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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 4, 2015 18:30:27 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter. Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius. Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions. I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s If all of your riding is in the 3 to 4 mile range, then I hope you are changing your oil frequently. I also hope you took the time to read the article I linked, back in reply #7. It will make clear why I say frequent oil changes are a must, for you, and anyone else who does mostly short trip driving. During the break-in phase I changed the oil every 300 chinomiles. Once I hit 1,000, I planned on changing every 1,000 chinomiles. The next is coming up every shortly. I've been using Rotella 10-30, but I'm thinking about switching to full synthetic. |
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 4, 2015 11:01:33 GMT -5
135 seems a little too much. You didn't mention if you had a free flow exhaust, but a 150cc with a uni is typically a 108-115.
How does your spark plug look? And do you have an adjustable neddle in your carburetor? If so, what is the position?
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 4, 2015 10:58:30 GMT -5
A photo of your scooter would really help.
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 3, 2015 21:46:42 GMT -5
And how does she run? Do you have any pictures or videos?
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 3, 2015 12:23:27 GMT -5
I'm sure some would use it. Me personally, I refuse to signup or use Facebook.
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 23:48:52 GMT -5
JRI also really like the idea. There is a lot of really good and informative videos online about scooter mechanical work. Reading about something is one thing, but actually seeing it performed is something else. I'm going through and watching all the videos I haven't seen yet. One suggestion is a video on clutch preventive care (deglazing, greasing, ect...). I'm also wondering how it will be arranged. Similar to the tech library or something new?
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 23:06:02 GMT -5
Okay... I have a final update to my problem. I was able to get the scoot up and running. What I forgot to mention when I changed the starter was that I also checked my valve lash when I had the plastics off. What I failed to do is reconnect my valve cover ground wires. UGH!!!!
The electrical parts arrived and I decided to only change the spark plug boot and wire since they were NGK and hopefully more reliable than the stock parts. The rest were saved as spare parts.
So what I learned from this error is several things. The extra ground wire that I ran from the negative battery terminal to front of my forks allowed to engine to run and electronics operate once kick started. The second lesson I learned is to always check the valve cover grounds when putting the valve cover back on. This will be one mistake that will never happen again!
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 21:51:34 GMT -5
I agree the initial sluggishness could be solved with some CVT tuning. I would suggest lowering your roller weights by a gram or two. Do you know what weight you have right now. A roller tuning kit is a very valuable tool. They allow you to test which weight would be perfect for your situation before you purchase a quality set of ideal weights. If you skip on the set, 12g is typically a good weight for 150cc. You want to have a good takeoff and RPMs to top off around 7500 RPMs. www.partsforscooters.com/169-449-Hoca-18-14-GY6-Roller-Weight-Tuning-Kit |
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 16:14:29 GMT -5
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 2, 2015 16:10:00 GMT -5
Alright, I have some results from my oil temp dipstick. 150cc air cooled scooter.
Riding near midnight to work and work to home in the early morning, 3.8 miles, has a consistent reading of 50-60 (122-140 F) degrees Celsius.
Riding from work to home in the hot afternoon, 3.8 miles, has a reading of 60-70 (140-158) degrees Celsius. These figures are only from 2 seperate occasions.
I hope this helps. I tested the dipstick when I got with hot water and it was fairly accurate. And I live in south Texas. Nights are in the mid 80s, afternoon high 90s to 100s
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Post by JoeyBee on Aug 1, 2015 7:47:16 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
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Post by JoeyBee on Jul 27, 2015 23:49:15 GMT -5
That's good to hear!!! Everyone here loves it when we get something back up and running. Every member knows the feeling of having something not running, then the feeling of accomplishment when the problem is fixed. Plus, you can easily say you know that trike's wiring from front to back. Keep us updated with anymore problems. Joey - that was a great congrats, but you left out the part about, "And don't forget to ride that thing down to San Diego so RCQ can play with it". I know it was an inadvertent mistake ... but geeze! Maybe leaving out San Diego was on purpose. I'm a resident and native of Texas. CA is a far and distant land I will never venture too. |
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Post by JoeyBee on Jul 27, 2015 23:31:05 GMT -5
Hi All, Changed out the whole harness with a harness off of Ebay for $66. Bike started. Wanted to give this update so everyone could know that the ignition could test out perfect... and it could still spark related. That's what I figured out here. I'll start another thread with some questions I have on bringing the harnesses together. Thak you all! That's good to hear!!! Everyone here loves it when we get something back up and running. Every member knows the feeling of having something not running, then the feeling of accomplishment when the problem is fixed. Plus, you can easily say you know that trike's wiring from front to back. Keep us updated with anymore problems. |
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Post by JoeyBee on Jul 27, 2015 23:18:46 GMT -5
lain, thanks for the clarification. As I said, 50cc scooters are not my area of expertise. Either way the problem does sound like an issue with the CVT. I have my eye on CL for a cheap 50cc to play around with as a project. A 2 stroke engine is next on my list to learn.
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Post by JoeyBee on Jul 27, 2015 22:52:24 GMT -5
7g for a 50cc sounds very light. I thought 9g was the standard, but my experience with 50cc scooters is limited. Either way, just another suggested area to inspect.
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