Post by loganhes on Apr 20, 2015 13:15:19 GMT -5
Hello All,
Due to my ankle issues and our horrible weather I have finally been able to ride my scooter this weekend. I put the battery back in, it was on trickle charge all winter, and the scooter started right up. I went for a ride to a store that is about 6 miles away and she was running awesome however on the way back she died all of a sudden. I coasted over to the side of the road and tried to restart her with no luck. My battery was strong and all of my lights worked and the engine was turning over but just not starting. I sat on a boulder on the side of the road and waited about 10 minutes. I tried again and this time she started right away and again ran awesome the rest of the way home. The next day (Sunday), I rode her to the gym and back with no problems at all....she ran perfect. So...my question is what is the problem? Was it possibly a clogged fuel filter that somehow unclogged itself? I left the gas tank completely filled all winter with Stabil. Or perhaps the spark plug needs to be replaced? It is an iridium one and about 2 years old. Sorry for the long story but I wanted to make sure I gave all of the details. By the way, my scooter is a 2011 Kymco Super 8 (150cc)
Any help, thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated
--Jim
Due to my ankle issues and our horrible weather I have finally been able to ride my scooter this weekend. I put the battery back in, it was on trickle charge all winter, and the scooter started right up. I went for a ride to a store that is about 6 miles away and she was running awesome however on the way back she died all of a sudden. I coasted over to the side of the road and tried to restart her with no luck. My battery was strong and all of my lights worked and the engine was turning over but just not starting. I sat on a boulder on the side of the road and waited about 10 minutes. I tried again and this time she started right away and again ran awesome the rest of the way home. The next day (Sunday), I rode her to the gym and back with no problems at all....she ran perfect. So...my question is what is the problem? Was it possibly a clogged fuel filter that somehow unclogged itself? I left the gas tank completely filled all winter with Stabil. Or perhaps the spark plug needs to be replaced? It is an iridium one and about 2 years old. Sorry for the long story but I wanted to make sure I gave all of the details. By the way, my scooter is a 2011 Kymco Super 8 (150cc)
Any help, thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated
--Jim
