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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:56:30 GMT -5
by the way, that last pic was an underneath view
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:54:25 GMT -5
 And finally.... This is what it looked like before I disassembled the cover... This is what let me know that I might have a problem... |
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:51:53 GMT -5
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:50:18 GMT -5
Man my phone takes good pictures! Anyways, this is the bigger picture. You can see a dark spot or three where the oil has dripped down. I also noticed that there's a gasket which is pretty much nonexistent. Also my kickstart hasn't worked since I got the bike. When I turned the larger circle that moves the back tire, more oil dripped onto my plastic.
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:45:19 GMT -5
 This is a closeup of the area where the oil was dripping out of it. In this picture I have already removed the cover. and when I laid the cover down (the piece that says 4 stroke on it) The oil stuff collected in the bottom and it was a decent size puddle. But as I was riding my engine started sounding rougher and rougher, until it even backfired... |
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 16, 2013 11:38:28 GMT -5
Well. It seemed kind of rattly, I don't know if you cuold say tapping noises, but I do feel like I may have done the valves not quite right. So I went and got a better feeler gauge and went to work. I have a large plastic square of material that I cut a piece out for the kickstand and slide under the scooter. Anyways, when I was working, I noticed that I was leaking some sort of oil from the part that says 4 stroke... It was kind of a gray color, not black, so I took the thing apart to see....
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 15, 2013 20:14:20 GMT -5
I hate to say you told me so, but I adjusted the valve and HOLY COW! She started right up and runs faster than before. just like yall said it would. the engine soundsrough though, and I wonder if I did something wrong...
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 14, 2013 5:47:37 GMT -5
So if it is my in enricher, what can I do to fix or check that. also the valve adjustment but if it seems like it is strong possibility then I guess I will go ahead and do it.
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Post by tripfetti on Jul 13, 2013 22:38:28 GMT -5
Hello friendly scooter wizards! I'm new to the forum, but for about a month I have been reading all of the information here which has just been so incredibly useful. When I first got my scooter, I wanted to get the oil changed at the local shop. They told me $27.  , so I searched for the how-to on the internet and landed at this site. Haven't looked back since. Anyways I bought my 2008 United Motors GP1-r about a month ago. It is a 150cc, and it only had 400 miles on it when I got it. ( BTW I paid $550 for it. Was that a good price?? ) I love it. I drive to the next town over every morning, about a 60 mile journey round-trip. It is one of the flattest, straightest roads you'll ever see. Speed limit of 55 so I scoot along as fast as my scooter can. (It tells me I'm going more than 80, so I know the speedometer has issues) At first, before it really warmed up, my scooter would die every time I came to a stop, with the problem going away once I warmed it up. Adjusting the A/F screw and the idle screw didn't really have any effect. For 2 or 3 days the UM gave me a lot of trouble starting, until it just wouldn't start. To get the scoot home from where it broke down, I had to bypass the fuel valve and run the gas straight to the carb ( with an on/off knob, of course) AND manually choke the carb by putting my hand over the intake vent . Diagnosing the problem, at first I thought it might be the fuel valve, so I ordered a new one which should be here Tuesday. But my mind kept nagging me so I tinkered some more... I decided to go ahead and replace the spark plug, change out all the fuel line, and clean the fuel valve. Since the bike is 5 or 6 years old with only 400 miles, I decided it had to have sat for a while. The spark plug had no gap at all. Ultimately this is my problem.... I have to spray starter fluid in it to get it to start. Once I spray, it starts right up. If the scooter dies before it warms up, I have to spray more starter fluid. It seems like it dies if I either turn it off or come to a stop without gassing it. If I ride until it warms up, the scooter will start right up when turned off. Until it cools off.I have cleaned the carb, replaced the spark plug, fuel lines, fuel filter, cleaned the fuel valve with a new one coming TUEsday which I am going to replace. I cleaned the air filter by knocking all of the dust/debris out. I put sea foam in my tank, and checked my battery. Please help~ |
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, so I searched for the how-to on the internet and landed at this site. Haven't looked back since.