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Post by lostforawhile on Jul 9, 2018 2:20:22 GMT -6
Most of the things you hear on these scooters are true, you can't just put it together and ride it for a long time,and expect it to last. You need to get rid of the crappy factory oil and gear oil right away. The tires are normally a cheap nylon compound, the drive belts are garbage, the rear clutch spring usually fails right away, the wiring is crap,factory bolts are often all loose. None of the light bulbs on mine were good, the China battery is junk, you have to do a lot of work on them initially, I'm a good mechanic, and an automotive fabricator, and I was ready to set mine on fire, in two months, I had multiple bad cdi's, broken wire connectors, failed stators, failed pickups, a flywheel where the dam trigger came unwelded,and fell OFF , a leaking tank, a bad fuel petcock, a broken rear clutch spring, and a shot drive belt,at 200 miles. If you aren't a mechanic,don't buy one
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 21, 2018 19:49:46 GMT -6
dont know i was quoting him
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 7, 2018 13:40:18 GMT -6
You'll have to leave him a message,they have been dealing with some stuff with his family,so it's hard to reach them right now
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 6, 2018 21:10:17 GMT -6
the worst that can happen, is your rigged up engine and rigged up suspension missing a shock, and welded together, can break going down the road, and send you flying in front of an oncoming truck. You probably could have sold the wrong engine, without too much loss, and gotten the right one, but now that major pieces are broken, it's mostly parts
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 6, 2018 19:02:20 GMT -6
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 5, 2018 21:29:32 GMT -6
I've never even seen a 6 volt starter for a scooter, this is the standard starter for a 139qmb, the issue is, they put a steel machined end, in a plain steel bushing, with no grease, it doesn't take long for it to wear, as most cheap Chinese steel, isn't properly hardened, I'm sure this contributes, from measuring the inside diameter of the bushing, with a bore gauge, and measuring the outside diameter of the shaft end, there is a clearance of nearly .020 ,plenty to cause the armature to rub on the magnets
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 4, 2018 9:19:49 GMT -6
the biggest upgrade is to get rid of the cheap factory plug if you've got one, especially if it's an autolite, and get the ngk
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 4, 2018 1:14:03 GMT -6
yea, just use the regular NGK
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 4, 2018 1:13:06 GMT -6
you have the wrong engine, there are two sizes of 139 qmb engines, they dont measure the same, of course the holes look different, it's a different engine
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 3, 2018 10:18:33 GMT -6
Is the bolt metric as the case would be or has it been replaced by SAE? That could cause such a disaster with little effort. I personally retaped a stripped out metric hole for an SAE bolt because that is what I had and the inch was just slightly larger. this was a brand new engine, but my guess would be the bolt hole was misaligned or he grabbed a standard bolt from somewhere, the fact that it's the wrong engine for the frame would likely make the mounting points not line up, and trying to force the bolt into the mounting ear snapped it off |
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 3, 2018 1:46:15 GMT -6
I'm not explaining the oil again, I already explained it in detail in your other thread, to break off a heavy piece of cast aluminum, on one of the strongest points on the engine, you have to have torqued the hell out of it somehow, it probably won't weld well, as it's cast, and it's difficult to weld cast aluminum, you can, but I wouldn't recommend it on critical points
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Post by lostforawhile on Feb 1, 2018 10:56:53 GMT -6
in the first place, you ordered the wrong engine, nothing is going to line up right, you are forcing a long case engine in a short case frame, the material is light and a magnet won't stick to it, because it's ALUMINUM. This has nothing to do with parts for scooters, they don't make the engines, they buy them and sell them. From what I can read, you said "four full turns" this means you torqued the crap out of the bolt, then complain when the aluminum breaks? you don't keep forcing something when it won't move, Many people here have tried to give you sound logical advice, which you seem to ignore, the first thing you should have done was compare the old and new engine, to make sure they matched, the fact that you attempted to install the wrong engine, then broke it, is no ones fault but your own.  Exactly!!! This kid continuously demonstrates that he is nothing but a Butcher, didn't do any homework and ordered the Wrong engine. can't make anything run right, asks for help then outthinks himself with some wizardry that causes All his own problems over and over again... This is when retail sales sucks to have a person like this wants to file a consumer type report when its clearly there own fault.... Kids got no business owning tools I have personally dealt with Parts for Scooters. I had a costumer service issue with a front color matched wheel and they actually had people that Called Me back and in this day and age took my Word for the problem and sent me out another front color matched wheel NO CHARGE.. I offered to cover the shipping and they refused and shipped the product out no charge.. in my experience Parts for Scooters provided Stellar customer service... oh lord, I can see him out there trying to stick a magnet to aluminum, "AH HA!! it's not metal!!" |
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Post by lostforawhile on Jan 31, 2018 21:39:13 GMT -6
in the first place, you ordered the wrong engine, nothing is going to line up right, you are forcing a long case engine in a short case frame, the material is light and a magnet won't stick to it, because it's ALUMINUM. This has nothing to do with parts for scooters, they don't make the engines, they buy them and sell them. From what I can read, you said "four full turns" this means you torqued the crap out of the bolt, then complain when the aluminum breaks? you don't keep forcing something when it won't move, Many people here have tried to give you sound logical advice, which you seem to ignore, the first thing you should have done was compare the old and new engine, to make sure they matched, the fact that you attempted to install the wrong engine, then broke it, is no ones fault but your own.
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Post by lostforawhile on Jan 30, 2018 20:51:49 GMT -6
So I exchanged the CDI for a new one today, and it works. I have some carburetor problems and difficulty starting, but the scooter works without dying. And I can honk without engine dying. Will see after a week or two if it is resolved by this.  Thanks for all your help! I wonder if the CDI was just weak, and the voltage drop from the horn, put it over the edge |
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by: lostforawhile - Jan 30, 2018 20:48:12 GMT -6
Post by lostforawhile on Jan 30, 2018 20:48:12 GMT -6
Here's the real story from me, the owner of ScrappyDog. I've had some health issues and serious family problems for the months of december and january. I had left the shop with my manager to attend to business with his word that he would cover things during this bad time for me. Upon returning, he was gone. Vanished, with mountains of unattended orders, mismanaged orders, and in the end alot of missing parts, money, and questionable practices that have cost me alot, on top of everything else. Luckily my wife has jumped in and we are trying to make the best of it and are trying to sort it all out and make everything right, so if you have an open dispute it would be much more expeditious to deal with us directly instead of paypal, but I understand most of you don't know us or my personal good reputation and will continue with whatever you are doing. What puts salt on the wound is the lack of loyalty and seemingly total negativity in the scooter forum here. I understand that most of you don't know me, but Brent (90GTvert) has my personal and direct email and phone number, and has made zero attempt to contact me to find out what was going on, or inform me about all this, yet seems eager to jump in and add to the negativity and suspicion, despite our long relationship dating back to his initial formation of this forum of which I personally gave him a link on my website and promoted his forum by referring many of my customers here. Regardless, that's the way it is I suppose. Kudos to Matt at PartsForScooters for looking like one of the few who can hold loyalty and assume the best and not jump in and add to the negativity. They are good people over there and I look forward to partnering up with them on continuing ScrappyDogScooters after our move and fresh start. Read more: 49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/10598/scrappy-dog-scooters?page=9#ixzz55j78DlOJ |
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Exactly!!!