2008 Linhai Aeolus (starting problems)  By  chuckb1448 (Read 1,002 times)

howdy, for a start, i'd check the voltage of the battery before starting. that voltage should read better than 12.6. after starting and with engine reving is should read 13 volts or better. if the voltage is low before starting , it could very well be that a cell has gone bad with the winter rest i'm assuming it had. if the after start voltage is low you could have charging issues. disconnect battery cables and clean and re-attatch then check the fuse connections in the positive connection lineand ground connections. you may find the problem that easily and it is a good start to seeing the battery and charging circuit health.

lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken

Howdy again! Shalomdawg I just tried to crank it and it eventually caught hold and turned over a few times.. then nothing. Then I checked the battery and it read 12.44 v, with that said.. it is near 12.6 but is it still too weak to turn the engine over? I replaced this battery I am thinking a year or so ago, I am not saying it is not the battery.. I just want this thing to crank when the owner says "crank scooter"...... I know their are other components to the cranking system and if I have to spend more money I just want to be sure it is what I need, my funds are limited. You mentioned 12.6 setting.. and it is not reading that high, but close. It is acting like it did before I bought the last battery (which is this one). It worked fine all summer.. but I am back to square one. Anyway.. if anyone knows that it is more than likely the battery I will for sure go and replace it. Do these batteries charge once the scoot is running.... obviously I do not know much about scooters ha ha, I just hop on and go, but I would love to know more about them. I bought the manual to this thing but honestly.. it seems to only mention the parts and not much else.