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[MasterYota]

Hello all, I recently purchased an 85 ATC200s for cheap, not running of course, and now I know why. The pulse generator pin sheared on the cam, resulting in damage to the cam, PG base plate(minor), and a broken finger off of the spark advance weight set. I planned to use this as a donor engine for a mini buggy I'm currently rebuilding, and would like to know if this particular engine is worth repairing or should I scrap the idea and look elsewhere??

Any help is appreciated, btw, it does have solid compression, although I have not had a chance to hook a gauge up just yet, as the recoil is also giving me some grief.

[70shaker6pk]

Hi, just wanted to welcome you!

[dustrunner]

if you can find the parts chaep why not.. it was running when the problem occured and these engines run 4 ever ... was the oil clean and full and how was the air cleaner ?

[MasterYota]

The oil seems clean(no fuel smell) but old, not sure how long it sat, as I bought it this way. Did not have any air filter when I got it, no plastics at all, no seat, and the tank was painted with camo paint. I am worried that after dropping a bill on parts, only to find it smokes, or the trans giving me issues. I am looking at replacing the cam with the xr200 cam for a little extra umph, plus they are cheaper. My main question is if the internal parts of the pulse generator are interchangeable with similar year engines??

[3Queen]

I just would like to welcome you to this site.. I cant help you but I know one of the guys here will..

[falloutboy]

Depends on how cheap you can fix it for I guess. I would be worried about the buggy being under powered. The 200 is a great motor, just not the most powerful...

[MasterYota]

Well, it's alot better than the stock engine that is in it now, a 150cc with a cvt, making a mere 8hp..... at least this way I can gear it how I want, and still have speed to spare on the top end. I have already been looking at the high comp piston kit if it still won't do what I want it to, or prepared to find another donor engine if all else fails, this one was cheap and should be a simple install, thats why I picked it up. According to honda, this thing puts out 13.5hp and 11ft-lbs of torque, so a modest upgrade from stock, but not enough to require extensive mods to accommodate it.