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Post by collinsd84 on Nov 5, 2019 15:24:30 GMT -5
It looks great! pinkscoot. So glad u got a ride in. Cold indeed.
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Post by pinkscoot on Nov 6, 2019 14:36:31 GMT -5
here are the pictures I promised: They no longer make the RH cover in black so I went with the brown. I do like it so I'll probably get a brown left hand next order fro AF1.
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Post by jloi on Nov 6, 2019 23:14:40 GMT -5
the brown looks good I think . that is one seriously beautiful scooter
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Post by collinsd84 on Nov 10, 2019 4:56:09 GMT -5
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Post by pinkscoot on Jun 2, 2020 7:28:42 GMT -5
This scooter was a donor of known good parts for its twin that I worked on. After putting it back together I took it for a ride and it died. As I have learned here go back and check what you changed. I pulled the CDI and it was plugged in solid. I checked over the carb and all of its connections, all good. I then checked for spark and notta. I then remembered while checking the idle I had put the tach wire on the spark plug cable. I pulled the coil and cable, tightened the lead into the coil and cap and got my spark. Put it all back together and it started right up and purred nice and pretty. Its why you don't want to make too many changes at once. If the fail you'll be chasing your tail trying to figure out which one is bad.
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Post by pinkscoot on Jun 7, 2020 8:50:34 GMT -5
So I went for a nice ride the other day and it died on me. I pulled the spark plug cap and put it on solid and it started up. I got home and played with the spark plug and coil. Put the old one back on and it started. Came out the next day and no start. I pulled the plug and no spark. I started running the system down. I checked the negative and positive leads to the coil and they had the proper resistance through the CDI. I Checked for signal from the cdi to the coil and had nothing. I checked the signal from the pick up to the CDI and nothing. I pulled the stator plug and checked there and had nothing. I checked the gap to the pick up and it was spot on. I pulled out the old stator/ pickup unit, they are all one hardwired part. Put it on and checked for spark and bingo. Scratching my head how a pickup with only about 200 miles could be bad. I put it all back together and took it for a run. I got onto the street and had a misfire. Then more. It didn't die it just misfired. I only ran it up and down the street so I didn't go far. I thought of the kill switch relay being bad again but it would kill the turn signals and they are fine.
Here's what has me stumped. This was a good runner until I pulled the CDI and put it on another scooter. It worked fine there. I put it back on mine and now I have problems. I know it seems like a no brainer that the problem is the CDI but that doesn't make sense. Any input would be appreciated.
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Post by pinkscoot on Jul 13, 2020 18:30:50 GMT -5
All is good. A news CDI connector and it roared to life. It was great riding it today. It is still my favorite.
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Post by pinkscoot on Nov 4, 2020 19:03:16 GMT -5
I have an electrical gremlin. Twice now this scooter has failed to turn over. I turn it on and all is good but when I hit the switch it does nothing. After a few tries with the kill switch and turning it off and one it starts. If has a new kill switch relay but before when that was bad it would crank but no spark. Today when it happened on the lift I heard a slight click at the Starter Relay. Maybe that's it? Next time it happens I'll short across the leads and see if that's it.
After the throttle lube it runs really nice and is a joy again. People see that little scoot flying and don't know what to think.
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Post by pinkscoot on Apr 7, 2021 9:58:44 GMT -5
Found the source of the gremlin, a dieing battery. New battery and all is great.
This scooter is a tank now, runs great very quick. But I had the oil light come on, pulled over checked the oil and all was good. Got it home pulled the fan cover and checked the connection on the sensor, cleaned it up and it was fine. Fast forward a week and back it came. This time I checked the oil pressure, it's nice to have a manual with specs. The pressure was right on. Fortunately I had the foresight to order a replacement sender. Cheap enough part and all is good now. Not something you want to ignore.
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Post by pinkscoot on May 31, 2021 15:14:27 GMT -5
So my housemate has been riding this scooter and I finally got the Sprint where It was starting every time and running well so I let her take it to work, as she was leaving she said something about the handle being stiffer that I didn't get. I decided to take the ET4 for a ride, and at the end of the driveway the front brake felt soft. I got to the top of the hill and while holding the front brake and letting go of the back I drifted back. Home I went with no time to work on it. Saturday I was able to look at it and found the master cylinder dry. This is the second time, last time it was low and I bled it. I went ahead and sucked out what was there and searched for leaks and found nothing. I filled it up and bled it off and all was good. Drove it around for 3 days and the break is stiffer than it's ever been. It's a brand 2 year old caliper, master cylinder and braided steel hose. What am I missing here?
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Post by wiscootsin on Dec 30, 2021 13:01:46 GMT -5
the red is a nice look
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Post by pinkscoot on Dec 31, 2021 11:34:22 GMT -5
So the scoot lost brake fluid again and I decided it was the crush washer on the banjo bolt and ordered a bunch so I would have spares. I pulled the horn cover off and found that I had put an aluminum washer next to the master cylinder and 2 old copper ones on the outside, idiot. I put the new copper ones where they belonged and bled the brakes. All is good for the time being, I'll wait to touch up the paint where it got the fluid on it. Its back on the road, I think I'll make it a 150 weekend and only ride it and the Scarabeo 150.
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Post by messenger on Dec 31, 2021 14:22:11 GMT -5
put carb back together and new petcock on. It started right up. The idle screw was screwed way in so I lowered the RPM's to a nice idle. The A/F screw was out 2 3/4 turns so it might be a little rich. It smelled rich so I took it of the stand and headed for the street to do a few quick runs to warm it up. pulled on the front brake and oh Sh*t no front break. grabbed the back and got it to stop. I was fooling myself that the front brake was good and tight. Back up the drive to investigate. to get to the master cylinder you need to pull the front headset cover. discovered a cracked screw hole.pulled the cover, thank goodness for the JIS screw drivers no stripped screws. This is what I found: My guess is 16 year old brake fluid. I have never seen brake fluid that dark. I tried sucking it out with my hand HF brake bleeder, it cleared the caliper but nothing from the master cylinder. pulled the caliper which requires pulling the front wheel because they are so small. 5 bolts 4 Allen head 1 torx. Not sure if that's Piaggio or former owner. The caliper was a mess I opened it and found rust a dirty brake fluid. Started investigating the hose and it was clogged at either end at the connectors. I ran them both through the ultrasonic cleaner and fished a mig wire through. It opened it up. Tomorrow I'll get it back together and adjust the carb. I just did a brake refurb on a 19 yr old scooter with the original brake fluid still in it from the factory, and it looked exactly like that.
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