Hears a good one for ya!!

Corey · Post by **Corey** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:08 pm

I welded the factory muffler back together from when I tried to make a custom one. Put a charger on the battery cuz I let it set for a while & it was almost dead. Than the starter went out on it, so I pulled it off and am waiting on a new one. so I kick it over & get it started and it now sounds like its got a rev limiter.. And its set REAL LOW. I first thought crap I must have puddle welded too much and now the pipe is too restricted!! And left the scoot alone for a while. Yesterday I kicked it over it started and I was trying to rev it and it was doing the same thing. But this time for some reason I slightly engaged the rear brake and it friggen took off!! *?
As long as I kept the brake on it ran good. So I got took it for a ride. It was pretty quick than it went back to acting like it had a rev limiter. Than it got so bad that it would idle but wouldn't rev like the cable was broke but its not & you can hear the engine bog slightly. I don't get it. I was thinking it might be an electrical prob but than if I hit the front brake it didn't do it.
Now all it does it idle no matter how much gas you give it..

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:10 pm

Too rich.

Corey · Post by **Corey** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:22 pm

Ill check but I doubt it highly I haven't made any big carb adjustments lately.

Clivester · Post by **Clivester** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:07 pm

Any chance you airbox or carb manifold is loose and the brake cable is somehow holding it back in place?

Clive.

Corey · Post by **Corey** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:42 pm

intake & carb are tight no prob there. I pulled the plug it was slightly wet so i brake cleaned it off & sanded the electrode and still nothing even tried adjusting the carb. I can turn the screw all the way in & all the way out and it makes no difference.

Bear45-70 · Post by **Bear45-70** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:10 pm

Broken throttle cable? Make sure the slide is opening.

Corey · Post by **Corey** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:59 am

Nope not broke and it opens.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:13 am

I think your pipe you made is choking flow and causing a rich condition, under heavy load(stall attempt with brake) the engine demands more fuel and picks up as it leans out.

Corey · Post by **Corey** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:48 am

cant be that either. The brake trick doesn't work any more. besides I barley had the brake engaged like just enough for the light to come on.