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Post by fototakersf on Oct 3, 2014 1:06:33 GMT -5
i have another question alleyoop are you personally familiar with these chinese scoots? i have the spare part for controlling the flashing turn signals which has been dead since a few months after i got the scoot due to a nice pothole in downtown SF. i took it to a shop that didnt do anything, though i even gave them the part to replace. yes, they did charge me BIG for it too. i have looked several times and havent found it. i took off the front cover, the back cover to the steering column (which the knees smack into), and havent found it. i have asked online and at many shops, but no advice given. when i mention it's a chinese scoot, they basically hang up on me. TRUE! DO you know where this black round part is, attached to a red connector as seen in the carb pix by a 4" cable shrouded in black? it's just the flasher relay switch. the part i have the wires are black green yellow. thanks again  |
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Post by fototakersf on Oct 3, 2014 0:41:43 GMT -5
yea, there is a little "door" there. i'll have to take out all my photo cushioning and do some work. thanks again!! here's a pix from tonight in SF! thanks!!  |
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Post by fototakersf on Oct 3, 2014 0:16:48 GMT -5
HEY THANKS A lot!!! OOPS thanks!! iI guess i have a different model. the molding on mine is different but am sure under the plastic it's the same. thanks for the carb pixs; now to figure out which covering i have to remove to get to it!! Thanks again!!
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Post by fototakersf on Oct 2, 2014 17:52:35 GMT -5
Trying to find out where the idle adjustment is on my Chinese MEIDU 150cc scooter 2011/2012. Have already looked at the tech manuals online here and for a non-mechanic, it's overwhelming, plus there isn't one manual for a scoot that even looks similar to mine. It's still running but needs a tune up, BUT I'd like to adjust the idle before it zonks out completely at the rough idle it's resting at. If anyone can advise me, I'd certainly appreciate the asistance! Even if you have just some chinese scoot, perhaps it's almost the same with most items in about the same place. Thanks in advance!!
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 30, 2014 12:54:30 GMT -5
thanks SylvreKat rockynv alleyoop again for the suggestions. yesterday when I cranked her up, I did sense that everything seemed more powerful. The lights, the engine, everything - really!! It even seemed to run a bit better, though the idle is still rough since it's been almost three years she's been mine without any serious maintenance on her. Now I wonder if - during the three trips gone to Spain - though she starts right up the very first time, maybe the battery has been getting low. I doubt if the fuel gauge would kill the battery in just 10hrs.... hmmmmm They just opened up a Target about 2-3 miles away; maybe i'll swing by there to see if they carry the battery tender jr. thanks again!! |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 30, 2014 11:08:07 GMT -5
Just as a heads-up to y'all: I rode it yesterday and it started beautifully!! Thanks!!! Here's a foto I snapped during the ride. Sunday when the battery died, I was testing a camera and planned to go out to test it in ISO50 (very low virtual-film sensitivity) but instead, I spent most of the day online looking for solutions or walking around the neighborhood looking for three motorcycle owners who I see while walking always working on their bikes, but of course that day I didn't see not one!! Thanks again everyone!! grrrrr the url didn't work, so here's the link instead. rats fototaker.smugmug.com/Other/the-Vision-of-fototaker/29797590_gD7Dvv#!i=3575697340&k=5kvnDXd&lb=1&s=A fototaker.smugmug.com/Other/the-Vision-of-fototaker/i-5kvnDXd/0/L/DSC01679-L.jpg |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 30, 2014 10:59:34 GMT -5
thanks urbanmadness and SAC is jes a bit too far for me to ride it on a 150cc!!! i appreciate the thought though!! stay safe!! |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 29, 2014 12:23:59 GMT -5
I think what he did was turn the motor off using the killswitch and left the key on the ON position which would draw juice to any gauges on the scoot. Alleyoop i didnt notice the position of the key when i pulled it out, BUT i do use the killswitch always and that's prob what happened  learned my lesson. probaby next month will pick up one of those battery tender junior. sounds like a great item to have handy, like a pair of jumper cables in the car trunk!! |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 29, 2014 12:17:55 GMT -5
trust me SylvreKat, I am wondering that same thing. BUT what else could be the cause since 3-4months of the yaear i am home to Spain and the scoot stays parked in a cold dark garage. each time i return i expect to have a lot of troubles starting it, but nope: first crank and it starts! i have NEVER left the key in the ignition before. this is the first time ever and the battery dies. so what else could be the problem and it's ridden at least 3 days out of the week for the last two months i've been back from Spain, averaging 3-4miles o/w each day. this may be a chinese scoot that NO garage will even want to see, but i have NEVER had any problems starting it. |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 29, 2014 12:11:44 GMT -5
thank you scooter for the encouragement. trust me i have removed most of the side panels enough times but like you i am not mechanically-inclined, but just dont have the time also. most of my days are just sitting and organizing digital image files - not something i really doing but a necessary evil for digital photography these days; it's the downside of being a digital-photographer! i have so many off-sets of tools everywhere but nowhere do i have the correct tools i need. yes, i have been searching online for manuals, data and how-to's for working on the scoot including here, and i cannot find any that covers my (chinese) scoot. thanks again |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 29, 2014 11:51:10 GMT -5
O M G but it's expensive it isn't it??? almost 100 smackers!!! Won't bubble-wrap work the same??  |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 28, 2014 23:48:02 GMT -5
Thank you VERY much alleyoop ramblinman for your kind assistance! Car battery charger returned, scoot cranked up on the very first time as she always normally does when I don't forget the keys in the ignition! Now I know what to do in the future should this ever happen again! |
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 28, 2014 22:39:33 GMT -5
Thanks again!! In another 20mins or so will jog down to check it and if done, will rev her up and return the charger to the kind people who I dont even know, who loaned it to me at face value only. Y'know, the funny thing is when I am home in Spain for 3-4 mos of the year, the scoot revs up without a stutter. go figure!! Now if only I could find someone to do the other work, OR if I can find someplace with diagrams so I can TRY to do it (very limited basic tools). Thanks again!!
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 28, 2014 20:07:58 GMT -5
gotcha and thank you!!! already set to 12 and will check it in about 3-4hrs. thank you. this will be the last time i forget my keys in the ignition!!
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Post by fototakersf on Sept 28, 2014 19:55:21 GMT -5
thanks for the replies. i don't have a car to use to jumpstart. i want to know if i can use the car battery CHARGER hooked up to the battery within the scoot, to JUMPSTART the scooter!! thanks again, and going to the street to change the 6 to 12!!!
UPDATE: changed the 6 to 12 and the amp meter jumped to about 2!! now i guess that's a good reason it wasnt showing any output. i thought the scoot batteries were lower in volts due to the smaller size. Thanks again!!!
How long should it stay charging?
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