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Scooters - 50cc => Agility 50 => Topic started by: aokark on December 03, 2010, 05:15:30 PM

Title: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: aokark on December 03, 2010, 05:15:30 PM

Hey all
Is the air filter supposed to smell like gasoline? I had a small drop of oil or something just where the outtake is inside the air box and my filter had an odor of gasoline... Is this normal or is something wrong?

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: Rianna on December 03, 2010, 06:35:16 PM

Hi, aokark. I don't know much about it, but have you seen this topic yet? I'm reading it now...

http://kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=992.msg4634#msg4634 (http://kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=992.msg4634#msg4634)

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: aokark on December 03, 2010, 06:57:19 PM

Thank you, reading about it now :)

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: JefeLoco on December 03, 2010, 08:20:59 PM

This is very common in 2-stroke engines as there is nothing stopping unburned fuel from coming back out through the throat of the carburetor.  From what I've seen in taking apart the Agility 50 carburetor, I wouldn't worry about it.

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: aokark on December 03, 2010, 09:12:34 PM

I have a 4 stroke, does that matter?

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: blue on December 03, 2010, 09:45:14 PM

just take out the filter and wash with a good dish soap and pad dry with a cloth. and you well be good.
I do that all the time.

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: aokark on December 04, 2010, 12:01:45 AM

Thank you! :)

Title: Re: Air filter smells like gas
Post by: oswaldters on December 04, 2010, 12:50:50 AM

Make sure it isn't the paper filter that comes as OEM on the scoot.

Washing only works if it is a foam filter!

Do not wash a paper filter!