cabby Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Righty, the wee scorpa isn't running properly and looking for some thoughts/opinions... I'll start at the beginning.... Since I bought it, it has ran perfectly well, and starts first kick pretty much every time. Out last week and it ran well again but ran out of fuel , didn't think I'd went any further than I had previously but never thought any more about it. Got home, re fuelled bike. Bike had sat since then.... Went out tonight, loaded bike up, came back in, fannied around for half an hour then went out to car to a huge smell of fuel. Checked bike and there was fuel all over the back of the motor . Took it out, cleaned up mess, switched fuel off, and off I went.. Unloads bike, starts bike and away I go....get to where I wanted to go and could feel it was struggling to tick over, then couldn't get it to start.....tries choke and it started, but this was continuous all night, really struggling to keep it going, having to blip and rev, then struggling to start again... All I know is, it's missing a breather hose and the air filter is clean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseape1000 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Don't mean to sound patronising, are you sure you have the on off position correct for the fuel tap.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 You already know the answer. You're going to have to pull the carb and do a disassemble and check for clogged jets, sticky floats, dirty fuel valve seat. All the basic stuff. Might as well stop procrastinating and just get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hmmm, not being at all mechanically minded this could be a problem, the carb looks pretty hard to get at also !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee harris Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 ther was a joke once about a blond lady and a ferrari... sh!t in the carburettor the mechanic said.... and the blond broke her heels everytime she climbed on the bonnet to do it...... First, throw your hammer away and then just think about each thing you are doing. Parachutes work best when they are open...so do peolpes minds.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Yeah they're never fun but you might as well dig in and learn. I posted a procedure on here for a Beta disassemble and clean but it should be similar for the Scorpa. Dig through some of my old posts and you should be able to find it. It's long winded (like most things I write) but should get you through the procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Don't mean to sound patronising, are you sure you have the on off position correct for the fuel tap.....? Be better off asking him if he has put the fuel in the tyres and the air in the tank !! Give me a phone Stuart ........... might be able to help ............. for a Fife price of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Be better off asking him if he has put the fuel in the tyres and the air in the tank !!Give me a phone Stuart ........... might be able to help ............. for a Fife price of course Sorted fella, water in me fuel/carb, running like a dream, well while I manage to stay on it that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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