Is it a two stroke I am guessing?
Let me restate, I bet it is a two stroke and your timing is off, most likely a sheared flywheel key and it is happier running backwards.
That is my idea at least.
yes it is a two stroke
and i do know you can run a 2 stroke both ways most of the time but the mag will only spark going one way on this one and you cant turn it around
the motor is turning the right way ( to the right )
and the way the gearbox is made the motor will only go on one way and only on one side
and even if i did turn it around i would still have the same problem
it has the motor shaft coming into the gear box with a gear on it going to another gear that go's yet again to another gear that go's to the gear that is on the shaft coming out that you connect the bit to
so four gears in all
motor turns to the right the next gear to the left the next gear to the right and the out put gear and shaft turning to the left
with no way of taken one out or putting one in
i cant take a pic of it right now because its at a friend of mine house about 35to 40 miles away were we had wanted to use it to drill about 16 holes with a bit i had from my first one.
lol we got everything ready put the bit on started it up started drilling and after about 5 minuets of pushing with all we had and only going in about 1.5 inch and thinking " man this is some really hard ground " looked at the bit and saw it turning the wrong way ( now i know why i got it for only 80 bux at the swap meet )
thanks guys i guess i'll look into making one for it
thanks gary...
