Post by irish on Sept 7, 2014 9:09:08 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for your help.
Gatekeeper, thanks for the tip. Used my air impact to get the nut off. worked fine.
To reiterate all I have done. The scooter wouldn't start unless I used a little ether, seemed like a fuel issue so I pumped out the old gas, put a new fuel filter on, put in new gas, premium, added a little seafoam, got a new carb and put it on. Then it would run at idle but bogged when I accelerated.
Gapped the valves per Lefty's instructions. Ran a little better but no acceleration, still bogged.
Set the fuel air screw and idle screw also per Lefty's instructions idled better and would accelerate a little better but scooter wouldn't move under it's own power.
Got a new CDI put it on. Got a new plug and put it in. Still no power.
Took off CVT cover cleaned that out, some rubber/dirt on inside. Belt looks good, fairly new. Cleaned CVT air intake. Took off variator and checked roller weights. They seem fine. Wiped out roller seats to make sure no debris was causing them to stick. Put it all back together. After all of this the scooter will move on it's own but will not go up the slightest grade nor will it accelerate quickly or go over about 10 mph. The belt is not slipping, it is the engine isn't accelerating.
Any ideas?
On a side note, when I first got the scooter it would start with the starter. Then it started to sound like it was binding and then starter would not work. Took starter apart. It was corroded inside but brushes looked good. Also when I took CVT cover of I found the bushing for the starter shaft that is supposed to fit into the cover had come out and was laying in the bottom of the CVT cover. Cleaned it all up and put just a dab of grease on both bushings and on the shaft where it fits into the bushings.
When I put it all back together the starter spins but will not throw starter gear into the teeth of the starting gear. Took the CVT cover off and watched the starter to see if it was turning backwards. Seemed like it was, but the wires to the starter on where they were originally. Now I am wondering if my battery just doesn't have enough power to throw the gear into the starting gear. Will work on that later.
Thanks for your help.
Gatekeeper, thanks for the tip. Used my air impact to get the nut off. worked fine.
To reiterate all I have done. The scooter wouldn't start unless I used a little ether, seemed like a fuel issue so I pumped out the old gas, put a new fuel filter on, put in new gas, premium, added a little seafoam, got a new carb and put it on. Then it would run at idle but bogged when I accelerated.
Gapped the valves per Lefty's instructions. Ran a little better but no acceleration, still bogged.
Set the fuel air screw and idle screw also per Lefty's instructions idled better and would accelerate a little better but scooter wouldn't move under it's own power.
Got a new CDI put it on. Got a new plug and put it in. Still no power.
Took off CVT cover cleaned that out, some rubber/dirt on inside. Belt looks good, fairly new. Cleaned CVT air intake. Took off variator and checked roller weights. They seem fine. Wiped out roller seats to make sure no debris was causing them to stick. Put it all back together. After all of this the scooter will move on it's own but will not go up the slightest grade nor will it accelerate quickly or go over about 10 mph. The belt is not slipping, it is the engine isn't accelerating.
Any ideas?
On a side note, when I first got the scooter it would start with the starter. Then it started to sound like it was binding and then starter would not work. Took starter apart. It was corroded inside but brushes looked good. Also when I took CVT cover of I found the bushing for the starter shaft that is supposed to fit into the cover had come out and was laying in the bottom of the CVT cover. Cleaned it all up and put just a dab of grease on both bushings and on the shaft where it fits into the bushings.
When I put it all back together the starter spins but will not throw starter gear into the teeth of the starting gear. Took the CVT cover off and watched the starter to see if it was turning backwards. Seemed like it was, but the wires to the starter on where they were originally. Now I am wondering if my battery just doesn't have enough power to throw the gear into the starting gear. Will work on that later.
Thanks for your help.