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Post by cyborg on Mar 9, 2014 21:38:07 GMT -6
Well i've had 2 real nice rides on the vespa and tonite i went out to the garage to give the beast another quick look because i'm starting to commute with it tomorrow,,,and i smell raw gas,,,,,MAJOR BUMMER,,,went under the seat and pulled the bin ,,,the vacuum valve is peeing on the engine,,,,,it wasn't pouring but enough for concern,,but no commute with the potential molatov cocktail so i pinched off the feed line with a pair of micro needlenose vicegrips,,now it's off to ebay,,,,so much for italian quality,,,i tried to beat this very issue into bean brains head to no avail,,,all these machines we have are nothing but a pile of parts and stuff just breaks,,,,so here it is under 300 miles on the thing and it has a problem (easily correctable but still ),,,glad it didn't let go yesterday while i was deep into a canyon,,that would have escalated it to super bummer of epic proportions,,with a possible 2-3 hour walk out with no cell service,,,
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Post by DrRocco on Mar 9, 2014 21:50:17 GMT -6
Well crap. Sad to hear it. At least it's an easy/cheap fix.
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Post by cyborg on Mar 9, 2014 22:12:30 GMT -6
Easy fix and probably inexpensive,,,thanks to ebay,,,if i had to do the dealer counter thing i'm sure my wallet would start on fire by itself,,,,more to come i'm sure
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Post by DrRocco on Mar 9, 2014 22:35:00 GMT -6
It sounds like you've got it under control with the vise grips. I say ride it!
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Post by cyborg on Mar 9, 2014 22:42:19 GMT -6
the valve itself is leaking,,,the vicegrips are cutting off the feed line to it,,,,,i pull the clamp it leaks again onto a nice hot mill,,
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Post by kz1000st on Mar 10, 2014 7:24:08 GMT -6
Do you know what I would do first while waiting for the proper replacement part. Coat the whole valve with JB Weld Quick. It's probably a seal made by Yamaha that's leaking, they're terrible about that. You could use it while waiting for the part. Just a thought.
The seal probably dried out while sitting and didn't swell back properly. You'll ride again.
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Post by cyborg on Mar 10, 2014 8:11:59 GMT -6
KZ we think very much alike i was actually going to pull the valve blow it all out and dry it good and tape the spigots and dip it in 5 minute epoxy,,,ordered the valve already $7 on ebay for an actual piagio part free ship so i'm good there,,and ordered a 3 pack of oil filters as long as i was at it,,,,the leak is a weep with a steady 2-3 second between drips,,,,it's just the position of it,,,,not good to have gas on hot engine,,,so in the interest of not waiting another week to ride my new baby i'm going to cacoon it with epoxy as a temp till the new one gets here
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Post by kz1000st on Mar 10, 2014 9:09:42 GMT -6
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Post by cyborg on Mar 10, 2014 22:25:17 GMT -6
Well the epoxy dip did the trick for now,,,3 hours now and no weeping so looks like my cripple will work in a pinch for now,,,taking the dr tomorrow so ill give it the peep as soon as i get home,,then ill run it for the next few days after that then change the valve out when the new one gets to the house,,,and as long as i'm in the engine room i'm going to go thru it real good to sort out everything and adjust the spring preload front and back,,,it could use a little more spring,,,and i could loose 25 lbs that will help also
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Post by cyborg on Mar 11, 2014 7:48:47 GMT -6
i rode my dr to work today,,i didn't lift the seat on the scooter but i did not smell gas so thats a plus,,,i'll give it a good peep when i get home
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Post by kz1000st on Mar 11, 2014 7:57:53 GMT -6
I'm sure it will hold. These new epoxies are indestructible.
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Post by cyborg on Mar 11, 2014 8:12:43 GMT -6
You know I just had a thought ,, I'm going to incorporate one of those double dispenser epoxy syringe of the 5 minute in my tool kit,,, that stuff is amazing
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Post by cyborg on Mar 11, 2014 19:31:27 GMT -6
well almost 24 hours,,and not a hint of a drop and no smell whatso ever,,so i think it's safe to ride till the new valve shows,,,i've got to rack up some more miles on the scoot,,,,it's like my new job
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Post by kz1000st on Mar 11, 2014 19:45:12 GMT -6
well almost 24 hours,,and not a hint of a drop and no smell whatso ever,,so i think it's safe to ride till the new valve shows,,,i've got to rack up some more miles on the scoot,,,,it's like my new job Go get 'em Borg. Time to start becoming a scooter commuter. I'm sure you'll love it. |
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Post by cyborg on Mar 11, 2014 20:27:22 GMT -6
oh i'm ridin it the rest of the week i just need to keep a sharp eye on the fuel leak situation,,,i love that thing
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