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Post by maxifields on Apr 19, 2015 20:29:34 GMT
Ive just brought a 1969 Sprint that needs a new carburetor there seems to be such a variation in price £15 to £70 any advise??
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Post by henri on Apr 20, 2015 8:36:52 GMT
spaco carb n either dellorto jets or spaco genuines , dellorto carbs are made under licence in the spaco factory , so why pay more just coz carb bodys got dellorto written on it , ive heard of people paying top dollar for genuine dell's from dell-uk , an then gettin annoyed coz it turns up in a spaco box with spaco on the carb , whats wrong with old carb ,cant it be fixed , if only a dell will do for you how about a 2nd hand carb from e bay , or a wanted advert on here , H
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Post by bryno on Apr 20, 2015 11:58:14 GMT
Personally, I'd just buy a second hand dellorto.. what size are you looking for, 20mm?
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Post by henri on Apr 20, 2015 14:54:14 GMT
its a 20/17d on a sprint i think , ive 1 or 2 kickin round the shed somewhere , 1's spaco an i think tothers a dell , an also somewhere ive a 20/15 ,but i think thats a 60's super carb , H
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Post by maxifields on Apr 20, 2015 17:25:00 GMT
bought a new one from retrospective scooters too embarressed to say how much i paid,Just bought this sprint (non runner) changed gaskets float and cleaned still leaking petrol,I got impatient and just bit the bullet (probably foolishly).New to this scooter stuff.So suprised I got such a response.Thanks everyone I know where to turn to.Any advise on a moaning wife .
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Post by henri on Apr 21, 2015 7:03:41 GMT
yes ,but if i type it hear all the words get astricked , but it involves alcohol an being "nice" an if done right you enjoy it too , always like to see a "happy ending" , H
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Post by maxifields on Apr 23, 2015 13:40:36 GMT
ok so i put on the new carb and no longer have a leak all good but the bike wont start it appears petrol is getting to the engine change(tics over for a second if i leave it for an hour) checked plug is sparking,and adjusted carb settings as per haynes manual . thanks to anyone who replies ,
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Post by henri on Apr 23, 2015 16:14:35 GMT
sounds like fuel starvation if it will start after being left with tap on for a hour , pull top of carb float bowl an see if fuels flowing freely through the needle valve an stops when float is lifted , if theres just a tiny trickle theres a blockage in carb top ,might be clearable by taking needle valve out an blowing thru with compressed air ,if that dont clear it i'd suspect a casting fault or poorly machined carb top , in that case return the carb to seller or request to swap the top as its faulty ,or try your old top as that wasnt where it was leaking from , H
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Post by maxifields on Apr 24, 2015 19:48:56 GMT
would you believe it was intermittent fault on the cut out switch, when checking sparkplug not touching handlebars when trying to kickstart holding on to them , discovered by my mate in 5 mins,left to my own devices id have the bike stripped down.Little knowledge very dangerous
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Post by henri on Apr 25, 2015 8:52:09 GMT
classic vespa moment , good news that its fixed , ya got to love em eh, H
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