Post by readnwrite on Jan 13, 2012 11:54:04 GMT -6
Hi All, I'm brand new to the forums and I have a problem with my Jonway 150cc scooter.
The scooter is practically new (31 mi on the odometer) but spent the last 4 months sitting in the garage of the guy I got it from. When I picked it up from him, it started right up, ran for about 10 minutes, then stalled. Since then, I haven't been able to get it running for more then a couple minutes (let alone ride it!!)
I figured the problem might be with the gas after sitting for so long, so after trying some things, we finally siphoned out the old gas, added new gas (along with some lucas fuel additive to combat any sludge from the last tank) and still nothing doing. It seems like I can get it to start after leaving it for a while, but then it stalls again.
I am wondering if maybe there's just some congealed/junky gas still in the fuel lines that I'll just have to burn through, of if it might be something else. Also, I tried to feed gas straight into the carburetor as per the little paper that came with the bike (no manual of course), but this didn't help, and I may not have even used the right tube connection as the diagram was so bad.
I feel like my hands are tied b/c I have no "map" (manual) to help me navigate the engine components.
Any suggestions are appreciated!!!
The scooter is practically new (31 mi on the odometer) but spent the last 4 months sitting in the garage of the guy I got it from. When I picked it up from him, it started right up, ran for about 10 minutes, then stalled. Since then, I haven't been able to get it running for more then a couple minutes (let alone ride it!!)
I figured the problem might be with the gas after sitting for so long, so after trying some things, we finally siphoned out the old gas, added new gas (along with some lucas fuel additive to combat any sludge from the last tank) and still nothing doing. It seems like I can get it to start after leaving it for a while, but then it stalls again.
I am wondering if maybe there's just some congealed/junky gas still in the fuel lines that I'll just have to burn through, of if it might be something else. Also, I tried to feed gas straight into the carburetor as per the little paper that came with the bike (no manual of course), but this didn't help, and I may not have even used the right tube connection as the diagram was so bad.
I feel like my hands are tied b/c I have no "map" (manual) to help me navigate the engine components.
Any suggestions are appreciated!!!