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Post by warpig on Aug 5, 2016 18:48:10 GMT -5
I have a 2015 Tao Tao ATMa 1a with 8000K on it. I ride 25 miles round trip to work and back. last week i was going up a hill and it bogged i got off the throttle and coasted a bit and it was fine happened again the next night but it died this timen't get it to start with electric start but it started right up when i kicked it this happened one more time on the same hill. But last night i was going up another hill it died again but this time it wouldn't start. It just so happened a Harley rider was stopped at the light i was stalled at he asked me if everything was ok i told what was going on he said sounded like water in my fuel so today i drained my tank and took my carb off and cleaned it out put everything back together started it up and let it idle for about 15 mins then took it out for a test drive went around the hood for a few laps then it bogged down and died on a flat surface this time and wouldnt start at all again. I'm lost and any ideas would be great. Thanks in advance One note today when it was idleing i heard rattling from my variator so i think my roller weights are shot i don't know that would have anything to do with my problem but i thought i would mention it.
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Post by tortoise on Aug 5, 2016 19:19:39 GMT -5
Fuel, spark, compression?
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Post by crawford on Aug 5, 2016 19:48:59 GMT -5
with 8,000 miles look at rubber intake see if it's got cracks bad vacuum leaks can do it.
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Post by rcq92130 on Aug 6, 2016 16:00:40 GMT -5
That video tortise posted was way annoying, what with the camera attached to the guy's hat and flipping around all over the place, but it was also way systematic. My own personal bias is to leap to the exhaust valve. Could be vacuum leak, or coil failing, or pump-petcock failing, but these GY6's seem to so often have the exhaust valve tighten up so when under load going up a hill (i.e., hot) they die. But perhaps wisest to go through step by step as the video shows. The real question, though, is - EIGHT THOUSAND MILES, 25 EACH DAY, AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT ? What's wrong with you, Buddy? Come up for air!
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Post by ghcoe on Aug 7, 2016 8:32:19 GMT -5
I thought Chinese scooters were only good for about 2000 miles.
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