Post by cinnamon on Apr 30, 2013 10:19:20 GMT -5
I have a Roketa Sicily 150cc Scoot. She has a new carb, just replaced the petcock and the fuel lines. After about two weeks of work she started up and was running! YAY!! Drove her 10 miles that day, then rode her to work, around at lunch, and back home (about 45 mins to go 7 miles..eesh).
This morning I started her up and let her idle a few minutes. It was 60 degrees and we were both a little cold. Drove 2 miles, idled at several lights, with no problems. Engine didn't cough of stutter, no weird noises, just me and my "Bluebell" going to work before the crack of dawn.. truely! That is until I got 2 miles from home. I was idling at a light when she just turned herself off. Didn't stutter or cough.. just turned off. She didn't want to re-start so I pushed her over to the sidewalk and started texting my roommate and boyfriend that I "might" need saving.
I tried to start her up again and she fired up then immediately died and wouldn't restart. I'm thinking her engine is flooded.. let's wait.. called the Roommate to see if she could borrow her boyfriends truck "just in case". Waited a few minutes then tried to start her up again. Well I guess I tried to many times cause her battery just couldn't give enuff power to start her, even the lights dimmed.
My Roommate and I loaded her into the back of her boyfriends truck and she dropped me off at work.
Could it have been the cold that got her and made her engine just turn off?? Any other ideas?? New carb, new lines, new petco.. ran great for 35 miles, and had a full tank of gas.
This morning I started her up and let her idle a few minutes. It was 60 degrees and we were both a little cold. Drove 2 miles, idled at several lights, with no problems. Engine didn't cough of stutter, no weird noises, just me and my "Bluebell" going to work before the crack of dawn.. truely! That is until I got 2 miles from home. I was idling at a light when she just turned herself off. Didn't stutter or cough.. just turned off. She didn't want to re-start so I pushed her over to the sidewalk and started texting my roommate and boyfriend that I "might" need saving.
I tried to start her up again and she fired up then immediately died and wouldn't restart. I'm thinking her engine is flooded.. let's wait.. called the Roommate to see if she could borrow her boyfriends truck "just in case". Waited a few minutes then tried to start her up again. Well I guess I tried to many times cause her battery just couldn't give enuff power to start her, even the lights dimmed.
My Roommate and I loaded her into the back of her boyfriends truck and she dropped me off at work.
Could it have been the cold that got her and made her engine just turn off?? Any other ideas?? New carb, new lines, new petco.. ran great for 35 miles, and had a full tank of gas.
..BAD TO THE BONE..