Post by kxj5906 on Jan 27, 2014 9:15:27 GMT -5
I am having carburetor issues and thought you might be able to help. The issues actually run a bit deeper than that so let me give you the full rundown and you can let me know what you think. The scooter is a Boss 50 (Ruckus knockoff). It ran fine. Then my wife got a 150 and it sat for six months. Then when I tried to start it and it wouldn't idle, just shut off. I first tried to increase the idle using the idle screw. That didn't work, it would just rev high and get stuck high for a second and then shut down.
I thought it might be my fuel line and fuel filter so I changed them both, still won't idle. Then I tried to clean the carburetor but the carburetor was the sealed type with no screw heads to remove the float cover. I bought a new carburetor and installed it today. Still won't idle, will start on kick but won't idle. But to add to that problem, there is white smoke coming from my intake manifold right under the clamp. I assume this is fuel and is burning off but it has done it all four times I tried to start it and I am afraid it might catch fire so I have just stopped messing with it. Plus, the intake manifold is plastic not metal so I didn't want to burn up the part.
The scooter is in my work shop with plenty of room to work on it. I'd like to know what you think. I would like the carburetor checked out and the idle prob fixed.
It's a 4 stroke basic gy6 motor. It just smoked when I re-installed the new carburetor.
I thought it might be my fuel line and fuel filter so I changed them both, still won't idle. Then I tried to clean the carburetor but the carburetor was the sealed type with no screw heads to remove the float cover. I bought a new carburetor and installed it today. Still won't idle, will start on kick but won't idle. But to add to that problem, there is white smoke coming from my intake manifold right under the clamp. I assume this is fuel and is burning off but it has done it all four times I tried to start it and I am afraid it might catch fire so I have just stopped messing with it. Plus, the intake manifold is plastic not metal so I didn't want to burn up the part.
The scooter is in my work shop with plenty of room to work on it. I'd like to know what you think. I would like the carburetor checked out and the idle prob fixed.
It's a 4 stroke basic gy6 motor. It just smoked when I re-installed the new carburetor.
..BAD TO THE BONE..