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85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:11 pm
by naveen93
Hey guys and gals, I'm new to the forum and scootering but I just recently purchased a 85 aero 50 for 75 bucks, the only thing it's been sitting for maybe two years? I am pretty mechanically incline, been working on cars for years so I went through normal procedure of begin a tear down. Now so far I have taken off the all the plastic parts and drained the gas tank bc it's had some sediment in it. I have a battery in and the starter still works I think, I am planning on getting a new spark plug and cleaning out the carb. Besides those things what else do you guys recommend? I will post pictures of the thing later but it's in a two year sitting condition...
Anyways thanks for the help!
Naveen
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:16 pm
by swimmingfree
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:30 pm
by Bear45-70
Compression check.
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:18 pm
by naveen93
Compression check? Elaborate please?
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:01 pm
by martynkim
naveen93 wrote:Compression check? Elaborate please?
Really? Check the compression. Gauge that goes in the spark plug hole..... Do you have Google?
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:48 am
by Bear45-70
naveen93 wrote:Compression check? Elaborate please?
Section 3-8 of the service manual.
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:39 pm
by abreen89
martynkim wrote:naveen93 wrote:Compression check? Elaborate please?
Really? Check the compression. Gauge that goes in the spark plug hole..... Do you have Google?
not everyone knows what to do ive been in his shoes before...
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:58 pm
by Bear45-70
abreen89 wrote:martynkim wrote:naveen93 wrote:Compression check? Elaborate please?
Really? Check the compression. Gauge that goes in the spark plug hole..... Do you have Google?
not everyone knows what to do ive been in his shoes before...
Along with basic mechanical skills, the service manual tells you how to do most of these jobs.
However our failed education system teaches no one to read anything before asking questions.
They have been taught that everything should be spoon fed to them.
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:34 pm
by abreen89
Really? Check the compression. Gauge that goes in the spark plug hole..... Do you have Google?
not everyone knows what to do ive been in his shoes before...[/quote]
Along with basic mechanical skills, the service manual tells you how to do most of these jobs.
However our failed education system teaches no one to read anything before asking questions.
They have been taught that everything should be spoon fed to them.
[/quote]
Well duh bear what kind of super world do you think we live in...
And when i first started on this site and you guys gave me the link to the manual i read it cover to cover and there were still many questions unanswered you kind of have to have minor knowledge of these things to be able to read inbetween the lines .
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:58 pm
by naveen93
thanks for the advice guys, I actually hadn't downloaded the service manual yet but now I have it and I will check the compression! Bear seems to have an extremely extensive history of Aeros so I appreciate all the help I can get!
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:02 am
by Bear45-70
naveen93 wrote:thanks for the advice guys, I actually hadn't downloaded the service manual yet but now I have it and I will check the compression! Bear seems to have an extremely extensive history of Aeros so I appreciate all the help I can get!
Bear has a lot more than that. He made a living as a 2 stroke mechanic and raced 2 strokes. But you proved my point, trying to work on something without reading up on it does not teach you anything.
Re: 85' Honda Aero 50 Help! New to Scootering!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:16 am
by abreen89
Bear45-70 wrote:naveen93 wrote:thanks for the advice guys, I actually hadn't downloaded the service manual yet but now I have it and I will check the compression! Bear seems to have an extremely extensive history of Aeros so I appreciate all the help I can get!
Bear has a lot more than that. He made a living as a 2 stroke mechanic and raced 2 strokes. But you proved my point, trying to work on something without reading up on it does not teach you anything.
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