Brought home another stray By thxcuz (Read 2,360 times)

[thxcuz]

I haven't had time to look ot over but I'm almost certain it's air cooled because it has a shroud. Disk in front and back

[thxcuz]

I had a chance to do some measuring and I hooked a battery to it to see what it would do. Horn doesn't work, headlight lit up when I pushed the "passing" switch.
All turn signals worked, I noticed the tail lights didn't work but when I put the brake on they lit up. Is that a bad filiment or do the tail lights only work when the bike is running like the headlights?

[cyborg]

Tail light and headlight lite with engine start

[thxcuz]

Feb 2, 2017 19:54:05 GMT -6 cyborg said:

Tail light and headlight lite with engine start

That's what I was thinking. On my 50 the tail light goes on with the key. From a video I saw, the dash lights come on with the start of the engine as well.

Does anyone know if this is DC? I havent had the chance to check out the cdi yet.

[thxcuz]

I ordered a cylinder and a head last night. The only kit they make for it is 61mm. It cost me more than I thought but it will bring it up to 170something so there's that.
I still need to find a floorboard. I'll likely have to cobble something together

[thxcuz]

Here's an update. I've tried 2 different heads in both the 2 bolt and 4 bolt configuration. The 2 bolt lined up correctly but the cam rocker assembly would not fit correctly. The 4 bolt stud holes lined up but the 2 side holes did not. I'm at a loss here. Nobody seems to have the proper head for this scoot.

[cyborg]

Sounds like you got a real oddball on your hands,, sorry for that,,, very frustrating,,,

[thxcuz]

A possible glimmer of hope
www.kazumausaparts.com/index.php?cid=4958

I'm looking at all the atv and buggy places online to see if I can find something there

[thxcuz]

Update: Last week I got a engine from my local scoot shop for 100 bucks. It could have been a drop in but the rear brake is drum and my scoot is disc in the back. I pulled the head and so far everything fits. I was hoping to put it together tomorrow but that now seems unlikely so hopefully I can get it together tursday.
So here's where I stand on this project
Scooter - trade for an old 12 guage and a bano that I didn't play (I have several banjos)
$185 to scrappy for parts that didn't work. I'm still waiting on that refund
$100 for replacement engine.
So anyway you look at it I got a bargin. Even if I abandon the projects I have some hard to find parts to sell to a poor soul like me.

[cyborg]

Not too shabby,,,,you'll have her up and running in no time now that you have the parts,,,,WHEW!!!! That was painful,,,,,,

[thxcuz]

One thing that has me concerned is the cam chain length. My donor engine has a p engine code. Some have said that means it's a taller head. I'd rather not split the case to swap the chain. I guess if that situation presents itself I can look for a drum brake rear wheel and swap the whole kit and kaboodle.
If there's anything I've learned from this project is that you can't necessarily trust engine codes.

[cyborg]

I wouldn't be too concerned with a drum rear brake,, I prefer disk but it's not a deal breaker for me,,, my Stella has a drum rear it works fine,,, and the r80st (1984) I just got has drum rear and I just bought it so it doesn't matter to me,,,

[cyborg]

As a side note I wouldn't disassemble a running factory engine on a maybe,,, as it is you don't really know how good the original lower end is,,, if it was mine I'd swap the whole unit in and call it a dealie o,,, less hassle ,,

[jct842]

x2 swap the whole thing. don't fix what isn't broke. Them scooters are just fine with drum brakes, They don't have the horse power to need a disk. And for that matter before the disk, bikes raced at well over 100mph with drum brakes and managed.

Any one that tells you a disk brake saved their arse on a 150cc scooter was either riding way over their head or is full of crap. The big deal with a disk is they do not fade as easy.

[thxcuz]

Anyone have a 16 inch drum break wheel they wanna sell me?