..totally newb 2-stroke questions..

[wordslinger]

..so, don't laugh..k?

 

..this people 50 has an oil pump...should the fuel in my fuel tank have oil mixed in it??

..spark plug..the Autolite brand i bought (nobody around here has NGK) is @ 1/16" shorter from the end of the threads to the end of the electrode..problem??

..ya'll be patient with me...

 

[Shaka]

No, you don't have to mix oil in the fuel as well.  Just make sure that your oil pump is calibrated to open at the same time as the carb!  There are also alignment marks on the oil pump to make sure it is set right. 

I'm not certain about the Autolite plug, my guess it that it will be fine though.  I've been using Champion plugs, but I've never compared them that closely to an NGK.

[wordslinger]

...this thing is scary~quick...

..i'm draining the old fuel out now, as it'll run good for a few minutes, then sputter...

..gotta go get me a can of fix-a-flat so i can take it out on the road to pump my tires up to spec...(need me a compressor)...

..should i get some sea-foam stuff too??..probably should...

..it's almost road-worthy!!

[art]

Ha!cant hurt probably why all the smoke in the beginning ,wont hurt to throw an oz.of oil in the tank while blowing the cob webs out and fine tuning.So what did it take to get going so far.have a top speed yet!  Yey!!!

[wordslinger]

...oh, i've just been spurting around in my driveway so far...

..guess it wasa loose connection at the fuse...that's the only thing i messed with...it's even kick-starting now....starter is still on the guilty...

..it keeps wanting to lose rpms when gigging the throttle...let it idle for 30 seconds or so, then it'll pick back up....then it won't rev again....

..any ideas?

[art]

main jet and air filter,for starters,you said it was getting wet yesterday.Sea foam Ha!Chek for dead rat in the pipe and carbin build up.I'v been running the auto lights lately and a step colder,hasn't been cold starting well.Might have to get an ngk or go up one hotter on the autolight.Those vacume tubes do tend to wear at the fitting.Shoud be doing 50 in no time. 

[wordslinger]

...it only has 7450 kms....air filter is clean...airbox got wet because i was flooding it when it wasn't sparking....

..vac tubes look good...i havent dis-assembled the carb...wanted to see whatshe would do before i got that far...

[art]

Time to open that carb,pull the seat bucket.2 bolts on the carb 2 bolts at the bottem of the airfilter unplug bystarter fuel line carb cap it's outta there!See what jet they threw in it #85 or bigger best so far running stock and the 3/8" hole in air box

[Shaka]

I'm sure it just needs the carb cleaned out.  It's probably not too bad it if runs right now!  The first time I fired up my Vento it blew a TON of smoke for quite awhile!  That was after I had cleaned the carb!  I think there was just old oil and fuel inside the motor that was burning up.  Have fun, I'm sure you'll love the 2T!

[wordslinger]

...so, you think i should clean the carb??

..it will idle perfectly...it will rev perfectly...then it will not rev...let it idle for a lil while...then it will rev ok for a while...then it wont..

..it'll idle as long as i want it to at one turn out (service manual spec) of the mix screw...then it may or may not respond to throttle twist...

[art]

Totally main and needle symptoms

[Shaka]

Yep, clean the carb and run some seafoam through after.

[sidthesloth]

'slinger's gonna clean his carb, and stock up on gasket material.

[wordslinger]

...those 24s make some hellacious gaskets!!!!

[art]

Ha! been making gasket material all day.finally got to start the stock build on the 2005 people.head shave and opened the exhaust port.Throttle responce picked up quite a bit,but cant break that 50 mph yet,running 7G think i need 7.5(The ones i don't have)I'll try some 8g tomarrow To drinked to ride past the driveway