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« on: January 05, 2011, 06:50:53 PM »
I would appreciate any advice on my problem.
I bought a used scooter (2006 Kymco People 150) that had been sitting in a garage for awhile. I made a few short trips and then it wouldn't start. An overnight charge at the local autoparts store and it was perfect for a few months until the battery died again. I went and bought a new battery and it worked OK. I found I had to charge it about once a week.
Now I might get one start out of a charged battery (battery tender jr) before it is dead again. I can kickstart it and it will run perfectly. If you kill the engine and try to start again it won't work. My limited knowledge suggests a bad charging system led to the battery being drained too deeply and too often.
Does this sound right? Any easy way to troubleshoot this?
I bought a used scooter (2006 Kymco People 150) that had been sitting in a garage for awhile. I made a few short trips and then it wouldn't start. An overnight charge at the local autoparts store and it was perfect for a few months until the battery died again. I went and bought a new battery and it worked OK. I found I had to charge it about once a week.
Now I might get one start out of a charged battery (battery tender jr) before it is dead again. I can kickstart it and it will run perfectly. If you kill the engine and try to start again it won't work. My limited knowledge suggests a bad charging system led to the battery being drained too deeply and too often.
Does this sound right? Any easy way to troubleshoot this?