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Post by cyborg on Dec 20, 2017 8:03:47 GMT -6
Keep us posted I'd like to see what the problem was
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 20, 2017 9:18:22 GMT -6
I wonder if vibration from the horn is working a bad connection.
Unplug the horn at the horn and see when you press the horn switch if it shuts off.
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Post by kancur on Dec 20, 2017 10:42:16 GMT -6
It doesn't shut off when the horn is unplugged and I press the horn button. But I will test it all again when new parts arrive and will keep you updated.  |
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Post by cyborg on Dec 20, 2017 13:03:19 GMT -6
Horn switch or wire goig to it,,,, good call john!!!
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 20, 2017 19:38:42 GMT -6
Horn switch or wire goig to it,,,, good call john!!! I'm thinking loose connection, the vibration from the noise the horn makes, causes the problem. I don't think the new parts are going to make a difference, unless you disturb the loose connection. John |
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Post by kancur on Dec 21, 2017 4:56:45 GMT -6
But I have more than that one problem. The engine dying when honking is just one of them.
The worse one is that I can't start. The spark fires only occasionally. Usually the first spark is the brightest and then it fades to non-existent.
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 21, 2017 17:02:15 GMT -6
But I have more than that one problem. The engine dying when honking is just one of them. The worse one is that I can't start. The spark fires only occasionally. Usually the first spark is the brightest and then it fades to non-existent. could be the same loose connection or bad wire. When you get it to run shake and wiggle the wires. John |
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Post by kancur on Jan 30, 2018 12:30:15 GMT -6
So I exchanged the CDI for a new one today, and it works. I have some carburetor problems and difficulty starting, but the scooter works without dying. And I can honk without engine dying. Will see after a week or two if it is resolved by this. Thanks for all your help! |
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Post by lostforawhile on Jan 30, 2018 20:51:49 GMT -6
So I exchanged the CDI for a new one today, and it works. I have some carburetor problems and difficulty starting, but the scooter works without dying. And I can honk without engine dying. Will see after a week or two if it is resolved by this. Thanks for all your help! I wonder if the CDI was just weak, and the voltage drop from the horn, put it over the edge |
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Post by kancur on Jan 31, 2018 5:12:48 GMT -6
I thought about that too. Might be. It's a 10 years old Chinese scooter with 40 000 km (25,000 mi) on it so a lot of stuff is breaking down. But this was the first major hard to resolve problem since I have it. :-) Anyway, if something changes I will report here.
EDIT feb. 2018: Still running great. Must have been the CDI.
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