After getting rear-ended, scooter dies going over 5 MPH By mike904 (Read 1,296 times)

[mike904]

//rev freely on centre stand// No, it doesn't, although it will rev a little faster on the stand. Taking the airbox off only makes a slight difference in the sound, and it still won't rev up (on the stand). The exhaust - there's a metal pipe coming out of the engine that goes to the muffler. It's solid. There's too much stuff in the way to tell how that pipe is connected, and I'd never be able to get a tool on a bolt, even if I could see it. I'm not going to take the whole moped apart. The other guys insurance is sending someone to look at it tomorrow, and I'm go to let them pay to fix it since it's not something simple and obvious. In the mean time I'm going to be walking for 45 minutes to work at 6:00am in freezing weather... I'll let you know what needed fixed. I do appreciate all the replies and suggestions.   --  I went out to see if I could just take the muffler off, but it's welded to that metal pipe.

[rob63]

Mar 2, 2014 10:48:16 GMT -6 mike904 said:

The exhaust - there's a metal pipe coming out of the engine that goes to the muffler. It's solid. There's too much stuff in the way to tell how that pipe is connected, and I'd never be able to get a tool on a bolt, even if I could see it. I'm not going to take the whole moped apart. I went out to see if I could just take the muffler off, but it's welded to that metal pipe.

The muffler/downpipe is one piece, pop some cushions on the floor on left hand side of the scoot and tip it onto the cushions, should give you a better view of the front of the exhaust. The downpipe is held on by two nuts to the cylinder. The muffler should be held onto the engine with two bolts. This is all that holds it on, five minutes to remove at most.

[mike904]

I have discovered that if I put my hand over the intake I can rev the engine all the way up with the wheel off the ground. It appears the duck tape isn't sealing well enough, and it's just getting too much air.

[cyborg]

Disassembly of the intake is the order of the day,,,,,

[Alleyoop]

I noticed the AIR BOX is cracked and you do have the filter on it right? So yes it is getting to much air also check the tubing from the air box to the carb the tubing could also be cracked.
Alleyoop