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Post by griffo on Dec 29, 2012 5:59:52 GMT -6
Hi everbody. Ive bought a year old Jonway 50cc 2 stroke on monday had it running for 2 hours or so but didnt go for a long ride. Switched it off and it started straight away no problem. Left it overnight and went to start it but no joy. The electric starter is working but it does not fire. Plenty of fuel in it but just wont fire even on the kick start. It took a while to start when i first got it on Monday. Ive had the battery on charge overnight but still no joy.. can anybody help please thank you
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 29, 2012 7:05:19 GMT -6
squrit a few drops of gas in the carb and give a few kicks .
see if you get a sputter .
John
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Post by griffo on Dec 29, 2012 8:28:13 GMT -6
Ill try it but is it easy to try i am not sure where the carb is. I thought about replacing the spark plug first.
Fingers crossed its an easy fix and not too expensive
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Post by Alleyoop on Dec 29, 2012 13:14:48 GMT -6
First thing, check your killswitch make sure it is on the RUN position. This is what your top of the motor may look like. Alleyoop  |
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Post by griffo on Dec 30, 2012 5:08:12 GMT -6
Theres no kill switch on the bars on the starter horn lights and indicators. Going to take the spark plug out and replace it i think. Fingers crossed that will solve it. I am not sure how old the battery is so taking the one off my motorbike to see if that makes any difference.
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Post by hodakabob on Jan 6, 2013 9:56:17 GMT -6
Any luck? Did you take off the sparkplug and add a couple drops of gas to see if it starts? If it starts or sputters for a few seconds chnge the carb. I Have gone through a number of bad Carbs doing what you said. Hodaka Bob County line Cycles Grovertown, IN www.countylinecycles.com |
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Post by griffo on Jan 6, 2013 16:52:15 GMT -6
Tried it again today. Heated the spark plug up and it started no problem. It ran irregular but I turned the small brass screw near the throttle cable on top of the carb and it ran better. I think a good run would help though. Thanks for your help
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Post by jct842 on Jan 6, 2013 22:07:39 GMT -6
You haven't fixed the problem. That is just idle speed. You will eventually need to either adjust carb air mix screw or repair it inside. Be prepared and "alley oop" is the guy to listen to.
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Post by griffo on Jan 7, 2013 4:51:14 GMT -6
Are they both easy DIY jobs or is it best to take it to my local bike shop. Don't want to spend out a fortune if I can help it.
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Post by hodakabob on Jan 7, 2013 10:07:02 GMT -6
Should be a simple DIY as long as the pasages in the carb isn't plugged. Do the simple things first.
Hodaka Bob
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