Tao Tao Powermax 150 HELP, No Start, Terrible Noise By postmasterp666 (Read 501 times)

[postmasterp666]

Ive got a 2019 Powermax 150 with an No Start/Idel issue. I bought this thing about a month ago from someone on offer up and I've been having trouble since I bought it. At first the bike would start fine and ride fine for about 10 mins. Then, when I would come to a stop the bike would cut off and I would have wait 10 mins for it to start back up. It would cut off even faster if I had it at high RPM's. I fixed that issue, when I found that the bottom of the breather wasn't even on the carburetor right, and it was sucking in way to much air. Simple fix, well after about a 2 weeks with it riding fine without cutting off, I was riding for about 15mins and all of a sudden it just breaks down on me, going about 35mph up a hill. It sounded like someone threw Bolts into a Blender. I pulled over and it wont start at all. It sounds like it has fire but its not catching something right. I pushed it back home and started taking it apart. The belt is good and tight. The starter seem fine, but I need to know what voltage I should a test the start on? 12v? That's about as far as I got on taking it apart tonight. Has anyone else had this happen to them and can tell me what to look for?? Any help would be awesome!

WF/FW
Chris

[kz1000st]

Bolts in a blender is bad. Check the compression. It almost sounds like either broken valve springs or a dropped valve.

[jomama0867]

DEFINITELY check compression. Blender noises are ALWAYS bad! My guess is you won't even need a guage; just hold a finger over the plug hole and crank. Probably would be a good idea to change the oil and look for "sparkles" also.