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Post by ramblinman on May 19, 2015 4:36:51 GMT -5
regardless if his gauge is accurate i think he makes a good point to check your oil flow if you notice a jump in temperature.
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Post by ramblinman on May 19, 2015 3:23:40 GMT -5
Well here are the results. Got everything back together and still no oil to the head . I even started it and let it run for a minute , so I have to order a new oil pump and a new side cover gasket. Hopefully that fixes it. Everything was fine until I hit the deer . my scoot fell on the right side and kept running for about 30 seconds. I believe the pump ran dry for that 30 seconds and stopped working. at least you caught it before further damage. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 19, 2015 3:08:20 GMT -5
lol, actually easier to adjust but proly more money in charging for new.  just j/k i have no idea what was wrong with your scoot, you back riding now? I think we will never know what was wrong with my scoot, I just have their "not so credible" story, I have to pick it up tomorrow it's possible it was the diaphragm and they didn't have a spare so rather than pulling one off a carb they just charge you for the whole new carb. get your old carb. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 21:36:08 GMT -5
I got a call from the shop, they said the carburetor is busted and had to replace it, it was a cheap fix, but I don't believe the whole carburetor is wrong, maybe it just needed adjustment and they couldn't bother to take the time to fix it, easier and faster to put a brand new one than adjusting the old one. lol, actually easier to adjust but proly more money in charging for new. just j/k i have no idea what was wrong with your scoot, you back riding now? |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 21:22:33 GMT -5
Well, I decided to do a combination of the two... I used a small file I bought to file down the teeth inner slopes a bit, then put it all back together and I'll let it wear the rest of the way in by itself. I took it out for a test ride today, a nice and gentle ride that didn't exceed 35 MPH. Those three teeth still make noise, sounds sort of like a Roots blower, but it's not very loud. I expect within the next 1000 miles or so, the problem will rectify itself. But those new bearings sure make the bike roll easily. Amazing. i would change the gear oil often and research how to flush. those metal shavings will destroy your bearings. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 21:11:02 GMT -5
I'd be more afraid of what might happen if the clutch explodes, as has been known to happen. Shrapnel. no need to be afraid. you weren't afraid when you were 6 months old... society has brainwashed us to be afraid. it's a useless emotion. an emotion that the puppet masters can trigger whenever it benefits them. don't live in fear... just live and let live for it is the ride. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:41:11 GMT -5
hard to say if it's clogged or bad pump. it seems like something is wrong.you could try starting it for a second or 2, if you don't see oil then it is definitely bad pump or clogged. if you have time to do the work it's safer on your gaskets to pull the engine apart than to do what i did. Which way does the arrow on the oil pump face ? Up or down ? I forget . I took it off without looking. i've never installed one.  |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:37:11 GMT -5
. Still waiting for the paper showing the country of origin so that I can get a title for it, I had no idea it would be this involved! . i ordered mine from from superiorpowersports. it took nearly 5 weeks to get the proper paperwork. they originally sent a mco with a different vin. at the time i was living in a gated community that did not allow unregistered vehicles so i had to keep it in the garage. i was renting a corner in the garage and their was no room to put this scoot any where so i had to stand my bed against the wall and parked my scooter where my bed use to be. in the meantime i was sleeping in my office chair for 5 weeks. i was pissed! good luck getting your scoot on the road. hope it goes quickly. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:16:49 GMT -5
What do you think about the first video with the Old Tensioner? The chain slack is too much, or is it ok? Thank you. hard to say. i check the tension by trying to lift it off the teeth. (from the front of the gear) if i can see daylight under the chain between the teeth then i know i need to reset my tensioner. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:12:34 GMT -5
The oil pathway runs up the head bolts to the rocker arm assembly. That is why you have dowels to keep it positioned properly. There is also a passage that feeds the cylinder right ? the cylinder gets splashed from the crank |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:06:52 GMT -5
hard to say if it's clogged or bad pump. it seems like something is wrong.you could try starting it for a second or 2, if you don't see oil then it is definitely bad pump or clogged. if you have time to do the work it's safer on your gaskets to pull the engine apart than to do what i did.
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 20:02:41 GMT -5
Can u see.the oil port in the top of the head ? I can't locate it . it flows through the cylinder studs into the rocker arm then i believe into the cam then shoots 2 streams like snake venom. at least that is what i observed. my kill switch shut down all power to the starter so i started my engine with the cover off for about 2 seconds. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 19:44:02 GMT -5
well, i did it. basically same as vid. i did 2 flushes slightly over filled 100% diesel for 2 minutes each flush. appears to have fixed it. after filling with oil i removed the cover and was going to do geh idea but my kill switch doesn't send power to starter. so i started it and couldn't shut it off fast enough. had 2 streams like venom shooting out of the cam. i do wish i would have started it with cover off before i did the flush so i could compare. oh well, i'm fairly certain it has plenty of oil pressure considering it hit my floor mat at idle. i'll update this thread when my crankcase gasket leaks.  I'm curious to hear how the engine temps are ! I used the red high temp kind . supposedly its not oil resistant . imo i would not recommend it to anybody unless you're not getting oil to the cam. it will likely cause a leak at some point in the future. |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 19:40:56 GMT -5
well, i did it. basically same as vid. i did 2 flushes slightly over filled 100% diesel for 2 minutes each flush. appears to have fixed it. after filling with oil i removed the cover and was going to do geh idea but my kill switch doesn't send power to starter. so i started it and couldn't shut it off fast enough. had 2 streams like venom shooting out of the cam. i do wish i would have started it with cover off before i did the flush so i could compare. oh well, i'm fairly certain it has plenty of oil pressure considering it hit my floor mat at idle. i'll update this thread when my crankcase gasket leaks. I'm curious to hear how the engine temps are ! I used the red high temp kind . supposedly its not oil resistant . i don't have a temp gauge but it is much cooler. just got back from a 10 mile trip, i don't have that faint rattle i mentioned the other day either. must have been the dry chain. i wonder how soon i should do an oil change. i know some diesel is still in there and even a little might eat away at a gasket. i picked up 2 cheap quarts. should i do it now or wait 50 miles? |
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Post by ramblinman on May 18, 2015 16:40:03 GMT -5
think you'll need a different cdi. some of them are trash causing difficult starts. think it has to do with the timing. tvnacman (john) sells a performance advancing timing cdi that solves that problem. (gold casoli) i've also had good results with the orange performance cdi from scrappy.
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