Ok so I got sidetracked for a bit as I found this awsume deal on a Kymco scooter.
$500 and only 53 miles on the odometer!
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It didnÔÇÖt run of course, owner thought it ÔÇ£needs carbÔÇØ. As if it might be missing. Or just need another one. His wife agreed, ÔÇ£you just need to go get some carb for it, and youÔÇÖll be okÔÇØ. Right. LetÔÇÖs get a gallon of carb and weÔÇÖll be on our way.
The carb was present, so I went throught it, set floatlevel, adjusted idle air mixture, freed up a small clog in the pilot jet, cleaned, inspected all passages, tested bystarter, and mounted back. Nope.
Went through all the electric components, tested with ohm meter with values from shop manual, everything tested out fine, except the CDI. It was dead. Even had a buzzing noise when the ignition was on. So I ordered a new one, and are waiting for the part to arrive.
Good thing about this scoot is that itÔÇÖs big, and 16 inch tires. Also is legally a moped, so my wife can ride it. It will get derestricted of course, all in good time.
Since I ran out of work on that one, I got back to the Aero again.
I thought I had pinpointed the squeaks when crank was rotated to come from under the flywheel. SO I got a puller:
Tuned out that wasnÔÇÖt it:
Suddenly I noticed this; Do you see anything wrong here? ThereÔÇÖs a nut under the bolthead! And itÔÇÖs loose!
I had pinpointed the squeaking sound to come from the piston, so I decided to pull the cylinder and head. But the bolt with the nut on it was stuck, I tried my very best to make it come loose, but it snapped off:
Broken headbolt in the engine case:
Now what was the purpose of the nut?
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Turned out there was no headgasket! Strange it even ran.
Piston and cylinder checked out ok. Not great, but no grades in the cylinder, and no previous seizing. A hone and rings should make it good. But crank bearings seem very loud. IÔÇÖm not sure what the usual sound level is supposed to be, but to me they sound loud.
I think most sane people would give up at this point, because there really isnÔÇÖt any saving aspects of this scooter to make up for all the work needed to put in. Most everything is broken, worn out or missing.
I decided that I will pull the block, crank out of the cases and inspect. Maybe I can learn something. DoesnÔÇÖt cost any to do that. Then weÔÇÖll see, if crankbearings is all it needs, or if thereÔÇÖs even more.
On a positive, but totaly insignificant note; I made the gas gauge work! Lol. Even being utterly rusted to smithereens, I managed to make it work.
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