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Post by Fox on Dec 12, 2014 20:43:28 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 20:48:05 GMT -5
I'll watch those videos and get on adjusting my valves and changing/checking the oil tomorrow, and hopefully that fixes the problem. Thank you  |
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Post by Fox on Dec 12, 2014 21:31:28 GMT -5
Oh I forgot one more thing: The starter not turning when you bypassed the relay points to a bad starter but it could be a loose connection at the starter motor itself. It's important you take care of the starter issue asap cause if you continue to use the kick starter all the time it's gonna break eventually and leave you stranded. Read this: 49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/432/gy6-kick-starter-tips-installation |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 10:53:59 GMT -5
Oh ok thanks! I'll definitely look into that. And I also found the (most likely) culprit: No oil at all. The person who I bought it from said everything had been changed recently, but they also said the electric starter worked haha, so live and learn I guess. I'm going to be putting oil in it today and really hoping I didn't mess my engine up.
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Post by iwannascoot on Dec 13, 2014 11:46:36 GMT -5
Oh my! Running out of oil can't be good. I really hate hearing that is what happened to your scoot.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 12:04:44 GMT -5
Oh my! Running out of oil can't be good. I really hate hearing that is what happened to your scoot. Billy Yeah, I definitely regret not looking more into scooter maintenance before I decided to buy one. Either way it's a lesson learned, and I know a great deal more about scooters for when I get a new one if mine is actually toast. Hopefully that isn't the case though. |
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Post by Elektrey on Dec 13, 2014 12:43:04 GMT -5
shouldn't need a new scooter just a rebuild of the engine.
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Post by niz76 on Dec 13, 2014 16:53:59 GMT -5
Oh my! Running out of oil can't be good. I really hate hearing that is what happened to your scoot. Billy Yeah, I definitely regret not looking more into scooter maintenance before I decided to buy one. Either way it's a lesson learned, and I know a great deal more about scooters for when I get a new one if mine is actually toast. Hopefully that isn't the case though. I bought a scoot recently and the sellers had run the engine with no oil and toasted the top end (cylinder, piston, etc.). I ended up repairing it by installing a BBK that cost $55! (of course I didn't have to pay any labor $$ since i did the install myself). Hope this is good news! |
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Post by Fox on Dec 13, 2014 18:02:33 GMT -5
Oh ok thanks! I'll definitely look into that. And I also found the (most likely) culprit: No oil at all. The person who I bought it from said everything had been changed recently, but they also said the electric starter worked haha, so live and learn I guess. I'm going to be putting oil in it today and really hoping I didn't mess my engine up. Aww Man! I had a feeling. You may have done some serious damage.  What city/state are you located? There may be a member nearby that can diagnose and repair it for you. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 18:32:40 GMT -5
Yeah, I definitely regret not looking more into scooter maintenance before I decided to buy one. Either way it's a lesson learned, and I know a great deal more about scooters for when I get a new one if mine is actually toast. Hopefully that isn't the case though. I bought a scoot recently and the sellers had run the engine with no oil and toasted the top end (cylinder, piston, etc.). I ended up repairing it by installing a BBK that cost $55! (of course I didn't have to pay any labor $$ since i did the install myself). Hope this is good news! Man, that's unfortunate, but I'm really glad it worked out for you in the end. It definitely gives me some hope that I might be able to fix mine or at least have it repaired for a cost less than buying a whole new engine. So thanks |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 18:44:08 GMT -5
Oh ok thanks! I'll definitely look into that. And I also found the (most likely) culprit: No oil at all. The person who I bought it from said everything had been changed recently, but they also said the electric starter worked haha, so live and learn I guess. I'm going to be putting oil in it today and really hoping I didn't mess my engine up. Aww Man! I had a feeling. You may have done some serious damage. What city/state are you located? There may be a member nearby that can diagnose and repair it for you. I was hoping that the damage wasn't too serious but I'm seeing that the general consensus is that it's never a good thing :/ Mine never actually died while riding it though, it just didn't start one day so I don't know if that makes any difference. I live in Chicago, and that would be great but I really wouldn't want to trouble anyone. I didn't get a chance to get oil in it today, but I'll being buying some tomorrow and seeing whether that fixes the problem or not. If it doesn't, I'm guessing I either have some expensive repairs to do or a non working scooter from what I've been reading here. I'm mostly hoping that the damage isn't bad enough to where it isn't repairable |
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Post by Fox on Dec 13, 2014 18:51:11 GMT -5
You might get lucky. may just be a tight valve. Pour some oil in it, don't over-fill it, and check the valves.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2014 19:08:30 GMT -5
You might get lucky. may just be a tight valve. Pour some oil in it, don't over-fill it, and check the valves. Will do! I'll post back tomorrow will hopefully some good news |
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