Keeway Hurricane Doesnt want to start

[lonjinus]

so recently bought a Keeway Hurricane what has been sitting for a year or 2 and my usual is to clean the carb,fuel tank and new plug of course new gas as well but the engine doesnt want to start at all and when i spray ether it starts for a brief second and then it dies its like it doesnt have enough fuel going into the system or are my piston rings worn out to the point that no compression but enough to run on ether

[pinkscoot]

Here is a link to a No Start Troubleshooting Guide. . Follow that and you'll get it running. You probably have a fuel delivery issue though low compression could be a problem.

[seacoastzuma]

Especially with stuff that sits, the petcock could be stuck closed or clogged, or Assuming it is a vacuum petcock, your vacuum line could be disconnected, clogged, or damaged/leaking.

[classacted]

spraying straight into the carb suggests that it's a fuel delivery issue. if your investigation confirms this, I suggest setting up an elevated gravity feed (independent) bottle with a hose directly to the carb. it sounds to me like you already have compression, spark, timing, and the vehicle can breathe.

the other members have given you good advice that I agree with.

[lonjinus]

Sept 5, 2023 13:16:52 GMT -5 seacoastzuma said:

Especially with stuff that sits, the petcock could be stuck closed or clogged, or Assuming it is a vacuum petcock, your vacuum line could be disconnected, clogged, or damaged/leaking.

it has a gravity fed system

[lonjinus]

Sept 5, 2023 12:58:29 GMT -5 pinkscoot said:

Here is a link to a No Start Troubleshooting Guide. . Follow that and you'll get it running. You probably have a fuel delivery issue though low compression could be a problem.

i went all through other than the reeds but do reed valves also cause a no start when they are bad

[classacted]

I've got japanese mopeds with reed valves and they never failed.

I would set up a bottle with new gas straight to the carb with clear hose. if you did a compression test, we could tell you how likely it is that your compression is adequate.

[lonjinus]

Sept 7, 2023 14:34:45 GMT -5 classacted said:

I've got japanese mopeds with reed valves and they never failed.

I would set up a bottle with new gas straight to the carb with clear hose. if you did a compression test, we could tell you how likely it is that your compression is adequate.

i went throught the list and they sayed have a finger on the spark plug hole and if it wants to kick your thumb or finger away it has enough compression to start but i suspect my reeds are done for as thats a only logic when i had gas going to my carb but gas not going to the engine

[geoffh]

When my scoot would not start it was usually the pilot jet blocking or a blocked passage within the carb.reeds should be easy to check and eliminate off your Li's.

Geoff

[classacted]

hi Geoff,
are you saying that your bike is chinese, has a reed valve, and it is a reliable part?

[geoffh]

My scoot was a Yamaha jog,the reeds never played up,whatI should have said is ,I think the carb needs to be stripped and cleaned.

Geoff

[sinfull]

Oil injection ?? If it sits with oil in the tank it usually will fill up the case if sat for a year. Had to drain more than 1 that were left sitting with oil in the tanks

[classacted]

suzuki and honda mopeds would do that too. I would wipe off the spark plug and put it back in and it would run for only seconds and die a smokey death. it seems like these advanced manufacturers would know that the oil would drip through the pump. if the vehicle was used often there was no problem. I don't think there is a drain plug on those engines, should that happen. yamaha sent the oil to the carb and the carb would stop the flow which is a much better idea IMO.

[lonjinus]

got it up and running now the fault was in the float height of it as it wasnt getting any fuel when it was starting due to fuel bowl not having enough fuel

[geoffh]

Good news well done that man

Geoff