surprise surprise By cyborg (Read 465 times)

[cyborg]

Well the Stella is running great and i'm pleased with it,,the starter started to become sporatic,,,,so i checked the main everything looked good so i pulled a few covers and started to investigate with my volt meter and when i got to the ignition switch the meter says 2.6 volts,,,so on further investigation i found the old time glassfuse holder was loose so i checked it and its fine,,,,so i got around to checking the fuse itself,,,looked good,,,,,,,,,but,,,,,,,no continuity,,,,bad fuse...so i removed the fuse holder and went to O'reilly,,got a weatherproof single blade style fuse case and added the proper connectors to it and BAM!!!!!!! nice bright dash lites now and the starter hits with authority ,,signals work much crisper and to top it off i found the obnoxious turn signal beeper and powdered that thing with a big ball peen,,,,all is well

[cyborg]

Oh i did forget to mention that the starter went out a few times while i was on the road,,,so i used the kicker to get it lit,,,it works pretty good i must say

[Bashan]

We need a video of that starter! Pete cranked it while on the phone and my ear started bleeding! Good grief, it's a turbofan starter! Rich

[Kaveman]

I don't have an electric starter on my TX-200 engine . I can only use the kick starter The flywheel is different on the edges on a kick start only flywheel when compared to an electric start Vespa and LML flywheel. It threw me a monkey wrench last year when doing the original engine build when I tried to use the stella 2T's original px150 clone engines original flywheel and stator assy . The edges with the teeth kept me from using it.The lml made non electric start flywheel and stator worked with my 2T's CDI and electrical system. What's the 4 T's kick starter like ? The scoots frame still has all of the electric starter wiring incase I went back to a px 150 engine.
willc.

[cyborg]

Just rotate the engine till you feel tdc and give it a kick,, it's usually a one kick affair even cold,,, sometimes it takes 2,,,,,, took 6-7 kicks with it one time ,,,,, till I realized I forgot to turn the ignition on,,,,, dddooooeeeeee

[Kaveman]

That's what the D@%$^ choke is for !
When my scoots engine hasn't been run that day or hasn't been for most of the day I always use the choke to get it started then back it off when it starts warming up. I use the choke warm or cold weather. My Vespa engine usually starts on the 3rd kick. As a result of that the scoots nickname is "3rd Kick". Others have luck on the 1st or second kick with choke applied. No choke and your going to take 4+ kicks to get the engine going !! One other recommended thing is check your clutch cable for any needed adjustment . The cable stretches a tad bit with use. Also I'd get a spare set of cable inners . I don't go with out them now after learning that lesson the hard way !
willc.

[Kaveman]

Does this 4T engine come with an auto choke or manual choke on the carb ? Use the choke manually it if its a pull type choke .

[cyborg]

It's manual everything on this bike except the cdi which is the way I want it