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Post by tember1214 on May 7, 2014 16:48:15 GMT -6
How would I go about cleaning gas tank out???
Scooter has been running great boo bogging or anything. Today I was riding it for a couple hours around town and at stop light it shut off and wouldn't start. Tearing everything apart and cleaning EVERYTHING as I also check everything out.
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Post by twowheeler on May 7, 2014 16:50:57 GMT -6
drain, add can of seafoam and swish it around and drain again.
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Post by tember1214 on May 7, 2014 16:53:26 GMT -6
I also heard CLR. Is that not safe? Doesn't sound right
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Post by Bashan on May 7, 2014 19:07:01 GMT -6
Rubbing alcohol works well. Is your filter plugged? Have you adjusted your valves? If it runs a while.....shuts off..and won't start it's usually the valve gap. How about the tank vent? Run it a while with the cap loose, if it doesn't stall it's the tank vent and maybe the vapor recovery system. Rich
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Post by Alleyoop on May 7, 2014 19:17:28 GMT -6
WHAT!! riding around enjoying the ride and when you come to a stop it dies. Why do you think the tank needs cleaning. It is most likely the valves tightened up and when that happens the motor looses compression and will not hold a low rpm and die. Now after the motor cools off it should start up again. So my .02 is valves need to be adjusted.
If it is a 50cc set both valves to .003 inchs
If it is a 150cc set both valves to .004 inchs
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Post by tember1214 on May 7, 2014 19:59:08 GMT -6
OK thanks guys. Yeah I'm just taking everything apart and thoroughly cleaning it. This thing was definitely a beater. I had it running so good too. I will re adjust the valves again and hopefully it runs again.
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Post by tember1214 on May 8, 2014 15:56:20 GMT -6
Damn all they have Around here for gauges are .005. That's the smallest I can find
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Post by Alleyoop on May 8, 2014 16:02:49 GMT -6
Well you can use the .005 just adjust so it is harder to pull out.
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Post by tember1214 on May 8, 2014 16:11:24 GMT -6
OK thank you
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Post by Bashan on May 8, 2014 16:29:54 GMT -6
Well you can use the .005 just adjust so it is harder to pull out. Alleyoop  |
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Post by FACE PLANT FOR LIFE on May 8, 2014 17:44:14 GMT -6
.005"? I'm pretty sure that's a medical condition. Side effects include NO SELF ESTEEM
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Post by Bashan on May 8, 2014 17:52:06 GMT -6
In the amoeba world it's considered huge, it's all relative said Einstein.
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Post by FACE PLANT FOR LIFE on May 8, 2014 18:00:48 GMT -6
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Post by tember1214 on May 9, 2014 11:48:50 GMT -6
Re adjusted valves and it's running again. Not so smooth but think I've gotta just re adjust the carb. Thank again everyone
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Post by tember1214 on May 9, 2014 13:54:21 GMT -6
Once again it won't start. Beginning to think I'm not doing valves right or something. I don't know.
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