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Post by hellish100 on Mar 24, 2020 14:08:59 GMT -5
Glad you’re okay! That’s the most important part.
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Post by dexameth on Mar 24, 2020 14:16:41 GMT -5
I'm shocked I drove home! That means both me and the scoot are good enough, right? haha
But yeah I woke up the next day with hardly any rib pain, and just a scab. Years of bailing from BMX freestyle taught me how to crash correctly I guess...
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 24, 2020 16:47:48 GMT -5
I'm happy to hear that you're roughly OK. The scoot ain't bad at all considering what happened. Maybe you'll be able to find some fairings between the forum or social media and all of your PFS/local connections.
If it's only a little lower top speed, then maybe it's just the lack of front plastics. Otherwise you'll have to do some digging. Not a terrible idea to do a full inspection after a crash anyway.
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Post by oldgeek on Mar 24, 2020 18:02:15 GMT -5
Glad you are ok could have easily been much worse.
If new body parts dont show up consider going naked. (the scoot)
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Post by Zino on Mar 24, 2020 20:38:36 GMT -5
Good to hear your Ok
Scooters can be replaced
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Post by jloi on Mar 24, 2020 22:53:17 GMT -5
sorry to see your ride is hurt. glad you're not.
any chance some Chinese taotao plastic might be made to fit her ?
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Post by dexameth on Mar 25, 2020 9:36:23 GMT -5
I actually did a full inspection once I got home. Checked the fork, the frame and all it's gussets, engine and shock mounts, exhaust bracket (which had to be fixed) and all is good. This thing has some gussets and supports welded on that I've never seen on a scoot - which makes her so heavy.
So the half-naked version I can deal with. I don't think there's any other plastics from another model that would bolt on, this one has mounting locations I haven't seen on other models. Sometimes scooters are clones of other models, and for the life of me I cannot find the "parent" model that Eton might have copied. Maybe it's their own proprietary deal? I thought about getting a tall windshield, painting it blue and fixing it to the front somehow like a fairing, but for now she is how she is.
I found the Matrix 150 being parted out on eBay a while back when looking for the tail light... but at this point I almost don't think it's worth the $$ to invest in the body panels, I'd rather get a stroker crank haha!
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Post by dexameth on Apr 20, 2020 10:16:09 GMT -5
UPDATE So after, I think, figuring out her idling issue (was too much oil being pumped in because I zip tied the throttle linkage far too open) I decided to tear her down. I'll be switching to premix when I do the stroker upgrade, so why not just get it all done over the weekend, right?? Saturday morning I woke up and started tearing her down to see the clouds getting dark. Checked the radar and there was a band of storms about 15 minutes out. CRAP! I hussled and as I was bringing the engine inside the skies opened up. Made it just in time. Pulled the top end, flywheel and stator, and CVT components off as well as the swingarm and rear wheel. Drained gear oil. Tried to remove oil pump, found the screw (yes, Philips screw WTF) that is deep on the bottom of the oil pump seemed to have something like epoxy in the head. Nothing would go in to remove it, nor was I getting any vice grips in there. I tried my rotary tool, no luck. Reverse drill bit, no luck. DAMN. Then I remembered how I got the ignition off: via hammer.  Two whacks with the hammer broke the oil pump in half, leaving that filled screw to dangle loose allowing me to get needle nose down in and slowly spin it out. Success! Now I'm looking at a 2 stroke case needing to be split, only to be held together by again: Philips screws! Who thought this was correct? I'd rather have Allen or conventional hex heads.  Oh well, the impact driver made good work on them and I was able to split the case with a few tap tap taps. Definitely damaged the stock crank during removal (keep in mind the variator splines were messed up since I got it, so I wasn't worried); mushroomed out the ends from the hammering. No big deal. Mineral spirits and a few brushes, engine cases are clean. Bearings and crank were in the freezer for a few hours, so I figured why not get everything together. Heated right side case, bearing fell right in. Left side case, gave me a little trouble so I tapped it down in. I let both sides come back to room temp; then I used my torch and lightly hit the bearing on the left side case, crank fell right in. Applied some gasket sealer maker stuff to the right side case, put the dowels in the OTHER side, then heated the bearing with the torch and slid it on the crank. Everything lined up good, and I did a cross pattern with the screws to help pull it all together. Snug fit, let the gasket stuff set, then snug a more. At this point, the crank was stuck! Like, hard to turn by hand. Umm... what? I thought about the time this happened when I replaced wheel bearings in my track bicycle. Threaded the flywheel nut on, and gave one good whack with the hammer. Spins free! Was able to torque down the case bolts a little more as well. Once to torque, the crank spins nice and smooth. Busted out the gearbox, luckily the gasket came off in one piece as I do not have a replacement gasket. Pulled the countershaft gear out and tapped out the clutch shaft. New Jasil gears went in easy peasy and the gearbox back together. Didn't get many pictures as I had filthy hands and a filthy workbench, not to photogenic. I'm ready to reinstall the top end, new Hoca stator/flywheel kit and then pop the CVT back on. Just a couple more days!! I decided not to port/trench anything as I still don't have a good rotary tool. Went to Home Depot for this nice 40 dollar kit with flex shaft adapter and all - line was out the door with at least a 30 minute wait. I figured she did 55mph with the bolt-on stuff she had on before, so after the gear swap, stroker swap and ignition kit - she should be good enough for what I want. I'm aiming for 65 hehe. Next update when she's running! |
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Post by jloi on Apr 20, 2020 14:58:38 GMT -5
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Post by dexameth on Apr 23, 2020 12:51:21 GMT -5
pretty much posted this in the "What did you do on your scooter today" thread but for the sake of this build thread... here we go:
Installed a new tire on the rear rim while it was off. Tire spoons to get the old one off, and the new one on; brake cleaner and a lighter to set the bead. Worked first try!
I then installed my variator spacer that was missing from the Chinarelli engine - that allowed me to remove all of the electric start bits and securely mount the variator. Had to add about 2mm of shims to make up for the starter clutch that is now missing. I had to remove the rubber buffers under the seat cushion so it could close better, and that little rubber buffer fit the electric starter hole PERFECT, I mean it even had a little lip to press in and hold in place.
Then I buttoned up the cylinder, added three base gaskets to get what looks like 1.3mm squish. I don't want TOO high of compression, but that seems good and like middle-of-the-road so I'll start there.
Then, checked and secured the stator to what I think is factory timing and then torqued on the tiny flywheel. I'm absolutely not running the fan that came in the "alternator" kit, I just reinstalled the stock fan to get better cooling.
Popped on the back wheel and swingarm, then tried putting in the center stand to prop up the engine and found out that huge tire keeps the center stand from actually working now. It cannot open enough to stay open, the bigger tire makes the engine roll forward and the stand collapses. Oh well. Installed the cooling shrouds and finished for the time being.
Now I'll be able to install the engine to the frame, pop on the exhaust and back wheel and carburetor and she should be ready to go!! I need to swap the fork seals - really dreading that job.
I still need to get some sort of bottle to take with me for mixing the correct amount of oil. I really want one of those squeeze bottles that push the oil into the next for easy measuring, but they are like finding a needle in a haystack. Really wanna find one local since all the auto parts stores are open around me.
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Post by dexameth on Apr 23, 2020 12:55:06 GMT -5
After doing some math... for 40:1 ratio it seem like I'd need ~3 fluid oz of oil per 1 gallon of fuel. Seem right?
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Post by oldgeek on Apr 23, 2020 14:51:36 GMT -5
After doing some math... for 40:1 ratio it seem like I'd need ~3 fluid oz of oil per 1 gallon of fuel. Seem right? 3oz to a gallon works out closer to 43:1 Which is fine in my book as long as you are using any decent synthetic oil. I used to run 50:1 for a long time, I am somewhere around 43:1 nowdays. Damm oil can be expensive. |
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Post by Zino on Apr 23, 2020 14:57:34 GMT -5
Dex
This should have been a youtube moment .
"installed a new tire on the rear rim while it was off. Tire spoons to get the old one off, and the new one on; brake cleaner and a lighter to set the bead. Worked first try!"
You are right 128 ounces in a gallon divided by 40 = 3ish ounces
I just used a big syringe from a farm store to always give me the right amount of oil.
By my fuel gauge I would know I would need more than a gallon of gas I would squirt in 3 ounces of oil while filling .
Than I would top it off with the last 1/2 ounce to 1 1/2 ounces depending on the fuel pump said I really pumped .
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Post by dexameth on Apr 23, 2020 15:58:15 GMT -5
Dex This should have been a youtube moment . "installed a new tire on the rear rim while it was off. Tire spoons to get the old one off, and the new one on; brake cleaner and a lighter to set the bead. Worked first try!" You are right 128 ounces in a gallon divided by 40 = 3ish ounces I just used a big syringe from a farm store to always give me the right amount of oil. By my fuel gauge I would know I would need more than a gallon of gas I would squirt in 3 ounces of oil while filling . Than I would top it off with the last 1/2 ounce to 1 1/2 ounces depending on the fuel pump said I really pumped . I was gonna go live... to get every good part but then realized my mini tripod is busted... I'll figure something out because I'll be doing another tire on Scootie in the next couple days. |
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Post by Zino on Apr 23, 2020 16:18:34 GMT -5
yeah before youtube
I had a friend show me that trick .
Of setting a bead explosively It does pucker the butthole a little bit.
I kept thinking this just sounds crazy .
But wow did it work .
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