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Xciting 500 / Re: Xciting 500 stalling??
« on: April 11, 2011, 11:17:07 AM »
I have been having problems with this also. Dealer said that one-cylinder engines do this when hot (huh?). Others in my scooter group indicated it has more to do with vapor lock/california emission standards/gas cap vent clogged.
So I have been watching it. Only happens when hot, never happens on a full tank, happened yesterday at 80 miles on the trip meter. I was able to restart after opening the gas cap (would not pop open by itself - had to use my fingers), and the gas guage dropped from above the half mark to below the half mark - about where I would expect it to be at 80 miles. This seems to give my fellow riders more credibility than the dealer.
Now all I have to do is figure out how to fix it. That has to happen, since it will only get hotter here in Florida, and this stalling thing is no fun.
So I have been watching it. Only happens when hot, never happens on a full tank, happened yesterday at 80 miles on the trip meter. I was able to restart after opening the gas cap (would not pop open by itself - had to use my fingers), and the gas guage dropped from above the half mark to below the half mark - about where I would expect it to be at 80 miles. This seems to give my fellow riders more credibility than the dealer.
Now all I have to do is figure out how to fix it. That has to happen, since it will only get hotter here in Florida, and this stalling thing is no fun.