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People 50 / fuel problem people 50 2t
« on: October 12, 2011, 02:45:57 PM »
Hello,
I have a 2001 People 50 2t that I purchased at the beginning of the summer. When I bought it it had a 72cc Airsal big bore installed (i did not know when I purchased, and prior owner did not tell me) The scoot ran great for about 1000 km. I used as a daily driver with a 40 mile round trip ride to work and back. One day I was driving a wide open throttle for about 5 min straight (i was late and trying to outrun a thunderstorm) The engine siezed on me. When I dug into it to repair, I realized that the Prior owner installed the Big Bore Kit.
After waiting almost a month for the new kit to come in, I installed and she fired right back up. I did some heat cycles to break in the new big bore. After 10 to 15 heat cycles/short rides, I was having a hard time starting. Had plenty of compression, had spark, and had fuel. Upon further inspection I had a LOT of fuel. I should state that 1 tank prior to the sieze, I started to add an oz of Seafoam to the tank.
I took the carb off, thoroughly cleaned, and removed reeds to check for any damage from the sieze. (the piston ring locator pin had come out of piston during sieze) I put everything back together, and again had the same problem. Fuel was pouring out of the tube that you suck on in order to fill carb. I agin took apart and cleaned a second time. Same problem. Out of frustration, I let it sit for a month and tackled some other projects. This past weekend, I jumped on it again, and the problem was just the opposite. I now have no fuel running into the carb. When I blow/suck on the the filler tube, I hear air only, and the carb does not filll.
My long winded question is, is it possible that my petcock is bad /clogged as a result of age or the seafoam that I put in the tank? Can I take it apart and clean it? This is getting very frustrating. Any help on this would be appreciated.
I have a 2001 People 50 2t that I purchased at the beginning of the summer. When I bought it it had a 72cc Airsal big bore installed (i did not know when I purchased, and prior owner did not tell me) The scoot ran great for about 1000 km. I used as a daily driver with a 40 mile round trip ride to work and back. One day I was driving a wide open throttle for about 5 min straight (i was late and trying to outrun a thunderstorm) The engine siezed on me. When I dug into it to repair, I realized that the Prior owner installed the Big Bore Kit.
After waiting almost a month for the new kit to come in, I installed and she fired right back up. I did some heat cycles to break in the new big bore. After 10 to 15 heat cycles/short rides, I was having a hard time starting. Had plenty of compression, had spark, and had fuel. Upon further inspection I had a LOT of fuel. I should state that 1 tank prior to the sieze, I started to add an oz of Seafoam to the tank.
I took the carb off, thoroughly cleaned, and removed reeds to check for any damage from the sieze. (the piston ring locator pin had come out of piston during sieze) I put everything back together, and again had the same problem. Fuel was pouring out of the tube that you suck on in order to fill carb. I agin took apart and cleaned a second time. Same problem. Out of frustration, I let it sit for a month and tackled some other projects. This past weekend, I jumped on it again, and the problem was just the opposite. I now have no fuel running into the carb. When I blow/suck on the the filler tube, I hear air only, and the carb does not filll.
My long winded question is, is it possible that my petcock is bad /clogged as a result of age or the seafoam that I put in the tank? Can I take it apart and clean it? This is getting very frustrating. Any help on this would be appreciated.