Post by xringracing on Aug 22, 2014 21:55:01 GMT -6
Well, thought I'd post an update for everyone. I picked up the scooter from the 1st loser I took it to. He had ordered a replacement starter switch assembly, found out it was not wired the same as my old one and basically bailed on the job! The guy was basically not too knowledgable on electrical, and shouldn't have accepted the damn job in the 1st place if he couldn't handle it...
Anyway, I picked it up from the losers shop, and took it to the guy I had wanted to work on it in the 1st place ( but could never get in touch with him)! Dropped it off, and in 1 week he had it up and running! He used the switch the previous guy had purchased but figured out right away (i didn't even notice) that the hazards and kill switch were in reverse positions on the switch. There was apparently one extra wire also and all the wires were a different configuration. So long story short it was not plug and play. but he was able to get the new switch wired in correctly. He also cleaned the carb, adjusted fuel mix, adjusted idle, changed the oil, changed the coolant, and changed out a defective thermostat. On a side note: there was no other damaged wiring. The ignition switch wiring was fine. CDI was fine.
Since then, (last 3 weeks), I have put 450 miles on it. I also discovered the dreaded chinese valve stems were dry rotted just like my last scoot. Since this thing came with off road, J rated style tires that had a lot of road hum, and the rear tire was worn pretty badly.. yes with only 1000 miles on it.. I went ahead and had 2 new P-Rated tires put out on it along with the new valve stems.
Bottom line, it's running, and drivable and i'm loving it. I still have a possible cooling issue, but I will take that to a new thread. And though it defies reason, I will never hook up a charger to this scoot battery, while it is wired into the scoot.
The biggest thing that still bothers me? Neither I, nor my mechanic was able to find out what caused the battery charger to overcharge the system and cause burnt wires in the 1st place? He said it was the only case he has ever seen.
And for anyone wondering, I have not yet hooked the mirror blinkers back up as of yet, though i do have plans do do so in the future, after some more testing.
Anyway, I picked it up from the losers shop, and took it to the guy I had wanted to work on it in the 1st place ( but could never get in touch with him)! Dropped it off, and in 1 week he had it up and running! He used the switch the previous guy had purchased but figured out right away (i didn't even notice) that the hazards and kill switch were in reverse positions on the switch. There was apparently one extra wire also and all the wires were a different configuration. So long story short it was not plug and play. but he was able to get the new switch wired in correctly. He also cleaned the carb, adjusted fuel mix, adjusted idle, changed the oil, changed the coolant, and changed out a defective thermostat. On a side note: there was no other damaged wiring. The ignition switch wiring was fine. CDI was fine.
Since then, (last 3 weeks), I have put 450 miles on it. I also discovered the dreaded chinese valve stems were dry rotted just like my last scoot. Since this thing came with off road, J rated style tires that had a lot of road hum, and the rear tire was worn pretty badly.. yes with only 1000 miles on it.. I went ahead and had 2 new P-Rated tires put out on it along with the new valve stems.
Bottom line, it's running, and drivable and i'm loving it. I still have a possible cooling issue, but I will take that to a new thread. And though it defies reason, I will never hook up a charger to this scoot battery, while it is wired into the scoot.
The biggest thing that still bothers me? Neither I, nor my mechanic was able to find out what caused the battery charger to overcharge the system and cause burnt wires in the 1st place? He said it was the only case he has ever seen.
And for anyone wondering, I have not yet hooked the mirror blinkers back up as of yet, though i do have plans do do so in the future, after some more testing.