Post by payneib on May 12, 2013 8:54:23 GMT -5
Hello,
I had a minor problem with my scoot on Friday. Nothing to drastic. I was on my way home from a night shift, when the scoot started randomly bogging, then picking up, then bogging, then it died. Turning over, yes, firing, no. So I called my recovery people, not really knowing where I was (on the A614, between some villages I couldn't remember the name of). So, not hopeful of the recovery people finding me soon, I took the seat bucket out to have a look. And there's the spark plug cap hanging off.
I pushed it back on, it didn't feel right, but knowing the next village was only over the hill and down the other side I gave it a go. It ran till the top of the hill, then I coasted down into the village, and phoned the recovery people again with a better location. Took the bucket out again, pushed the cap back on, and waited. It felt "right" again. Which the recovery mechanic agreed with, but said the metal spark caps are crap, and everyone else, except the Chinese have stopped using them. He fiddled with my idle a bit, and then followed me in home to the bike garage (it was booked in for a service anyway).
They replaced the plug as requested, and then phoned me later saying it won't be ready, it cut out again and they had to recover their test ride guy. So they kept it in over night to replace the HT lead and spark plug cap.
Is it worth spreading the word of my recovery mechanic and getting people to replace the Chinese spark cap as well as the plug at PDI? Has anyone else had issues of the spark cap becoming slack and falling off?
Ian
I had a minor problem with my scoot on Friday. Nothing to drastic. I was on my way home from a night shift, when the scoot started randomly bogging, then picking up, then bogging, then it died. Turning over, yes, firing, no. So I called my recovery people, not really knowing where I was (on the A614, between some villages I couldn't remember the name of). So, not hopeful of the recovery people finding me soon, I took the seat bucket out to have a look. And there's the spark plug cap hanging off.
I pushed it back on, it didn't feel right, but knowing the next village was only over the hill and down the other side I gave it a go. It ran till the top of the hill, then I coasted down into the village, and phoned the recovery people again with a better location. Took the bucket out again, pushed the cap back on, and waited. It felt "right" again. Which the recovery mechanic agreed with, but said the metal spark caps are crap, and everyone else, except the Chinese have stopped using them. He fiddled with my idle a bit, and then followed me in home to the bike garage (it was booked in for a service anyway).
They replaced the plug as requested, and then phoned me later saying it won't be ready, it cut out again and they had to recover their test ride guy. So they kept it in over night to replace the HT lead and spark plug cap.
Is it worth spreading the word of my recovery mechanic and getting people to replace the Chinese spark cap as well as the plug at PDI? Has anyone else had issues of the spark cap becoming slack and falling off?
Ian
..BAD TO THE BONE..
