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Scooters - 50cc => People 50 => Topic started by: wingman7000 on April 20, 2011, 01:18:52 PM
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Hello everyone. I'm new here to the Kymco forums but have had a 2003 People 50 for a couple of years now. I've really been having problems with getting it started. It would take me about 30-45 minutes to get it started, but once I did it would run smooth. Since the weather is getting nicer I decided to clean the carburetor to see if I could get it to start better. Well, now it won't start at all pretty much. I've gone and adjusted the pilot jet, the air valve, idle everything I can think of and did get it to start. However, the thing is running wide open. I think I may need to tighten up the pilot jet a bit and close the air a bit too, but one thing I noticed is that when I try to throttle up with the handle, I get no response. I think the throttle valve is sticking in the carburetor and not moving because I can get a response by moving the needle inside the carburetor with needle-nose pliers. I don't have much experience with carburetors so I feel really lost as to what the problem is. I also know that the throttle cable is not broken because it will contract when I take it out of the carb. This is really driving me crazy so if anyone could give me some advice I would greatly appreciate it.
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Please don't judge :P, but I have another question...when the manual says to turn the air flow valve 1 turn, does that mean 360 degrees or 180 degrees? ???
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ok first "one turn" is always 360 degrees
As for the enigine running wide open. Something is not right. Are you putting the throttle needle back in right? The retainer has a notch on one side and will only go in a certain way.
I can't think of anything else but I am no expert. Maybe somebody else on here can help you more.
Good luck
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does it run wide open all the time or just when it first warms up?? It sounds like to me its either your idle jet or your air mixture setting.
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right now its all the time. I think it may be the pilot jet. I tried to spray carb cleaner through it and it didn't come out the other side. I am trying to clean it again, but will probably order a new one too just so in case I can't clean this one.
Anyone know of a good place to order carb parts?