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Post by poeticajasmine on May 1, 2013 21:31:17 GMT -5
Hi there. I am new to having a scooter and this morning I was in a hurry and when I parked my scooter, it was on a slight incline and ended up tipping over. I picked it up immediately but now it won't start. I had ridden it a few minutes before and then just ran into the house for something, so it was working right before it fell. There is a tiny bit of damage to the body but it didn't seem to hit that hard, really.
I have a 2009 Excalibur Vanguard scooter--which seems to be a scooter that barely exists, according to the internet, when I look it up. I know it's a cheap Chinese scooter, but it was all I could afford at the time. When I look up other people who have experienced this problem, they list many different things that could be wrong but none of them mention the exact kind of scooter that I have--although I'm not even sure if that matters. If there are some super simple fixes that I could attempt here at home before I shell out the money to take it in to a mechanic, that would be fantastic.
I know that this has probably been answered before, but I searched and didn't find anything, so I appreciate your patience. When answering me, keep in mind that I'm brand new to this stuff and will probably be a little slow in my understanding.
Thanks for everything.
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Post by cytoruck on May 1, 2013 21:35:54 GMT -5
happened to a bike of mine, flooded it, let it sit for a good bit of time, and try starting it on the stand giving it some throttle here and there, if its flooded eventually it will start up
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Post by poeticajasmine on May 1, 2013 21:39:27 GMT -5
How long is a good amount of time, do you think?....other than just "until it starts up," i suppose. I tipped it this morning and now it's night time. Keep waiting or start pursuing other issues?
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Post by scootnwinn on May 1, 2013 23:09:07 GMT -5
It still won't start a good bit of time is an hour. Do you know how to pull the spark plug? Take it out and let us know what it looks like...
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Post by cytoruck on May 1, 2013 23:22:18 GMT -5
well i let mine sit overnight but thats because it had 4 carbs and all the cylinders were flooded, in the case of the scooter, if you can get ahold of some starting fluid, after having had it sit for a few hours spray some starter fluid into the intake and give it a bit of cranking with some throttle snapping (on the stand of course) it may take 5 minutes or so but it will eventually start up, if you DO have the tools do remove the spark plug, remove it, drain the fuel bowl and crank the motor over for a minute or 2 so it shoots any excess fuel out of the cylinder, then put the plug back in and prime the fuel bowl and it should fire right up, make sure the plug is dry as well, wipe it off, blow it out etc
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Post by oldchopperguy on May 2, 2013 1:00:09 GMT -5
I had that happen when mine was new... (Xingyue Eagle 150). It took me two days to finally discover the manual "kill" switch had been pushed "off" when I picked the scooter up... LOL! You probably have a kill switch on the right side, near the starter button. It should resemble the turn-signal switch from the other side. Do check that.In addition, do check to see that your SIDE-STAND is all the way up. The fall could have jarred it down a little, and they often have a "safety" switch preventing the scooter from starting unless the side-stand is all the way up. Also, try starting while holding the front brake, and then the rear brake on. The fall could have damaged the starter "safety" interlock on one of the levers... Most Chinese scooters have safety-interlocks on both brake levers, and the side-stand, in addition to the manual kill-switch on the dash. If your scooter has a remote start... play with that too. Sometimes the remote lock engages, preventing ignition. Those are the easy fixes... If your trouble is none of these, and it's not flooded, a wire may have jarred loose at the CDI, coil, etc. A good inspection of the wire connections may fix it. Sounds like you have no spark, and any of the safety features engaging can cause that. You can pull the plug, ground it to the engine and hit the starter. You'll have to view the plug in semi-darkness (it's pretty dark under the seat anyway...) to really see if it has spark, but it's a good way to see if spark is there. If there IS spark, and the engine's flooded, you can try turning the motor over for a few seconds with the throttle wide-open. This will often clear the flooding. Just don't grind away on the starter very long, they aren't all that durable.At least half the time, when this happens, it's because the manual kill-switch has been accidentally engaged. If I raise my seat up against the dash, it usually engages the switch, and I go to start it and it's dead... First thing I check is that doggone kill-switch... LOL!  Hope this may help,Leo In Texas
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