Post by callisto9 on Sept 14, 2015 12:52:35 GMT -6
I have a 1986 Honda Elite 150. Bought it off Craiglist in July 2015. 7000+ miles. Ran fine, but had a loud muffler and some other things, so I took it into the shop and they cleaned the carb, performed a once over and did some other minor adjustments.
It ran fine.
A few weeks later, I have a dead scooter. Boyfriend suggested it might be a fuse since NOTHING was coming on when I tried to turn it on. $5 later, sure enough, it fires up after replacing the fuses under the front hood by the headlight.
A few weeks later, I have a dead scooter again. It sounds like it's going to start up, but won't. I thought I left the scoot in the ON position while I was swapping out the muffler, so I take the battery in and charge it overnight. Next day, it fires up fine and we're back in business.
A few days later, I have a dead scooter again again again again. Same symptoms: it sounds like it wants to start up, but won't turn over. I went out and bought a new battery and had a working scooter the next day. I think I'm finally getting ahead of this problem. I also replaced the MAIN fuse next to the scooter while I'm at it.
A few weeks later, you guessed it. Dead scooter. Sounds like it's going to start up, but won't. At this point, I'm not wanting to dump any more # into this thing and am resolved to let it sit until spring.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm starting to think it wasn't the battery these last few times and I'm dealing with a different issue here (which stinks, since I went out and bought a new battery). If anyone has any ideas of things I can check/try to fix myself, I'd love to hear them. I'm starting to regret this scooter purchase!
It ran fine.
A few weeks later, I have a dead scooter. Boyfriend suggested it might be a fuse since NOTHING was coming on when I tried to turn it on. $5 later, sure enough, it fires up after replacing the fuses under the front hood by the headlight.
A few weeks later, I have a dead scooter again. It sounds like it's going to start up, but won't. I thought I left the scoot in the ON position while I was swapping out the muffler, so I take the battery in and charge it overnight. Next day, it fires up fine and we're back in business.
A few days later, I have a dead scooter again again again again. Same symptoms: it sounds like it wants to start up, but won't turn over. I went out and bought a new battery and had a working scooter the next day. I think I'm finally getting ahead of this problem. I also replaced the MAIN fuse next to the scooter while I'm at it.
A few weeks later, you guessed it. Dead scooter. Sounds like it's going to start up, but won't. At this point, I'm not wanting to dump any more # into this thing and am resolved to let it sit until spring.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm starting to think it wasn't the battery these last few times and I'm dealing with a different issue here (which stinks, since I went out and bought a new battery). If anyone has any ideas of things I can check/try to fix myself, I'd love to hear them. I'm starting to regret this scooter purchase!
