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Scooter issues
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22-09-12, 02:51 PM
My sister decided to leave her scooter for long enough that it now wont start. I've so far drained and refilled the carb (which looksclean), replaced the spark plug, checked for a spark, fully charged the battery. Had the cover off the air intake, and even used some easy start spray. At this point I'm not sure what else to check! Any suggestions?
22-09-12, 04:58 PM
is it a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke? how long was it parked up for?
22-09-12, 06:16 PM
Its a 4 stroke. Ade I did think that after trying to electric and kick start it but no go, kill switch is set to run.
22-09-12, 06:25 PM
you say you`ve drained / refilled carb, so have you renewed all fuel in the tank ?
22-09-12, 08:12 PM
Yep replaced the fuel with fresh initially. Its been in there for about a week and a half.
22-09-12, 10:18 PM
was it running when it was parked up? if you have another battery that you know is definitely good stick that in and try and start it.
22-09-12, 10:24 PM
I went the whole hog and connected it to the car battery, but no luck
22-09-12, 10:36 PM
Yes was running ok but may have been sat on and off in-between. Getting meaningful history from my sister is like trying to get a refund from the tax man!
22-09-12, 10:46 PM
haha i know what you mean. it is hard to describe to someone whats happening if your not sure how it works. so you ruled out the battery, the starter is turning over the engine and your getting good spark, there's fresh petrol in it and you've had a look at the air filter but it still wont start. is that right? what condition were the plugs in after you tried to start it?
22-09-12, 11:02 PM
The plug seemed dry but there was a smell of unburnt fuel after cranking
22-09-12, 11:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-09-12, 11:19 PM by His Dudeness.)
i think you'll have to strip and clean out the carbs fully and go from there. but if you have a compression tester test the compression first.
23-09-12, 09:49 AM
did you have the rear brake on when trying to start it?
23-09-12, 11:00 AM
Yes rear brake was on. Will get the Carb ultrasonically cleaned this week.
23-09-12, 02:48 PM
Had exactly the same problem with my sisters,
Turned out it was the side stand switch, get undernesth disconnect the switch and plug the wires in together to complete the circuit. hope its that it was driving me insane. Cheers james
23-09-12, 04:18 PM
a can of carb cleaner would do the job. only cost a few quid too
23-09-12, 05:08 PM
Carb cleaner is a good plan. Once it stops chucking it down I'll give it a shot
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