Engine rebuild update

[fredperrybruce]

Hi all,,

Just thought I would give an update for anyone that's interested or helped me over the last few weeks with the questions I've asked

This was the very first time I've ever attempted to do a engine strip down and was very daunting for me being a true amateur.

Anyway drooped the engine out 2 weeks ago and brought the thing home with me to my partners disgust after transforming the front room into my workshop

I slowly started pulling the engine apart with help from Youtube and the haynes manual

I found allsort's of damage to the bearings and oil seals which where all replaced from Ebay & Allstyles scooter shop

Once I replaced everything which was pretty much everything including the primary cush gear which was trashed I started putting the engine back together again using this vid

I spent 6 hours building the engine back up due to having issues with the main bearing being stubborn as hell to get in

After all that I took the engine back to my garage where I spent all day yesterday & this morning putting the lump back on the frame and tuning the thing.

I had one huge issue where I couldn't get my gear selector box back on the engine to engage gear but after finding a great thread on here on how to do so and some great advice from HENRI vespa.proboards.com/thread/4182/find-neutral-help

Well the things all back together now and running ok'ish it needs some fine tuning on the jetting and on the selector box but that has to wait as my CBT has run out and I cant get on the road to try the scoot out properly, have taken the thing for a quick run round the block and back but needs a real run.

Thank you everyone that has helped me through the rebuild it's been fun and a headache all at the same time but would deffo do it again in a proper workshop!!!!

[vespasco]

Glad to hear its back on the road
Now get your full licence and ride off into sunset!!

(I was also rebuilding my engine at the same time as you and yesterday took it for my first real test drive - result = v happy.... Same as yours tho' it just needs a couple of tweaks and away we go!!
Well done for getting it together

[fredperrybruce]

Nice to hear your scoots sorted vespasco,,

I see you had a slight problem to start off with but sorted now!! Oh the fun of owning a Vespa!!

[henri]

hey gaz do ya know which the sprog is yet ,a scooterist or a pillion , if ya use youtube vids of tuned scoots as lullabys they will be a natural scooterist wether boy or girl,
an 1 tip, in delivery room take any rings of ya fingers , women in labour have a grip like a vice ,H