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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: spikebites on January 29, 2015, 02:50:52 AM

Title: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: spikebites on January 29, 2015, 02:50:52 AM

This has happened to me twice now.  When I start the bike, it ignites, then sputters a little then dies.  Then I have to start it again.

If I manage to add a little throttle to it before it dies, it will be fine.  It's not a huge problem, I'm just curious what the issue might be.  This happened on a full tank of gas, so it's not a gas issue.

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: zombie on January 29, 2015, 02:52:25 AM

I would adjust the Idle Mix screw before anything else. See if that helps.

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: BettinANDlosing on January 29, 2015, 02:54:53 AM

Possibly carb clean also, had the bike ever sat for more than a month?

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: windwheeler on January 29, 2015, 03:07:18 AM

Guys, wake up, he is asking about a Downtown300i with fuel injection!  ;)

Spikebites,
-- how many miles on your D/T? 
-- For how many miles did YOU have it? 
-- Is that something that just happened, or  got worse over time? 
-- What is the ambient temperature when this happens? 
-- Cold and warm start the same or different?

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: BettinANDlosing on January 29, 2015, 03:15:07 AM

Quote from: windwheeler on January 29, 2015, 03:07:18 AM

Guys, wake up, he is asking about a Downtown300i with fuel injection!  ;)

Spikebites,
-- how many miles on your D/T? 
-- For how many miles did YOU have it? 
-- Is that something that just happened, or  got worse over time? 
-- What is the ambient temperature when this happens? 
-- Cold and warm start the same or different?

Just saw that lol. It could need the tps reset

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: de dee on January 29, 2015, 04:22:23 AM

  do you fill with gas and park ,on a hot day it will have gas over flow and will cause hard starting,. I allways fill my scooter before going on a ride,  parked empty,.    2011 300i DT.  60,000 km. runs better every year, 

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: zombie on January 29, 2015, 04:52:39 AM

I hate Kymco's >:(

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: souzamoto on January 29, 2015, 06:41:43 AM

Quote from: spikebites on January 29, 2015, 02:50:52 AM

This has happened to me twice now.  When I start the bike, it ignites, then sputters a little then dies.  Then I have to start it again.

If I manage to add a little throttle to it before it dies, it will be fine.  It's not a huge problem, I'm just curious what the issue might be.  This happened on a full tank of gas, so it's not a gas issue.

Sounds like you overfilled the tank flooding the evap can. Now it pulling extra fuel, rich at start up and basically wants to act flooded...maybe.
CS

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: CROSSBOLT on January 29, 2015, 04:38:48 PM

I would go for the TPS reset also called "Initialize". I'm not gonna say a word about idle mix adjust or carb clean....not a word.

Karl

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: zombie on January 29, 2015, 10:08:43 PM

No need!

Title: Re: When starting the scooter, it putt putts then dies... what does that mean?
Post by: spikebites on August 20, 2015, 05:39:19 AM

I'm not sure if any of these suggestions worked, but my problem seem to have corrected itself.