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I'm really glad to see this thread. My situation is EXACTLY like this. I have the scoot listed in the local Craigslist and on this site .. I think the x wife will let me have it for $200. I will follow this thread to the "fix"!

I wish this thing had points!
Symptoms are it won't fire. I get spark with the plug out but it seems like it doesn't spark at all when everything is back together. I sprayed ether in the vacuum hole right at the head/intake and still no fire.
I wanted to fix it for the X but a year has come and gone and it just sits and she (X) is still playing in the bars. At some point, I have to consider them both a loss. I guess I'm at that point.
BTW- the spark seems very weak. But I would think any spark would kick off ether.
As an aside, I would be willing to pay someone to come look at it if there were a member close by.

Here is the scooter the whupped me. I cannot get it to fire up and am tird of working on it. I put it all back together for the photos. I am going to put it in the classifieds for $300. But, I wanted to say that if someone could get it fired up I'll pay them. I live in Shreveport, LA. Thanks for the help I recieved on this site. It is a good site!
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There's some good information in this thread! If I may hijack for a minute - is it possible to have spark when the plug is out of the engine and not spark when you put it in the engine? I do have spark when I arched it on the valve cover bolt. I put it back in and sprayed ether in the intake vacuum line and got NO hint that it wants to start.

Thanks Alleyoop. I'll make absolutely, positively all that is as you say. I've already been there, done that 5X but with the old gas. I'll go through it again and add new gas before doing anything else. To be honest, I don't remember if it firing against the engine or frame (I read that last night in another thread - but thanks for the reiteration), but it was firing/sparking.
I never adjusted the fuel ratio adjustment screw. Matbe I'll get lucky and one of the X's "friends" messed with it and all it'll take is re-adjusting.
I'll be back! (In my best Ahnold impression -which is pretty bad)

I bought this for my (now) X- wife. To be honest, it has been nothing but trouble since day one. I had a list of stuff that Mega Motor Madness made good on and a list of stuff that I thought they should have. Any way, that's gone (along with the X).
I know it should be a dependable little machine, but it has not been. Now, I need to get it running so I can sell it. I want it to be a good scoot for whoever buys it.

It won't start. Here's what I did and how it stands right now.
It's in my shop with all the body off - except the front fairings.
I've replaced the top of the carb because the diaphram was torn. I also cleaned the carb even though it was amazingly clean.
I replaced the coil, wire and sparkplug.
I adjusted the valves -it has 1,200 miles on it.
The fuel pump is working.
It is getting spark. Although I don't know what a good spark looks like on these scooters, I could feel it through my nitrile gloves.
When I turn it over and give it gas and it doesn't start you would think the spark plug would be wet. It isn't, it's dry.
What's up with that? Gas not going through the carb?
I've drained the tank but have not put new gas in yet because the battery is dead - that's what happens when you leave the key on.
My plan is to get the battery charged, buy a new carb, put new gas in it and try it, unless anyone has any other suggestions.