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Hey Rich, how's it going? I read alley's thread about the cdi, makes sense to me. Have to check with in-law to see if he wants to spring for one like alley got. Oh yea, the meter. With so many brands of meters the read out may be a little hard to follow. I'm old school, like testing a ground wire, I want to see all 000's. Course you should remove the wire from the switch, lite, or whatever to meter to the ground source, battery or frame or? Anything less then that is a bad ground. You can find that. Test a wire and it won't give you 000, that's a faulty ground. Same with a power source, isolate the wire and test it end to end,red at batt and black at other end. not 000 then you have a partial open. How many ohms should it carry? Who knows, you only have a couple of feet to test. A scoots wiring only has two faults,both corrosion related. A bad ground or a bad connection. Ok,misplaced wire cutters when you're working on wires mid way in the harness.The switches, were they made in the USA? Then they're bad. Sorry. Thanks Rich.

Try a marine shop. One that fixes hulls. They use a glue that is better than super glue, I think it's even called Marine glue. It's not for repairing hulls, they use fiberglass and epoxy for that. This is for gluing on small broken pieces. If you have a screw tab broken off it's perfect. I might have the name wrong but the techs should know what you need. Don't tell them it's for a scoot, they'll laugh and tell you they can't help you. Well, they do in Fla.

Thanks alley that just confirms what I thought. I really should check first but the parts sites say I have a BN type motor. the numbers have a 1p58 and letters but they are not qmj I don't believe. Sorry, I'll check that out but I know people say it's BN. what does that do for the valve gap? anything? just give me a shout I don't want to make a big deal out of it and waste your time. Let me know. Thanks.

PS what was that tech thinking?

Sorry, posted twice. Ok then, I want to do a float bowl check before I wrap the carb up. What's the best way to measure the float? The needle is doing it's job. Need to check the float height don't I? I just now adjusted the valves, I used .004 and .005, intake,exhaust, ok? Compression tester part didn't come so have to wait for a compression test. Oh, the valves were .001 off on both. Sorry, waiting for manifold gaskets also, O ring and regular gasket, not both O rings, go figure? Guess it will be Monday or Tuesday so I don't want to hold you up waiting for me. I'll post and let you know about the pics. Need Bashan to help me post them, I'm on Photobucket and Bashan can work with me on that, so, Thanks and I'll keep you posted.

Stan

I'm willing to help and I know you all are willing but I'm stuck on the pic request. I have the carb all the lines the manifold all off the scoot and on the work bench. Yes Rich, I have the room. So, what should I take a pic of? Should I put it all back together the way it was and send that pic? I didn't think the empty space where the carb and lines used to be would help much, maybe I'm wrong, huh? I've been batting zero so far. Let me know, I'll take a pic of whatever will help, I'll just need a little time if I have to put everything back. The only thing I know seems wrong is the action of the vacuum valve under the tank. Sucking lightly on the vacuum hose lets good flow through the fuel line to the carb. Hooking the hose to the manifold and cranking the engine produces only a trickle of fuel out the fuel line to the carb. That's why low vacuum came to mind. That could lead to internal things that should be identified by a compression test. I'm more then willing to send along any info you guys need, I'm just not sure about what's going to be required since I have all the stuff apart. Kind of like, send us pics and I ask, "pictures of what" everythings gone. Thanks, get back to me and set my dumb a.. straight.

It was suggested that I put my questions on a thread for all to, uh, enjoy. Went from a spark problem to a no fuel or proper vacuum problem in short order. I know next to nothing about scooter carbs or the fuel path in the carb so this should be interesting. I used a car vacuum gauge at the manifold and got a reading but don't know if it's accurate, car gauge you know. I located what is called a vacuum pump and sucked on the vacuum side and got a good flow from the line to the carb, that's good, right? But hook it up and the engine vacuum only produces a trickle, at best. On top I have what is called a CV thing that has a vacuum line an operates a diaphragm that operates a slider that has a needle to plug up a jet type thing. The slider works by pushing it up with my finger but not by vacuum, guess that means a bad diaphragm? The diaphragm looks a little odd but since it is not flat?? the slider is the center of it.?? Anyway, what part of this has a thing to do with no fuel in the carb? The bowl is dry as toast but the float stuff all works, not plugged or anything. I vote for the vacuum problem, but I don't know why. Hope I didn't get to technical on you all,HEE HEE, but any ideas? Help is on the way, right? Thanks to all.


PS. The float bowl looks like it NEVER had fuel in it. NO residue, no nothing, looks like it came out of a box that was mailed to me. The drain nipple screw was tight and nothing leaked when I filled the bowl.