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Post by mftic on Aug 1, 2016 9:16:38 GMT -5
Manual fuel switch so no pump or vac line to it. Rode to work today put it's supposed to be "cooler" all week.  Didn't get the feeler gauge until late so checking valves will wait for the weekend. How many miles do you put on in a year lain ? I was thinking changing out coil and plug every other year since I don't put many miles on. Also just no one answered my fuel venting question. Who has had that happen to them and what was the symptoms? Reason I ask is I just had this happen on my dirtbike a couple weeks ago. symptoms=no power, huge too rich issue, and gas running out over-flow tubes. Didn't realize what the problem was until I took off the gas cap and noticed the fuel actually boiling. |
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Post by lain on Aug 1, 2016 22:52:10 GMT -5
Usually new scooter owners overfill the gas tank and if the gas tank is not vented through the cap it either flows out the vent tube into the rest of the system or out onto the ground, but if it doesn't have the ability to breathe thru the top then the only place it will be able to look for air is through the fuel hose. When they overfill it it starts acting up like not starting and not staying running and then after tons of effort they get it started but only after wasting a bunch of time and effort and freaking themselves out thinking they broke it.
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Post by rockynv on Aug 2, 2016 12:11:54 GMT -5
Fix the heat problem with the bike. The early Burgman Styled scooters (not sure if the Burgmans too it's just that body style that I am referring to) had that issue due to placing the gas tank in the heat soak area of the engine without enough air flow and heat shielding to prevent the gas from getting so hot that it precolated and overwhelmed the venting on the fuel tank. Some lost their engines from fuel getting into the crankcase from that.
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Post by lhumpolick on Aug 13, 2016 21:36:54 GMT -5
I end up putting a y in the fule line on the tank it self one line to another y before the fule shut off another line from the vacuum pump to the second y that way i have gravity feed right from the fuel tank to the carburetor or vacuum pump it fix the problem.
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Post by 4950cycle on Sept 2, 2016 0:33:59 GMT -5
I wish I understood what Ihumppolocks said. Sounds like he may have found a way around the problem.
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Post by mftic on Sept 6, 2016 13:23:17 GMT -5
I don't understand that either. I ended up keeping the tank above empty and have not had a single problem in the solid 3 weeks of riding that i did. Had some pretty hot days mixed in there as well. I'm willing to bet that my manual fuel shut-off is now not using the "reserve" side. When i installed it i tried to switch it both ways and neither made a difference. Now i can't get to it without removing some plastics so will just let it go. On a side note i may have bought a new toy so not sure what i am going to do with this scoot. Funny thing is i haven't payed for said new toy yet, but I did pay and have tires delivered to the guy to install along with other work needing done before I take delivery. Hope the guy isn't a flake/thief and now i'm out price of tires  Should be ready any day now. |
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Post by lhumpolick on Sept 6, 2016 19:19:34 GMT -5
My scooter was shutting down again I thought i had it fix the funny thing was when i got in the seat it would stall. Found out it was a loose wire behind the starter relay when I sat on the seat the storage compartment lean against the relay which lean against the wire harness. Maybe your and my scooter wanted the summer off.
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