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Post by captincvmn on Nov 5, 2020 12:12:55 GMT -5
Bad ground connection can cause everything to go blank when the load of the starter is applied.
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Post by pinkscoot on Nov 6, 2020 11:48:26 GMT -5
Thanks, let me look at that.
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Post by pinkscoot on Nov 25, 2020 19:49:39 GMT -5
captincvmn you are a genius and I'm an idiot. So I started with the battery looking for a bad ground and low and behold I found it. The ground was not just loose but barely attached. Not sure how I missed that. I had decided a while ago that I wanted to put an analog tach on this scoot. I pulled out the one I've had for a while and realized there were no intstructions and 5 wires. The red and black were obvious but which one went to the coil wire was a mystery. I had 3 choices and none of them worked so I put it back together and cleaned it up and put the top box back on it. Charged up the battery and got it ready for a Thanksgiving day solo ride.
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Post by captincvmn on Nov 25, 2020 20:18:08 GMT -5
captincvmn you are a genius and I'm an idiot. So I started with the battery looking for a bad ground and low and behold I found it. The ground was not just loose but barely attached. Not sure how I missed that. I had decided a while ago that I wanted to put an analog tach on this scoot. I pulled out the one I've had for a while and realized there were no intstructions and 5 wires. The red and black were obvious but which one went to the coil wire was a mystery. I had 3 choices and none of them worked so I put it back together and cleaned it up and put the top box back on it. Charged up the battery and got it ready for a Thanksgiving day solo ride. Awesome. I’m glad it worked out. Red and black might not be the power wires. Should be but might not be. I know on my scooter all the grounds are a green color. |
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Post by pinkscoot on Jun 22, 2023 14:48:32 GMT -5
Well after 2 1/2 years a new gremlin popped up. I am now pretty fully retired and have taken on scooter repairs from friends of friends and have been riding mine more often. Last week was a bad week for my scoots. First my loab=ner that I have out was dead turn the key and nothing. Bad fuse, fortunately they are in the glove box. Went home to get a fuse and rode the GTS back, that scoot was great, running a little rough and needed gas. went to start it and no starter, I checked all of the fuses and then just kept pressing the starter till it started. ordered a new with. they do go bad.
So then I hopped on the Scarabeo and went for a nice ride. It was running great and a real joy until I got to a stopped sign and stopped and the engine died. Tried to start it and nothing. Off I went pushing it. These are not light bikes and it was a chore. Got it home, starter fluid and nothing. I then did the trouble shoot game, spark check, cleaned carb check, compression 180psi, adjusted valves. It would start occasionally and then just die. It was getting plenty of gas. Tested plug all was good. The clue came when it wouldn't start with starter fluid. Pulled a new plug out and it roared to life on a touch of the button. Even better the enricher seems to work now. Before it would start at idle and it needed to warm up to go anywhere. Now the enricher kicks in and I have a couple of minutes of high idle then it drops to a perfect idle. All is good so I gave it a good cleaning and I'm waiting to give it a good cleaning and a ride.
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