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Technical | How To / Kymco Like 50 won't start
« on: May 01, 2018, 07:30:11 AM »
I have a Kymco Like 50 4 stroke that won't start. The electric started clicks as normal however the engine won't turn over. I had it towed to a mechanic that specializes in Scooter and he informs me that the engine has seized as there was no oil in it - that I should have checked it & replaced it every 1000kms. Does this sound right?
i had the same problem 4 months ago & again had it towed to the same mechanic who got it started & said that I had dirty fuel. I always put in premium fuel from a service station with high turnover.
I requested & paid for a service while he had it there and would be pushing to have done alot over the 1000kms since as it has been raining quite a bit so I have been taking the car instead. I also got a new battery at the same time. The bike is 5 years old & has approx 15000kms on it so I do approx 3 - 4000 kms a year on flat ground - no hills so the engine isn't really laboured.
Before it stopped it felt that it was running O.K. however it would want to stall at traffic lights so had to keep the revs up & would have to almost flood it to get it started sometimes.
On the weekend my other half, who has pulled & restored alot of cars in his time - however not motorbikes & myself pulled the top off & adjusted the valves in the hope that this was what it was - we had no problem turning the engine on the side to line up the valve wheel & there was no noise either. We looked at the sparkplug & it was very clean no crap on it. There was also charge getting to the plug that goes around the spark plug, however I didn't check the oil - as it hadn't long been serviced!! What are your thoughts?
i had the same problem 4 months ago & again had it towed to the same mechanic who got it started & said that I had dirty fuel. I always put in premium fuel from a service station with high turnover.
I requested & paid for a service while he had it there and would be pushing to have done alot over the 1000kms since as it has been raining quite a bit so I have been taking the car instead. I also got a new battery at the same time. The bike is 5 years old & has approx 15000kms on it so I do approx 3 - 4000 kms a year on flat ground - no hills so the engine isn't really laboured.
Before it stopped it felt that it was running O.K. however it would want to stall at traffic lights so had to keep the revs up & would have to almost flood it to get it started sometimes.
On the weekend my other half, who has pulled & restored alot of cars in his time - however not motorbikes & myself pulled the top off & adjusted the valves in the hope that this was what it was - we had no problem turning the engine on the side to line up the valve wheel & there was no noise either. We looked at the sparkplug & it was very clean no crap on it. There was also charge getting to the plug that goes around the spark plug, however I didn't check the oil - as it hadn't long been serviced!! What are your thoughts?