын
Their is nothing greater than seeing the big smile from a child when he gets a go kart or motorbike
@ihrescue3 жыл бұрын
From the road "Look mommy that man has a go cart growing on him. I can't see well but it looks like he may have chewed his own arm off." That was classic WWW.
@phooesnax3 жыл бұрын
I saw a cap fall off crankcase. Also right front is cambered away. Nice work Wes.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
That's an optional cap...
@alanfarenden93783 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork From a beer bottle?
@SeersantLoom3 жыл бұрын
@@alanfarenden9378 I think it was a cap for timing check hole. Without it, the generator has good chances to meet with sand, rocks, mud, water and everthing nice that this thing is driven on or into.
@phooesnax3 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork oh cool. Thank You friend. I enjoy your work!
@CC-gu3ze3 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough it started running just fine right after that. Clearly a faulty cap!
@mikenaples40463 жыл бұрын
Wes, after a horrendous day at work, this was a much needed ending. Thanks for the laugh.
@bulthy19583 жыл бұрын
I`m 73 and I want one NOW. Brilliant video again, nice camera.
@psavel2743 жыл бұрын
Man I was pissing myself when you were strategically trying to fit in that thing. LMFAO that was hilarious. Let's not forget the choke lever too. LOL. I wonder if the customer even knew about that and was just flooding it out and soaking the plug which was causing the no spark condition? You definitely didn't get the complete story there of why the shotgunning of parts took place. You are on point for sure, your little boy would love one of those. Great vidja Wes, certainly had me laughing more than once! 😁🤣👍
@VorlonFrog3 жыл бұрын
Started replaced, badly. Wiring re-worked, badly. Carburetor adjusted, badly. John Q. Customer was here.
@MichaelSteeves3 жыл бұрын
He mentioned that there was something melted around the solenoid. I suspect positive and negative from the battery were put across the solenoid, so at some point when he hit start, the battery was shorted out, causing *lots* of heat! Random rewiring after that reversed polarity.
@jimbeckettplay3 жыл бұрын
Reminded me of a Gorilla on a tricycle when you test drove it! :P
@davekimbler23083 жыл бұрын
I was thinking more like a gorilla humping a football but yours works 2 ! Lol
@JeremyLucas18793 жыл бұрын
I was hoping the diagnosis would be more like: "Well, this engine is shot. But I do have a 3 cylinder Kubota diesel that might fit..."
@etsonbarentine12233 жыл бұрын
Musty1 has done hundreds on his channel and I'm never bored watching it. It's like doing those car washes that haven't been touched in 20 years.
@challengecompleted553 жыл бұрын
When a nasty, crusty old carb comes out of an ultrasonic cleaner, it's just *chef's kiss*.
@davidpontnak38193 жыл бұрын
Chicoms strike again, and yes I too would have chewed off my own arm for something like that when I was 12... Good video, Thanks Wes!
@Volcker19293 жыл бұрын
Always interesting, thank you for taking the time to record and edit!
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@anthonydefreitas60063 жыл бұрын
I second that 👍
@speez812 жыл бұрын
I was laughing so hard 🤣 when you pulled the detached choke plunger out, along with your chuckle. I was like "what kind of Micky Mouse contraption is this??"
@Military-Museum-LP3 жыл бұрын
In the 70’s I had friends who had an Honda ATC 90 ( I think it was. 90). All 4 seasons for years it was rolled, beat, ran out of oil, seized , and it still ran. This Chinese Copy has nothing in common. Great video Wes.
@paulsullivan63923 жыл бұрын
I can just imagine the cautionary note on the back of the repair invoice. Dear Valued customer....please put down the tools and step away from the go kart. Then proceed to the nearest phone and call call me. Good job Wes. As others have noted...I think the Max-Meister was worried.
@Maysin7773 жыл бұрын
OMG...Looks like you pooped a go kart trying to get in that...you made my night Wes!
@danbartolini273 жыл бұрын
Tractors, forklifts, bulldozers, cranes, plow trucks, combines, cars, pickups suvs, atv, lawnmowers, golf carts and now go carts. Man! Talk about versatility
@mayorwrenchmcgnome3 жыл бұрын
Best part of this Vid is watching Wes get in and out of it. Keep up the great work.
@r3g3d173 жыл бұрын
Its like watching homer simpson fit in that Zagrab xD Saves you pennies a day! Great work.
@spb813 жыл бұрын
Put it in H
@clifbradley3 жыл бұрын
When I was 13 my cousin took me in his side by side go kart that I didn't know he had no idea how to drive. He took us through a cornfield in summer and not only were we torn up by the corn, we were covered in bugs including a couple I swallowed from screaming, then he took a shortcut to get us out and that was into the run off ditch where we fell about 3 feet into some rocks amd I broke 3 fingers. After we stumbled home crying and bleeding, his dad yelled at me for convincing his son to take it into a field. Like I was driving or even knew where he was going. But I was a city kid apparently. My mom cleaned my up, and we left to get me to a hospital, but before we left, while my uncle and his wife went to go retrieve the cart from the ditch, my dad reworked the spark plug wires on the distributor so they were out of order on my uncle's brand new F-150....and also loosened up his positive battery cable.
@Zonkotron2 жыл бұрын
Oh dear. And people say that modern people are off due to "social media" and this and that. No matter whose stories i hear, people in the olden days were reckless...and whats worse....vindictive to the nth degree. Beating up coworkers, family, wife. Messing with peoples stuff, driving vehicles you cant (someone from my family killed himself in a similar story to yours "back in the day"). That is what all those "everything used to better" people forget.
@WobbleMatic3 жыл бұрын
Thankfully you didn't come to grief on the test drive, hospital report would have stated "patient admitted wearing what appeared to be a child's toy car". Nice video, thank you.
@idrisddraig23 жыл бұрын
Yeay the Circus bear is back! - on a more serious note, this repairs remind me very much of fixing the Go Carts at summer camp in PA at the start of season. After the local small engine repair place had "serviced" them and recomended we buy new gokarts!
@Imsonumbxx3 жыл бұрын
I love suprise uploads! Thanks Wes!
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@josephreisinger333 жыл бұрын
It's more entertaining watching you getting in and out of that crazy thing. Tanks for the video Wes. Take care.
@WNCworks11 ай бұрын
You should build that kid a cart out of spare parts, and let him help. I did that with my dad, and I'll never forget it. We started with an old John Deere mower.
@shackman95663 жыл бұрын
Just finished a hard week at work. 6 days crammed into 4. You always make me smile. Thanks again Wess. Have a wonderful Easter and God bless.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
You too!
@paulsilva33463 жыл бұрын
HEY WES. From a few minutes earlier, 14:56 I watched a cap come loose. AT 17:06 WHAT FELL OFF THE MOTOR, A CRANK CASE CAP....+++ I HOPE you found it...
@gorak90003 жыл бұрын
Also, it kind of looks like something electrical burning at 16:54 (and before, those repeated puffs of smoke coming up around the carb), and I also noticed something rattling off the engine at 17:08 too - what a piece of work that thing is!
@watajob3 жыл бұрын
Chewed my own arm off... lol!
@tobyyork95023 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos because they are full of good information and well presented. BUT, have not stopped laughing since I saw you fold up and wrench yourself in the rig. Keep up the great work.
@tracywagoner49073 жыл бұрын
Fun video, carb rebuilds may be boring to some but really useful to lots of us. Thanks Wes
@ericcorse3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap ya scared Max so bad he jumped in the trailer. It looked like it had a suspension.
@niteninja01333 жыл бұрын
Awesome love a random video. Hope you still put one out for the weekend. Love watching your videos in the am while drinking coffee to get the day going.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
I'll try.
@boonedockjourneyman79792 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Honda CCR 125 from 50 years ago, literally. The Chinese must have been making these for 40 years. Probably the same master molds. Seeing that “tappet” cover and goofy cap on the carb brings back memories. I used to make $10 changing a large “plastic” gear in the tranny after each race for a bunch of guys in a motorcycle club next to my house in 1973. They destroyed them every race. I used to charge $25 to “rebuild the motor” using a wire brush to tear carbon off the cylinder head and piston crown. Hard to kill those old four strokes, even when you had no idea what was going on. I was the club “mechanic” because my dad had a complete set of Craftsman mechanics tools. That was the hillbilly SnapOff of the day. Hilarious. Thanks for the memories. Hey! We used to rewire these by connecting wires to wherever they’d reach. Nobody had manuals, tools or brains. Just an old Crescent and a guess based on how long the wires were. It always worked after a few tries.
@art1muz133 жыл бұрын
@@@ 12:20ISH you mention '''IDK how interesting it'll be to rebuild a carb? Any rebuild by a generally good narrator and knowledgeable mick-a-nick,(such like you), is great!!!!!
@dougjones94933 жыл бұрын
Usually getting in is not the problem it's getting out. LOL
@kraigcochran99953 жыл бұрын
Hanging out with wes tonight at the shop cool beans 😎😎😎
@kd5byb3 жыл бұрын
"I"ll put that right where you can't see it." = hahahahahahahaha! Don't ever loose the sarcasm, love it.
@ElderlyIron3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you put the suspension to full compression!
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
LOL. Yeah. My wife tried it and was just as cramped. I enjoy your videos!
@suzuki2303 жыл бұрын
The parts cannon hahah that’s a good one.
@jamesdriscall32373 жыл бұрын
What’s the cap that makes a run for it in the back of the engine at 17:07?
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Just a dust cap. Threads are gone.
@joshjablonicky1713 жыл бұрын
Wess. really love your channel never know what we're going to see sometimes and that is awesome love the variety of things you work on. Keep it up man you're doing great and everybody's taking notice!!
@shanco733 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure watching Wes work!
@gator50813 жыл бұрын
Next time you get something like that in, you might want to consider having Mrs. Wes do the test drive. Good job sir!
@williamfindspeople43413 жыл бұрын
APRIL FOOLS YOU HAVE BEEN PUNKED LOL
@w0560075683 жыл бұрын
Just a gem of a video, I especially laughed watching you shoehorn yourself into it and later extract yourself from its jaws. Max's behaviour was just classic and it looked as though you enjoyed driving it as well
@ogee6343 жыл бұрын
Pup: "Of course I'm allowed up here when you're making all that racket crazy driving around. It's the closest safe spot on short notice." "Since I have your attention, an extra snack would be appreciated."
@anytractorman3 жыл бұрын
Wes, your lucky to get out of that, figured the wife would have to hitch you to the crane to pull you out! Lol
@tchads_572 жыл бұрын
That would have been the best outro. Mrs. Wes having to get him out of the kart and all on camera. 😂😂 Fans know you aren’t one to edit out your mistakes as they are teaching moments. Thanks again for all the work. 👍👍
@Shaddowbanned3 жыл бұрын
Awesome , just scrolling not seeing anything remotely interesting to watch and BAM new www vid! Thanks!
@boubaros3 жыл бұрын
Morning Wes. Nothing is boring as long as you narrate and explain, even a carburator. I'd find it interesting, especially and I don't know why, when somebody, customer, is paying for it.
@iamthefatstig3 жыл бұрын
The best part about it, Motorcycle type starter solenoids usually have a B and M moulded into them for "To battery" and "To Motor" for guidance. Still easy to get wrong though if the brains not engaged.
@lloyd47683 жыл бұрын
Your next video will be the chiropractor visit after trying to get in and out of it...😂
@frankdeegan89743 жыл бұрын
Plus a trip or two to the ER for the wife cause she was laughing so hard and long.
@sandy16533 жыл бұрын
If I'd had one of those when I was coming up, I'd have gotten myself into a shitload of trouble.
@thomasconci39303 жыл бұрын
I did and did.
@derek61873 жыл бұрын
No idea why I enjoy watching carb rebuilds so much... but please keep them!
@AntonioClaudioMichael Жыл бұрын
Good find on the starter solenoid being Wired wrong and a good carb cleaning and adjustment and good to go @Watch Wes Work
@jjferrari3063 жыл бұрын
I feel like i`m watching a Mustie1 video. LOL
@zombanator30003 жыл бұрын
I dont know, I didn't get to see a entire carb rebuilt, so I feel disappointed.
@jjferrari3063 жыл бұрын
@@zombanator3000 LOL
@RubenKelevra3 жыл бұрын
Maybe build him a tracked version yourself. Much more fun and easier to find spots for it. Just don't forget the a 6 point belt 😬
@mdouglaswray3 жыл бұрын
I second this!!
@smallblockfuelie3 жыл бұрын
17:41 like a bullfrog riding a grasshopper. Perfect.
@garymucher95903 жыл бұрын
I would much rather work on anything that an owner or another person hasn't tried to fix before and screwed everything up. But too many think they can fix such things and have no idea how it really works. I am amazed the pervious person didn't have it all burned up with miss-matched wiring. Thumbs Up!... And you looked to fit in that kart perfectly... LOL
@enzofitzhume73203 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not a Honda! The engine has the "I'm coming apart" rattle! 🤔
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
That's a feature. So you remember it's running...
@DieselCreek3 жыл бұрын
better buy it for the boy.....
@sieferswe3 жыл бұрын
Somebody yanked your crank! Thx for som late night infotainment Mr Wes. Say hello to Ms Wes as well! Greetings from Sweden.
@Steve_Just_Steve3 жыл бұрын
Jeez that thing sounds like a bag of jackhammers! Just a rattle i guess. Cool looking cart, suspension looks pretty good.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
That's the dry clutch I think.
@gailtaylor16363 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork Bet the bushing in the clutch hub us worn out. Very common. Nobody ever greases them.
@dennisbailey42963 жыл бұрын
I take it you found the Chrome oil cap that vibrated loose and fell on the floor? All the best from Canada
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
It's just a dust cap. That's a dry cover.
@dennisbailey42963 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork I was also thinking that maybe he had some water in that gas tank? And that's why I wasn't running the whole time?
@wallysprint3 жыл бұрын
I see Wes, I hit like..
@duanek98923 жыл бұрын
it was a treat finding this video last evening....thanks!
@ElTelBaby3 жыл бұрын
@ 17:59 ROFL;... WOW... Your dog made me slam on the BRAKES... Dam bashed my knee under the table...
@alanbradford31303 жыл бұрын
"You can't make an interesting video cleaning a carburetor" - Mustie1 does it almost every week. No part of this video was boring.
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
I love Mustie but I always skip the carb cleaning.
@thepyrodude3 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork once you've clean a few 1000 it becomes a mundane step 🤷♂️
@FishFind30003 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork when is a once in a while thing like with your channel it’s not bad. With mustie it’s half of every video and you can only take so much.
@alanbradford31303 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWesWork - probably because you have cleaned them often. I've cleaned them too...but they always are a bit mysterious to me being a DIYer.
@deenunya77353 жыл бұрын
Nice Job Wes, , Old Style Seperate Solenoid and Starter , not like the Pre Engaged ones with Solenoid On the Starter now, Good Spot on the Wiring 👌 Was expecting the Lovely Mrs Wes 😍😋 to have a go in it Hope Your All Keeping Well 👍
@ronmimnaugh76743 жыл бұрын
This is the reason I take pictures and label hoses and wires if I do work. I never can remember for sure if it is more than a day between take apart and put together. Glad you got it running. Someone will be putting a smile on their face tonight
@donniebrown28963 жыл бұрын
You getting in and out of the cart reminds me of me driving my wife's toyota paseo. Hated that car, at 6'2" and 180, had the driver's seat racked all the way back, seat reclined as far as possible and my head still hit the roof. Thanks Wes
@leninmi75793 жыл бұрын
🤣 well Wes, I'm not going to tell you what you looked like trying to fit yourself into that thing, I'm sure you know.. That made my Friday morning! THANKS for the show, and great job as usual ❤️✌️.
@zarb883 жыл бұрын
For some reason i was reminded of a bear riding a tricycle when i saw the opening? Nice video
@Robalo-26603 жыл бұрын
Nice Job Wes ! Glad to see your weather has improved .
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@gregsimon12853 жыл бұрын
Your logical step by step method of isolating a problem is amazing. You break a problem down into small parts rather than be overwhelmed by the big problem. You should be teaching student mechanics. Oh, wait a minute, I guess you are. Well want-a-be mechanics anyway. One of the best “Let’s Fix It” channels on You Tube.
@eddiepatterson50253 жыл бұрын
Definitely a parts cannon job Wes. Your son would enjoy one of those. Wishing you both a Blessed Easter 🐣
@OmegaGamingNetwork3 жыл бұрын
Wes - I maintain it is impossible to make an interesting carb rebuild video. Mustie1 - Hold my coffee mug.
@caprice5720093 жыл бұрын
Wes, parts cannon and not enough knowledge. Not beating up on whoever worked on it, but we all have been there. Some of us more than others!
@BMC11003 жыл бұрын
We have trucks at work that they often fire the parts cannon at. It's like a game. I walk around after a service and find a new diff, new airbags, same old oil...
@johnmclean10468 ай бұрын
It fitted you spot on just like your old prom jacket
@joshcrd79253 жыл бұрын
Max: "Sweet I'm going for a run!......On second thought I'll get up on this trailer where its a bit safer." lol
@craigorford99323 жыл бұрын
Ayy up Wes,I wish I had you as my local go to mechanic.you are the man what can.I think the cart was made for vertically challenged person not a 6ft+ guy
@mauricekeithjohnson25983 жыл бұрын
IT'S a BIRD, IT'S a PLANE, -- IT'S SUPERWES to the rescue-- AGAIN !! LOL
@spenmac3 жыл бұрын
The money shot was seeing wes squized into the cart 🤣. @watch wes work, something's shiney fell off of it before you gave the camera a thumbs up.
@danf46163 жыл бұрын
Max was not impressed, but we are...that you were able to fit! 😁
@wingdwolf563 жыл бұрын
What a great Thursday night surprise! I was worried for a second you wouldn’t be able to get out of it! Still hope we get a Saturday video too!
@WatchWesWork3 жыл бұрын
I'll try.
@paulcooper28973 жыл бұрын
Built to a budget, but they are fun for what they are! Thanks for sharing!