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Post by Cruiser on May 27, 2012 18:07:58 GMT -6
That's great, jaberwillow. May you have many happy scootin' miles and keep in touch.
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Post by Cruiser on May 26, 2012 0:06:09 GMT -6
The yellow wires (3 in the case of a six wire regulator/rectifier) are the output of the stator. You should be reading around 40 volts AC or better between each of the 3 pairings of wires with the engine running. Measure from wire to wire and not from wire to ground. The stator does not connect directly to any of the lights in this case so your running lights problem is most likely a wiring problem.
Stators are usually very reliable.
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Post by Cruiser on May 25, 2012 23:14:10 GMT -6
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Post by Cruiser on May 24, 2012 20:51:35 GMT -6
Hooking up the battery in reverse would not hurt the blocking diode if you had one. I would think that you could have fried the regulator/rectifier. Try pulling the connector on the R/R to see if the lights go out. If they do, then the R/R is the culprit. If they stay on, then you have a short.
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Post by Cruiser on May 24, 2012 0:12:04 GMT -6
Welcome to Scooter Doc, Cody. The 150cc GY6 is certainly the most popular of the Chinese scoots. They are easy to work on and parts are inexpensive and easy to get. Sometimes even the experienced types need a little help with an odd scoot problem. That's why we are here. Sounds like a nice maxi would be a fair upgrade for you.  My garage queen is a 1978 GS1000C. Had it since new. |
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Post by Cruiser on May 23, 2012 21:02:46 GMT -6
Use the shortest lines possible and the heavier tubing will transmit the pulsing better. Long thin vacuum lines tend to dampen the pulses.
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Post by Cruiser on May 23, 2012 14:14:16 GMT -6
Welcome to Scooter Doc, jaberwillow. Sorry to hear about no scootin' for the holiday weekend. A misconception about these pumps is that they are vacuum pumps and work best with a good strong vacuum. They are really pulse pumps and depend on changing or varying values of vacuum to pump. Used primarily with single cylinder engines because they do no have a very smooth vacuum when they are running. Applying a steady source of vacuum when testing these pumps will not make them pump. You have to have very good (thick walled and short) vacuum lines to get the best performance. These pumps tend to pump less at higher rpms because the vacuum tends to be smoother.
These pumps are generally connected to use the pressure pulsations found in the crankcase. This is a better application as crankcase pulses increase with engine speed.
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Post by Cruiser on May 22, 2012 19:58:15 GMT -6
can anyone help me figure out what I need to do to make the hid lights stay on without draining my battery ? As I commented on the "HID lights are great" post, this is a common problem with the YY250T model scoot when you try to add more power consuming items (HID lights in your case). These scoots are right on the edge with the stock 25 watt headlights. HERE is an excellent thread that covers just about everything which is done to extract every watt of power from these scoots. This particular scoot already uses DC for the headlights so no conversion is needed. BTW, welcome to Scooter Doc, jonglauser. Looking forward to more posts from you. |
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Post by Cruiser on May 22, 2012 0:02:06 GMT -6
looks great ! I recently had hid lights installed on my scooter also but mines keep draining the battery or the lights shut down, is there a special piece I need to add so this doesnt happen ? Hi carmelotrump. This problem is common to all YY250T owners who try to add more power draining items (HID lights in your case) to their scoots. These scoots are right on the edge with 25 watt headlights. HERE is an excellent thread which covers most of the tricks used to try and get every watt out of these scoots. Read the whole thing. |
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Post by Cruiser on May 18, 2012 20:11:51 GMT -6
Welcome to Scooter Doc, Karen. HERE is a comprehensive PDF on troubleshooting a no spark situation. Make sure that the kill switch has not been accidentally turned on. ;D |
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Post by Cruiser on May 10, 2012 13:50:27 GMT -6
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Post by Cruiser on Apr 20, 2012 22:50:43 GMT -6
You might have a microprocessor built into this light assembly. Some microprocessors are fussy when it comes to electrical noise coming in on the power line and they may not allow the light to work.
The light works fine with the engine off because you have clean DC power. Once you start the scoot, there is rectified AC and other electrical noise on the power line which may not be clean enough to allow the LED assembly to work.
This replacement light is probably intended for a motorcycle or scoot with a much better (cleaner electrically) charging system. In other words, this light might not be compatible with your scoot.
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Post by Cruiser on Apr 20, 2012 22:16:56 GMT -6
The Honda Reflex chinese equivalent is the YY250T or MC-54 series of scoots.  This is the YY250T with the Honda 244cc engine. It has a slightly longer wheelbase than the MC-54 series with the Linhai engine. The CF Moto Fashion is a clone of the Honda Helix. |
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Post by Cruiser on Apr 19, 2012 15:14:48 GMT -6
Your welcome, rob00757. Here is the Motoman method of breaking in a new engine. www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htmHe advocates the "hard break in" which I have used on my two scoots with success. |
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Post by Cruiser on Apr 15, 2012 0:13:14 GMT -6
Happy to hear that you pinned down the problem. Sounds like what I described in a PM that I sent to you on 4/5/2012.
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