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Super 8 / 2012 50cc Kymco Super 8 50t Issues
« on: May 02, 2019, 04:38:17 PM »
Hi All,
New to the forums, sorry if I mess up any rules.
I have a 2012 50cc Kymco Super 8 50t that I bought used, has about 3500 miles on it. Stored for the winter with seafoam in the tank and battery charging inside. Brought it out from storage, tried to get it started, no luck. Nothing on starter and no kick start after trying for about an hour. Left outside for a day and tried again next day, kick started fine, electric starter still did absolutely nothing. Noticed that all gadgets on display worked, however, clock did not show (but backlight did). The scooter was running very poorly (10-15mph) on flats.
Next day, I put in a new spark plug and a new battery. Clock works, electric starter still nothing. Checked all fuses and seemed good. Went for a ride and running much better, can actually make it up hill with constantly turning throttle (keeping open would cause engine just to stop moving). Still running seemingly poorly (~20mph) on flats and slow up hills.
I am looking for recommendations on where I should go with this. Can a poor battery mimic a clogged carb and also cause no click or turn over with starter? Could it be bad connections? Could I have an issue with my starter relay?
It was running fine end of last summer. I want to get this guy up to 35mph on flats eventually but I understand that may require some other upgrades. If I need to bring it to the shop, how much should I expect to pay?
Any advice is much appreciated!
- Brian
New to the forums, sorry if I mess up any rules.
I have a 2012 50cc Kymco Super 8 50t that I bought used, has about 3500 miles on it. Stored for the winter with seafoam in the tank and battery charging inside. Brought it out from storage, tried to get it started, no luck. Nothing on starter and no kick start after trying for about an hour. Left outside for a day and tried again next day, kick started fine, electric starter still did absolutely nothing. Noticed that all gadgets on display worked, however, clock did not show (but backlight did). The scooter was running very poorly (10-15mph) on flats.
Next day, I put in a new spark plug and a new battery. Clock works, electric starter still nothing. Checked all fuses and seemed good. Went for a ride and running much better, can actually make it up hill with constantly turning throttle (keeping open would cause engine just to stop moving). Still running seemingly poorly (~20mph) on flats and slow up hills.
I am looking for recommendations on where I should go with this. Can a poor battery mimic a clogged carb and also cause no click or turn over with starter? Could it be bad connections? Could I have an issue with my starter relay?
It was running fine end of last summer. I want to get this guy up to 35mph on flats eventually but I understand that may require some other upgrades. If I need to bring it to the shop, how much should I expect to pay?
Any advice is much appreciated!
- Brian