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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 21, 2014 12:34:50 GMT
*by gauge opening I mean the sight glass
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 21, 2014 12:33:37 GMT
This is so helpful - genuinely appreciated thanks. I've been working on it today. I got the tanks out, the hardest bit was pulling the fuel line out of the carb body into the frame. Without the tool to separate the oil tank, I emptied it instead through the gauge opening and there was definitely some congealed sh*te in there. I'm loathe to fill it up with fresh oil until I've cleaned it thoroughly. Is there any sort of solvent or thinner I can flush the tank with? Also, can the bottom of the tank be opened, by removing the nut (looks like a nut) where the tubing comes out? I found the bottle of oil that I'd used previously; Asda two stroke, didn't say whether it was synthetic or not. What was I thinking? Never again
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 20, 2014 22:39:09 GMT
Thanks again folks. SBW Nik - my description of the oil movement is with the cap off the whole time. Today i syringed some of the oil out; I had to force the plunger backwards to draw any oil. There did seem to be some sort of whispy white-ish matter floating in the oil that came out of the first couple of syringe-fuls and I wondered whether mixing two brands of oil (both fully synthetic but one very cheap) had caused some congealing. Can't find any evidence of this being a common occurrence though. I'll certainly pre-mix for now but as you say, I don't really want to dismiss the autolube altogether - I'd rather fix it.
I can keep syringing it out until it's empty but I reckon the tank is fairly full so it will take me ages. If there was some gunk in the reservoir, might a dash of petrol help to dissolve it do you think? Otherwise it's a tank out job I guess, and I've never attempted anything like that before...
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 20, 2014 20:02:06 GMT
Pre-mix is the way I'll go I reckon. One thing confuses me (actually most things do); when I disconnect the oil line into the carb, why doesn't the oil run out? Why does it take so much pressure to force it out drip by drip?
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 15, 2014 12:22:58 GMT
Cheers Henri. I'd presumed that once I disconnected the line the oil would run out rather than move in the opposite direction towards the reservoir. Is that normal? And I was even more surprised that I couldn't blow it the other way (people round here know I love my scooter but I think they'd have been shocked to see me fellating it with such gusto...)
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 14, 2014 15:44:16 GMT
Hi all,
A while back I had a heat seize incident which was really unpleasant and the cause, as identified by a mate who knows his scooters, was that the oil was not being pulled into the carb. A replaced oil pump gear seemed to fix it.
Today I noticed a big air bubble in the oil line. With the engine idling, the oil does move very slowly towards the carb body but then stops about 1cm ahead of the air bubble. I disconnected the line hoping the oil would run out but it didn't. If anything, it started to inch towards the reservoir. For no reason at all, I blew the oil towards the reservoir - just to see what would happen really. Unsurprisingly the oil moved back up the line and the oil filler neck gargled a bit. So then I blew down the oil filler neck. I blew my lungs out for ages, nearly busting a blood vessel in the process, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get the last centimetre of air out of the line. After ten minutes or so, the oil had retreated back up the line towards the reservoir by about 20cm. So I'm concerned that there is a blockage somewhere maybe, and am concerned that it's only a matter of time before I seize again. I'll run with a mixture for now I guess, but want to fix this. Any ideas folks? Will I need to take the tank out?
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 13, 2014 19:49:21 GMT
Henri - thanks again man. Hearing you loud and clear... <gives up scooter>
smiley winky thing
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 12, 2014 17:36:10 GMT
Hi mate, from one newbie to another....welcome Hello fellow noob
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Hello
Aug 12, 2014 10:08:23 GMT
Post by zoltan007 on Aug 12, 2014 10:08:23 GMT
hi n welcome , more pictures please ,chrome n lights n stuff aint my taste but cant get enuff scooter porn .an if ya want a nice ride out you could try plymton ,an whilst there i'll buy ya a pint ,to earn it just look around for a gormless layabout with a fat ugly wife ask him if his name is simon,if he says yes deck him an say "thats from your brother an ya got more too come when he see's ya nxt".dont worry he's a total mary wannabe biker without a bike so coming from a mod will add irony an justice.if he crys or ya slap the "moose" too i'll buy a burger for ya too. cant say fairer than that ,tho pictures or video will get ya a cheese burger n chaser 2 . H Best. Welcome. Ever.
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Post by zoltan007 on Aug 11, 2014 15:07:27 GMT
Hi all, this sticky and other threads on the same subject have helped to clear up a lot of the questions I had about license requirements. I'm another one of those riders who is unwilling (matter of principle innit) to learn to ride a motorbike just so that I can ride geared scooters greater than 125 in future. The law is an ass. In the end I'll probably have to take the test on a motorbike, or I'll take the A1 test just so I can lose the ugly L plates. My question relates to scooters which qualify for the A2 test; a few posts here suggest that a T5 or LML 125 meet the requirements, but those bikes aren't listed here: www.dft.gov.uk/motorcycle-test-vehicle-list/ Some of the posts on here are old, so I'm wondering if T5s and LMLs do still qualify, or are they no longer recognised as meeting the requirements. Anyone help?
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Hello
Aug 11, 2014 14:49:28 GMT
Post by zoltan007 on Aug 11, 2014 14:49:28 GMT
Hello folks, I'm a brummie by birth (and a Baggies fan btw) but have lived in Plymouth for 20+ years now; married with kids and all that. Always been into mod stuff but only had time and funds for a scooter in the last two years. Had an '81 PX125 briefly (on loan) and now have an '01 PX125 which runs really well, despite me adding mirrors and lamps! Pictured below... I've already found the forum very useful, so thanks to all the experts on here. Cheers
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