Problem with idle

[bluesi808]

So today I was riding my scooter in the rain, I drove thru some puddles and when I came to a stop light the engine started loping, revving to 4k rpm and drop to almost 0, 3-4 times then died. I tried to restart it but it would do the same loping then die. I tried to give it gas to keep the revs up but nothing happened. So I pulled off to the sidewalk and started walking it back home. After 15 min I got tired and I restarted it and i gave it some gas to keep it from dying out, it worked so I rode it home. I just had to hold the throttle so it wouldn't die out at stop lights. I think maybe some water got into the airbox? After i got home i let it rest for 2 hrs and it works fine. Has this happened to any of you before? It was pretty scary braking down in traffic any info on how I can prevent this from happening would be great. I also took off the rear fender/ hugger I feel like this has something to do with the issue as well cause I've road in rain before and this has never happened

[90GTVert]

Electrical is a common cause of this. You can silicone connections. I just wrap all of my connections in electrical tape, and I've never had a problem with that even in pouring rain with a scoot with no fairings.

For the airbox just try and keep the inlet shielded the best you can and of course make sure it's sealed elsewhere.

[reveeen]

Also, in cool damp conditions, you could be experiencing carburetor icing.

Happens here, to me, all the time.

[bluesi808]

Thanks 90 that totally makes sense, it only happened after I removed the rear hugger and a lot of the wires aren't completed sealed. Like the spark plug wire, the boot and the wire has a gap so some wiring is exposed I better go get another one and I plan to get a rear hugger that fits as well as get a mtkt undertray to protect the wiring from rain, thanks

[90GTVert]

If the plug wire has bare wire showing, fix or replace it. That can be a major problem. The wire should screw onto the coil and cap. If either aren't tight or won't tighten properly, cut off 1/4" or so of the plug wire and do it over.