Spring Rejeuvenation - No Gas to Carb, Compression?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:15 pm
It's only been since fall, but it feels like it's been forever since I last rode my elite!
Anyway...
I have an elite that had its engine seize due to lack of oil. It had a minor abrasion on the cylinder wall and the piston needed a little correcting, but with new rings I got it to run for several months until it died in late fall. I didn't spend time diagnosing the problem since it had just begun to snow.
Now, many months later, I'm trying to get it going again. I cleaned the carb real well to start things off right. When I reinstalled the carb and tried to kick-start the scooter it wasn't drawing any gas into the carb though. I checked to see if it was the petcock by applying vacuum with my mouth and gas began to flow freely, so I figured it wasn't that. Does this mean that I don't have compression enough in the engine to open the petcock to release fuel into the carb? I don't have a compression tester either or I'd do that.
I figure I could take the engine apart to see if the rings are broke, etc, but then I'll have to replace gaskets if everything is fine, so I thought I'd solicit advice first.
Also, the spring in the bystarter that presses the needle forward isn't functioning as it should, will that matter much in terms of just getting it running? I know it's not right because I compared it to a spare bystarter I got from a cheapo carb I bought a couple years ago on ebay that looks beautiful and new, but never worked (probably electrical?).
Thanks for any help!
Anyway...
I have an elite that had its engine seize due to lack of oil. It had a minor abrasion on the cylinder wall and the piston needed a little correcting, but with new rings I got it to run for several months until it died in late fall. I didn't spend time diagnosing the problem since it had just begun to snow.
Now, many months later, I'm trying to get it going again. I cleaned the carb real well to start things off right. When I reinstalled the carb and tried to kick-start the scooter it wasn't drawing any gas into the carb though. I checked to see if it was the petcock by applying vacuum with my mouth and gas began to flow freely, so I figured it wasn't that. Does this mean that I don't have compression enough in the engine to open the petcock to release fuel into the carb? I don't have a compression tester either or I'd do that.
I figure I could take the engine apart to see if the rings are broke, etc, but then I'll have to replace gaskets if everything is fine, so I thought I'd solicit advice first.
Also, the spring in the bystarter that presses the needle forward isn't functioning as it should, will that matter much in terms of just getting it running? I know it's not right because I compared it to a spare bystarter I got from a cheapo carb I bought a couple years ago on ebay that looks beautiful and new, but never worked (probably electrical?).
Thanks for any help!