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Is there a place to buy a smaller fuel filter? Like a physical store? Or do i have to resort to buying online?

Also would this cause the bogging? I thought that had to do with running lean. I am just trying to understand that way I know what to attack and try first

Alright my 50cc has been driving me crazy these past few days. I will layout what I have done so far to the scooter, and then the symptoms


So far I have:

Replaced fuel filter with one I got from home depot. It was meant for a riding lawn mower, its a lot bigger than the one I took off the scooter when I got it

Put fresh gas in

As well as some Seafoam

I purchased a carb rebuild kit and replaced the float and the needle that goes into the diaphragm.
I also cleaned the carb out really well

I tried adjusting the valves using an aluminum can. (I know this is a no no, but hear me out first)


I tried adjusting the fuel/air mixture screw.

These ^^^^ are in no particular chronological order, but I will say that i messed with the fuel/air mixture screw BEFORE i tried adjusting the valves


Okay now the symptoms. 



The scooter was running OKAY before I even did anything to it. It would start on about the second try, but the guy I got it from said he was using starter fluid to get it started as IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ATLEAST A YEAR. I never had to use it though

So I had it running on the center stand and moved the air/fuel mixture screw OUT. This was the first time I had messed with it, and EVER SINCE THEN my scooter has been giving me . It would be very very hard to start after that which is what prompted me to try and adjust the valves. Also when I would come to stops all my lights would flicker and the scooter wanted to die it seemed

Then my carb rebuild kit came in and I replaced the float and the needle. Took it out for a spin and noticed it was bogging when I would gas it full throttle. So Im thinking okay its running lean, i tried and tried to adjust the air/fuel mixture screw but to no avail. FINALLY i just put a piece of duct tape over 2 of the intake holes. Boom. Fixed the problem

So I did adjust the valves and I thought I fixed the problem. It would start on the first try and everything was great for almost a week until yesterday. 

I took it for a spin yesterday, it cranked first try and everything was good. However I have noticed what appears to be white smoke coming out of my exhaust when it is idling. Like little puffs that eventually add up to being a cloud. Not thick, as you can see through it fine, but you can definitely say its white smoke.

Well after my spin I got tired of it having that duct tape on there and wanted to adjust the air/fuel screw again to eliminate that problem. It died and it took me nearly 2 hours to get it started again. I wrote down the instructions on how to adjust the screw and tried to follow them perfectly.

It was warmed up and I started by going 1/4th turn COUNTER CLOCKWISE. I waited 10-15 seconds and it seemed like nothing happened. 

So I turned it back to where I started and waited another 10-15 seconds. Then I turned it 1/4th turn CLOCKWISE waited about 10-15 seconds and it died. I HAVENT GOTTEN IT STARTED SINCE.

I put the screw back tried to start it. Wouldn't crank.

I pulled the valve cover off and checked those. Wouldn't crank

I sat there forever seeming to check everything and it just won't start. Not even by kick.

I do notice though that when I am trying to start it, I smell like a fuel type smell. Is that normal?

This scoot is driving me nuts. Please help

Thank you Ken. I really do appreciate it.

My scoot is definitely a lot of fun to drive. It has literally turned into a full blown hobby in just 2 short weeks. I have just as much fun working on the scooter as I do riding it.

I really want to tackle the BBK I keep reading about!