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Post by skunkhome on May 13, 2015 19:42:08 GMT -6
Well, when you start looking at octane make sure what grading system they are referencing. In the US and Canada the octane ratings are what is called pump octane. Pump octane scale is a lower number than the research octane scale used in Europe and Asia. If your scooter calls for 92 octane RON then that is the same as 87 octane AKI (R+M)/2, in US and Canada. My little Japanese Honda CH80 calls for 92 RON in the tank but that is Regular gas, 87 Octane here in US, Canada and in Australia and New Zealand.
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Post by skunkhome on May 13, 2015 19:27:41 GMT -6
I just picked up a new to me 2007 Piaggio BV250 with 2500 miles. It was raining so badly that I decided not to familiarize myself with a new bike under those conditions. Once around the block and straight to shed. But! Today I ran out for sushi riding up Hwy 37 when I looked down and noticed I was doing 70 mph in a 50mph zone. Only indication I had was that I was passing everything on the road when it dawned on me I must be going pretty fast so I quickly throttled her back. This thing is so quick and stable with those 16" wheels that I'm going to have to be careful not to start racking up serious speeding tickets. It just did not feel like I was going that fast.  |
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Post by skunkhome on May 13, 2015 18:49:25 GMT -6
![]() Well, at long last I'm back. I got so discouraged with the Metro 250 that it sat idle for almost a year. I did not register the thing and finally it stopped running because the fuel pump was not working anymore. I finally got tired of trying to sort out the abortion they call a wiring harness on this bike and decided to run my own fused charging circuit off the rectifier but because of the no run situation I couldn't test it. Finally I went out there one afternoon determined to get it running. Lo and behold the fuel pump came to life when I turned the key and the old girl sprang to life and the dynamo is cranking out good voltage to the battery. To my surprise the the headlight was working as well, so off to the DMV I went and finally got it legal. I drove it all over town and when I got home and shut her down. I first noticed that the headlight did not turn off unless I cut off the battery isolator I installed in the fall. Then when I got ready to move it into the shed the fuel pump stopped working again. I started tearing off plastic and uncovered "kablesalat". There are other loose wires running about, an abandoned ground with no sign of what happened to the five wires that were attached there. As I am trying to test the pump and shade tree wiring going to it, it suddenly started working again. I shook and twisted the wires and couldn't make it stop working. I traced the un fused wiring back to a splice at the ignition switch. I twisted the splice and still no failure. So now I don't know if I have a bad circuit, bad ignition switch or a bad fuel pump. The headlight also has decided not to work. So I have some grimlins in the wiring harnesses. I have just about decided to wire around everything that works and go after the headlights and wire them so that they turn on and off as they are supposed to. At any rate I am no longer discouraged as it is running like a top and I know I can put in my own circuits for reliable power to any point on the bike.  |
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Post by skunkhome on Oct 14, 2014 17:45:44 GMT -6
Does it have a Fuel Filter, those scoots never came with a fuel filter and crud could get into the carb and clog up the jets. I think the jets are clogged if it only wants to start and run OFF the enricher and when the enricher cuts off the extra fuel it dies. So it is time to take the carb off and clean out the jets and all the passages and make sure they are clear. Alleyoop I was afraid you would say that. My knuckles still have scars from the last time I putted it off and replaced. I thought I had put in a filter but it could be I found no place to put one. |
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Post by skunkhome on Oct 14, 2014 11:14:10 GMT -6
I have a little 2001 Honda ch80 that I can get to start just fine but can't get it to stay running when I try to increase throttle at all. I can release the throttle and it will crank up again and run until the enrichment valve starts warming up then it won't start at all.. What is the key to getting this carb to transition from start to run?
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 18, 2014 7:43:37 GMT -6
The line that popped and burnt goes into the bottom of the starter solenoid. It's the one covered with the woven insulator.
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 17, 2014 16:59:01 GMT -6
Wow did I burn the main fusible link? I've been screwing around with this wiring and couldn't make sense of it so I just went in and installed my new regulator with three leads coming out into the wiring harness. I cranked it up and first noticed the head light wasn't working as I'm trying to sort that out a heard a pop and a whiff of ozone. This is what I have.  I shut her down and disconnected the new rec/reg and tried it again and the scooter starts and runs. Dash lights up but no head light and of course there is no charging circuit. |
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 16, 2014 20:38:59 GMT -6
I will include bicycles in this rant as well, but not nearly as focused on them. As long as they stay on the sidewalk if available or on the shoulder of the road.... I know there is at least one on this forum that rides his scooter on the sidewalk. Is that ok if you're under the influence? I'm not sure in your neck of the woods but it is not lawful in my state to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk. |
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 14, 2014 19:12:23 GMT -6
I'm in!
Not so easy for someone who is computer illiterate.
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 10, 2014 20:39:05 GMT -6
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 6, 2014 21:53:34 GMT -6
Of course octane is determined differently in different parts of the world. Pump octane ( average of Research and Motor octane) in the United States and Canada is different from research octane (RON). Typically 87 octane we call regular on this side of the pond is 91-92 octane (RON) in Europe and Asia. If your scooter is marked to run on 91 octane (Ron) then it is supposed to run on regular. If it does not knock using regular 87 octane (AKI) then you are just wasting money running higher octane IMO. Now additives, I use them. Seafoam I use to cut the effects of ethanol and Stabil when they have to sit up for a while. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating |
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 6, 2014 21:09:31 GMT -6
I have a truck load of 18v Ryobi tools I have collected over the years. I have two 1/4-3/8" impact drivers and one 1/2" driver that will break just about anything I can drive with 1/2" impact sockets.
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Post by skunkhome on Sept 2, 2014 21:33:58 GMT -6
Could you run that all by me again. Where do I press to get a bell?
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Post by skunkhome on Aug 19, 2014 12:25:13 GMT -6
I worked in the freight industry and in warehousing. I have seen something as strange as pressure sensitive labels being transferred from one carton to another sliding them around on a pallet because one corner was dog-eared and because the packer got rushed and did not seal it down properly. One packer may pack and process 200-500 packages per day....it is so easy to label a carton incorrectly regardless of the quality procedures in place. A quality control manager is continually trying to figure out how things can go wrong and set up procedures to prevent then . Murphy's law does exist. Things do go wrong but the true measure of a company is how the error is corrected and prevented in the future. Zero defects!
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by: skunkhome - Aug 19, 2014 11:22:42 GMT -6
Post by skunkhome on Aug 19, 2014 11:22:42 GMT -6
Card hacking? Most card hackings take place in restaurants. Hackings that take place at secure sites online are minuscule. I have never received a receipt from Amazon that had anything more than the last 4 digits of of my credit card. Most retail stores now days will credit directly back to your credit or debit card simply by scanning the receipt. That means they have your card data in their computers, a-la, the Target hacking.
As for Amazon, I know of no company that doesn't from time to time make mistakes but I have done quite a bit of business with Amazon over the years, they have what I consider a fair if not liberal return policy. When they have screwed up they have promptly and cheerfully done what it took to correct the error. If all things are the same I usually choose in favor of Amazon because they have earned my trust through crackerjack customer service.
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