Post by rlg23 on Sept 30, 2014 1:39:22 GMT -5
Hey Guys, I just purchased a TaoTao ATM50-A1 scooter and am hoping to get some help with the issues it is having. I assembled it today but I am unable to get the scooter to start using the electric starter. More specifically:
- The scooter has been assembled according to the manufactures instructions.
- I am unable to start the scooter using the electric starter.
- When turning the key to the on position no lights come on (noting seems to change at all).
- When pressing the starter button nothing happens (with the kill switch on, the kickstand up, and either/both breaks held in).
- I am able to kick start the scooter (but I need to be holding one of the breaks).
- After kick starting the headlight comes on and can be toggled between low and high beams.
- When high beams are selected the indicator light on the panel comes on.
- No other indicators on the instrument panel work (fuel gauge/back-light) when the scooter is off or on.
- No other lights come on when the scooter is running after the kick start (running lights).
- The break lights do not come on when either break is pulled when the scooter is off or on.
- Neither blinker works when the scooter is off or on.
- Both flipping the kill switch or turning the key to the off position shuts off the scooter.
I am not sure how many of these issues would be related to something being broken in the electric starter system because I would think that the electronics should still all work after the scooter has been kick started.
I have swapped out the battery with that of a friends and nothing changes. I have removed all body panels in order to check that all of the connections are tight. There is a stray pair of wires ending in a wire connector located approximately behind the battery box. I recall having seen these types of stray wires in a PDI video and I am not sure if they are unused or not. Mechanically, the engine sounds fine though I have not been able to take it out for a ride with these issues. I am going to get a multimeter in the next day or so and start checking around and will probably disassemble the wiring harness to make sure there aren't any broken wires I cannot see.
I am going to get in contact with the seller (KillerMotorsports) in the morning about this problem but I don't know how much sellers are willing to assist with these types of problems. Hence any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated. I will keep this post updated with any new information I come across as I work on it this week.
- The scooter has been assembled according to the manufactures instructions.
- I am unable to start the scooter using the electric starter.
- When turning the key to the on position no lights come on (noting seems to change at all).
- When pressing the starter button nothing happens (with the kill switch on, the kickstand up, and either/both breaks held in).
- I am able to kick start the scooter (but I need to be holding one of the breaks).
- After kick starting the headlight comes on and can be toggled between low and high beams.
- When high beams are selected the indicator light on the panel comes on.
- No other indicators on the instrument panel work (fuel gauge/back-light) when the scooter is off or on.
- No other lights come on when the scooter is running after the kick start (running lights).
- The break lights do not come on when either break is pulled when the scooter is off or on.
- Neither blinker works when the scooter is off or on.
- Both flipping the kill switch or turning the key to the off position shuts off the scooter.
I am not sure how many of these issues would be related to something being broken in the electric starter system because I would think that the electronics should still all work after the scooter has been kick started.
I have swapped out the battery with that of a friends and nothing changes. I have removed all body panels in order to check that all of the connections are tight. There is a stray pair of wires ending in a wire connector located approximately behind the battery box. I recall having seen these types of stray wires in a PDI video and I am not sure if they are unused or not. Mechanically, the engine sounds fine though I have not been able to take it out for a ride with these issues. I am going to get a multimeter in the next day or so and start checking around and will probably disassemble the wiring harness to make sure there aren't any broken wires I cannot see.
I am going to get in contact with the seller (KillerMotorsports) in the morning about this problem but I don't know how much sellers are willing to assist with these types of problems. Hence any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated. I will keep this post updated with any new information I come across as I work on it this week.
..BAD TO THE BONE..
