Engine runs full throttle when it starts up, then dies
by: sirblah - Apr 17, 2018 18:31:10 GMT -6
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Post by sirblah on Apr 17, 2018 18:31:10 GMT -6
Hi there!
So around October of 2017 I bought a Wolf RX-50 moped and enjoyed using it until the Michigan winter made it impractical so I put it away. About a month or two ago, I brought it back out, brought it into the place that I bought it from to fix some minor issues and get the oil changed and everything was going great! Recently, we had an ice storm and I was unable to cover my moped as I was working. When I got out to drive it home, I brushed off as much ice as I could and tried to start it, thinking that it may just take a second to warm up. I don’t believe it is necessary, but every time I start my moped, I turn the throttle just a tiny bit so as to get it going. This time however, the throttle wasn’t moving. I figured maybe there was just some ice lodged in it so I turned harder and it went but didn’t start. I was frustrated already so I walked it back home. Now that it’s warmer, I went to try riding it again and the throttle has a lot of “empty space” where it doesn’t feel like it’s catching anything and it doesn’t work to start it up how I normally do. The electric start can be heard but it doesn’t start up the engine all the way no matter how much I turn the throttle. The manual start does work, but when I do that it is almost like I am pulling the throttle as far as it can go because of the sound it makes and how fast the wheel turns. When I then actually turn the throttle, it dies. Did I possibly break something? My guess would be that the cable froze during the storm and when I turned it that night it may have busted it but I’m not entirely sure. If this is a relatively easy fix (I’m pretty mechanically inclined but don’t have any moped experience)I would like to do it myself so I don’t have to spend as much money. Any help is appreciated!
So around October of 2017 I bought a Wolf RX-50 moped and enjoyed using it until the Michigan winter made it impractical so I put it away. About a month or two ago, I brought it back out, brought it into the place that I bought it from to fix some minor issues and get the oil changed and everything was going great! Recently, we had an ice storm and I was unable to cover my moped as I was working. When I got out to drive it home, I brushed off as much ice as I could and tried to start it, thinking that it may just take a second to warm up. I don’t believe it is necessary, but every time I start my moped, I turn the throttle just a tiny bit so as to get it going. This time however, the throttle wasn’t moving. I figured maybe there was just some ice lodged in it so I turned harder and it went but didn’t start. I was frustrated already so I walked it back home. Now that it’s warmer, I went to try riding it again and the throttle has a lot of “empty space” where it doesn’t feel like it’s catching anything and it doesn’t work to start it up how I normally do. The electric start can be heard but it doesn’t start up the engine all the way no matter how much I turn the throttle. The manual start does work, but when I do that it is almost like I am pulling the throttle as far as it can go because of the sound it makes and how fast the wheel turns. When I then actually turn the throttle, it dies. Did I possibly break something? My guess would be that the cable froze during the storm and when I turned it that night it may have busted it but I’m not entirely sure. If this is a relatively easy fix (I’m pretty mechanically inclined but don’t have any moped experience)I would like to do it myself so I don’t have to spend as much money. Any help is appreciated!
