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Post by upgrayedd on Feb 28, 2014 15:59:23 GMT -5
I found my way here from scootdawg, I just bought my first scooter. It is a TaoTao CY50-T3, and will be picking it up one week from now on Friday. I've grabbed manuals for the motor and scooter, and have been reading up around different places looking for ideas on the scooter and motor. I have a little bit of experience with engines.
So I got my basic list of things to do with it once I get it (replace fuel filter, fuel/vacuum lines, replace main fuse, pop out the cap on carb A/F adjustment, look for a restricting washer on variator, change engine and gear oil out)
I picked up a gallon of Rotella 15w40 for break in, and some Valvoline 75w90 (nonsyn) for the rear end to start with.
Hoping to pick up some ideas around the place, maybe meet others who are into scooters.
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Post by alleyoop on Feb 28, 2014 16:08:04 GMT -5
Welcome Upgrayedd,
Good to have you on the forum, You are on your way with your Tao-Tao, if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask before you leap. Many will leap then find out they messed up their ride then come on and ask the question. If your unsure ask , no question is a stupid that is how everyone learns.
Alleyoop
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Post by upgrayedd on Feb 28, 2014 16:19:36 GMT -5
Welcome Upgrayedd, Good to have you on the forum, You are on your way with your Tao-Tao, if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask before you leap. Many will leap then find out they messed up their ride then come on and ask the question. If your unsure ask , no question is a stupid that is how everyone learns. Alleyoop Cool, thank you. I gathered from reading around that replacing the fuel lines/filter/vacuum lines, main fuse, spark plug, engine and gear oil was a good inital take on it. I have enough valvoline dot3/4 brake fluid left from work on a vehicle to do a flush and fill on the brakes. My main interest in buying it was to have the great mpg for around town, and also no registration req't. There are hills around here, so I am not sure yet how the power side of things will fare. From what I can tell, it may be best to look at derestricting the variator, then possibly the carb + exhaust, and see where its at then, before considering a 72cc bbk or anything along those lines. If I can get her to do 35mph around town I will be content with that. If I end up wanting more speed, I may look at buying a second scooter with a bigger engine, and tagging it. I love the idea of getting better fuel mileage, either way  |
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Post by alleyoop on Feb 28, 2014 16:28:51 GMT -5
Sounds like a plan, if you have hills you may find that it may be a dog going up the hills. It all depends on the gram weights that it will come in the Variator. How you want it setup going up a hill is to have the RPMS not drop on you by much maybe 100-200 rpms. You only want the speed to drop but not the power pulling it up the hill. I recommend getting a tach for it as well a TACH is needed to get the motor tuned right for max power. Here is a very good little tach you can install in 5 minutes. Alleyoop www.trailtech.net/digital-gauges/tto |
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Post by upgrayedd on Feb 28, 2014 16:36:59 GMT -5
cool, thank you for the info on the tach and weights xD
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Post by tvnacman on Feb 28, 2014 17:33:06 GMT -5
Welcome gray !!!!!!
John
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Post by shalomdawg on Feb 28, 2014 19:40:59 GMT -5
howdy and welcome to the forum
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by BadCattitude on May 1, 2014 19:16:21 GMT -5
Welcome!
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