Quote Originally Posted by walky_talky20 View Post
You definitely lucked out big time. Having it fail at idle is about the best scenario you can hope for as it is just about the only time that you can get away without damage. Still a slim chance, though. Also, realizing what happened and not trying to restart the engine with a broken belt *really* helped. You almost surely would have bent valves if you had done that.

Glad this turned out to be just a learning experience and not an expensive or project-ending disaster.

Now be super careful from now on, because I think you used up all of your luck for quite a while. ;)
Quote Originally Posted by Calimus View Post
Yup, big time luck on this, but glad it turned out that way. If you were a cat, you would have just used up 8 lives for sure. Can't wait for the next update to be that you're driving it full time. My hats off to you for taking on such a project in the first place at your age and even more so for not giving up despite the potential damage that could have been done. Now, put the rest of that machine together and get some road time.
thanks guys! yeah im definitely taking all my time now putting it back together. i broke the pvc pipe looking thing that connects to the vacuum check valve so ill need to replace that. also the dumb breather hose cracked and now im either gunna just reconnect it with another piece or just buy a whole new one...

anyhow, im so happy that i got lucky. lol and yeah i realize that i used up all my luck.

im surprised that this project went this well, because this is the first time ive ever dealt with a motor :)