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General => Technical | How To => Topic started by: hookerella on October 08, 2010, 03:56:10 AM
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This is my first Kymco and so far I love it up until a few days ago. I hadn't ridden in about three weeks and when I went to start it, it wouldn't start. I'm thinking it has to do with the whole ethanol gas situation gumming up the works. I know now how to treat the gas and not to let my scoot sit around for too long but I don't know how to fix what may have already happened in the engine.
What's going on is when I try to start it I can only get it going with the kick start. Then it kind of chugs then putters out if I just LOOK at the throttle. I'm not familiar with the inside of a scooter at all. :(
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-hookerella
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Three weeks doesn't really seem like long enough for gas to go bad, though maybe the ethanol stuff is different.
Some STA-BIL might help prevent the fuel from going bad if you don't ride it all that much. The stabilized fuel in my Honda generator works just fine, even a year after I put the stabilizer in.
If it's a fuel issue, you might consider getting some Chevron Techron Fuel System Cleaner -- it's available at pretty much any auto parts store. The bottles are normally sized for 15-20 gallon car gas tanks, so be sure to put in proportionally less additive for the smaller scooter fuel tank. That should help clean out a bunch of gunk.
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http://pure-gas.org/ (http://pure-gas.org/)
check it out lots of ethanol free stations in Texas
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Hi hookerella, I'm in texas too (where are you?) and my a50 is hard to start after a day or two of sitting. I'm not having the problems you are...
I wonder if the fuel filter is gummed up...
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I'm a bit south of SA. I just decided to take my scoot to the dealership. I have a feeling it is the carb.