Peugeot v-clic starting help.

[billythequick]

Hi, I bought a 2012 vclic from a dealer a couple of hours from my house last week . Unfortunately it had a few problems like indicators and Speedo not working so I called the dealer and he said rather than pick it up, fix it and return it would i like a 2015 one that he's just mot'd for another £100 so yep! He delivered it this morning started up first click on electric left it to run on side stand for a few seconds then turned key off . I got all my gear on, went back to bike and I couldn't start it at all! I thought I might have flooded it or something so left it all day and tried again... Nothing! Not on electric or kick!! I am pressing the back break it is in "run" ignition is on (ie. Born working/electric starter turning over) . Am I missing something simple? Could any of you give me a simple checklist before I call the dealer again and make myself look daft??? TIA

[aeroxbud]

Take the spark plug out and see if it's wet.
Are you giving it a little throttle when trying to start?

[tocoo]

the manual for the vclic is here scootergrisen.dk/scooterhjemmeside/download/peugeot_vclic_servicemanual.pdf

you can check you have spark, you have fuel delivery and the carburetor is clean. you can also check the valve clearance

here are various videos for all that
you can install shut off valves between the petcock and after the fuel filter, then you can destroy the vacuum system 49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/18187/vacuum-petcock-manual-conversion

you can check the valve clearance too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vl1mrTVCQ0&list=PLQ6IOhUBblU1bkRJ9MagPsKn_Mekq4ws8
you can check the fuel enricher www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVLHaVPf7SI

you can check the size of the idle jet and the main jet, for instance on a usual carb pd18j, my idle jet is size 30 or 31 or 33 depending on winter or summer. do not forget to clean the hole of the mixture screw and the enriching circuit. to clean the carb www.youtube.com/watch?v=t13nwESB0Nw&index=4&list=PL1_JDBt1LSiJQETjZiOFXBKtv-ZzfqEx0

Also, the usual generic carburetor costs around 20 USD, so if it still fails, just buy a new one. to tune the carburetor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCGjVRyN6YU&index=15&list=PL1_JDBt1LSiJQETjZiOFXBKtv-ZzfqEx0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EYTQsi1YJc&list=PL1_JDBt1LSiJQETjZiOFXBKtv-ZzfqEx0

to adjust the float level www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6y32Gw5HK4

[billythequick]

Thanks guys. Turned out i had flooded it as I didn't know I had to hold the brake on to kick start it. I took the spark plug out and dried it. U left it out for a few hours and then it started straight away!

[GrumpyUnk]

Take note that SOME have a cutout that will not let you start while on the SIDE STAND. Put it back on the center stand, or retract the side stand, and you'll get fire again. The 'fancier' machines are more likely to have a side-stand cutout.
tom