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Agility 50 / Re: Inconsistent starting- won't start sometimes
« on: April 16, 2020, 10:43:35 PM »
Quote from: TBR125 on April 16, 2020, 10:00:15 PM
The auto by-starter/enricher functions by allowing additional fuel to the engine during starting and is shut off when the internal wax plug expands and pushes the needle into the passage. It is simply time based, the equivalent of using full choke for every start be it 5 or 95 degrees.

This is why I'm thinking it might not be getting power. When i took off the carb last week i may have messed with a wire because it worked fine before that, but clearly the engine isn't getting enough gas to start now. probably from the a non-working choke.

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Agility 50 / Re: Inconsistent starting- won't start sometimes
« on: April 16, 2020, 09:38:18 PM »
Thanks, I'll investigate this. I have a feeling it may not be getting power, since it seems to not be working.

2/3 screws on bottom of carb that you would undo to get to the jets are stripped.

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Agility 50 / Re: Inconsistent starting- won't start sometimes
« on: April 16, 2020, 09:11:27 PM »
It's only the head that is stripped, not the threads on the screws. Carb is sealed shut. 

I tried manually-choking the scooter and it started up immediately. Did this by covering part of the air filter box with my hand per the advice of some youtube videos. This makes me think the problem might be the choke, or auto bystarter. How would i figure out if this is the problem?

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Agility 50 / Inconsistent starting- won't start sometimes
« on: April 16, 2020, 08:09:18 PM »
Turns over the engine but doesn't catch all the time. Sometimes it catches and fires for one cycle and dies. And then other times it catches and runs fine. 

The other day I took the carb off to see if i could clean it out, but the previous owner stripped the screws on it and i wasn't able to get it apart. 

What could this be? i'm willing to try to clean the carb if that's likely the issue. I don't have any maitenance experience or knowledge so i'd rather not attempt anything too crazy by myself. 

I will note that it was quite difficult to get the carb off of the engine. I don't think there is a leak on the manifold. I don't know how to check the choke or bystarter.

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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 18, 2019, 05:21:02 AM »
Well i had actually overfilled the oil back in August in the scooter and looked at the air filter and the little hose that runs under it was covered in oil. It is the little hose you can see in this image: http://www.cyclepedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Agility_50_0024.jpg . I see that this is called the puke tube...

Do you think that being overfilled with oil could cause problems like what i've been having? I'm assuming too much oil means it would be even harder to get going when its really cold out.

I was able to fix the idle to get it steady, but it had the same problem in the cold yesterday where it didn't have any power any sometimes the engine felt like it was misfiring or the throttle wasn't doing anything.

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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 17, 2019, 04:16:53 PM »
Alright thanks... Time to take apart the carb.
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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 15, 2019, 06:04:51 PM »
I figure all i need to fix is the idle. It backfires quite a bit and all the problems i've mentioned have been at low speed. At high speed its fine. 

To be clear, i have no experience with engines. I don't know what I need to be looking for as an ideal condition. Any advice on how to get the scooter to an ideal rpm range or mixture is much appreciated

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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 14, 2019, 08:16:25 PM »
Well it died on me again today in traffic and I messed with the idle and pilot screws until it seemed to work... It no longer is going crazy with the idle, now it is constant at a pretty low rpm. Pretty sure there is a real carb problem though I haven't a clue how to work carbs.

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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 14, 2019, 04:18:54 PM »
Can i fix this by adjusting the fuel air mix, or do i need to put a bigger jet on there? would love to not have to take the carb apart. but its just textbook too lean.

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Agility 50 / Re: Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 13, 2019, 09:55:43 PM »
Well that's good to know i guess... the idle is not steady, its like a sine wave going up and down. adjusted the screw and then it wouldn't start so i put it back where it was. It seems like the fuel air mix screw is much harder to get to. done some internet research and it seems like my symptomology matches a too-lean mix

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Agility 50 / Cold weather adjustments?
« on: November 13, 2019, 04:36:23 PM »
Basically, today was the first cold day of the year in my area. I plan to ride all winter if possible (6 min commute to work) but I ran into some problems today, mostly carb related. 

1. Died on me at idle
2. Rough accelerating
3. General issues with acceleration curve and power

Thinking I need to adjust the idle screw at least.. i know density of air etc affects the carb but I wouldn't know how to fix it. I didn't warm it up but maybe I should have.

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Agility 50 / Overfilling the engine oil?
« on: September 15, 2019, 03:16:48 PM »
Bought it used and did my first oil change about month and a half ago. I ride it daily pretty much, though not far. Put a whole quart of oil in when I did it last time, checked the oil this morning and see it's way past the full on the dipstick, pretty much halfway up the whole stick. I can see the oil when I peek in the dipstick hole. Is there any danger to this? I haven't noticed anything bad, occasionally I'll smell the exhaust for the first 2 seconds after starting it up but I don't think it's an oil burning smell and it seems to run fine anyway. Should I try to drain a little or just replace it?

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Agility 50 / Re: How to check the starter relay?
« on: July 21, 2019, 06:46:28 PM »
Thanks... I took all the body off and then found that it was a bad connection to the starter motor... lol!

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Agility 50 / How to check the starter relay?
« on: July 21, 2019, 05:12:40 AM »
The electric start has not been working for a few months. I can hear the solenoid/relay click when I press the starter button, but the motor does nothing. Battery is good. All lights work on the scooter. I want to test the relay to see if power is getting to the starter motor but can't figure out where it is located on the bike. I think it is under the plastic body frame, but I can't understand how to remove this frame. Please let me know what to do here... thanks!

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Agility 50 / Re: Oil leak :(
« on: May 14, 2019, 02:00:11 AM »
Yeah i tightened it up a few turns with a socket wrench but i don't know how much the torque specs are, nor how to measure it.  my thoughts are that it should be tight enough to stop the leak but not too tight to put too much pressure on the crankcase

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