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LIKE 200i / Re: 3 Tests for LIKE200i fuel delivery problems
« on: August 09, 2023, 02:24:17 PM »Hello and welcome to the forum.
Lordy - another "ain't run since Eisenhower" scooter!
OK, no worries - we've got a good major league batting average on these LIKE's (.303)
I'm assuming that you tried to start it before discovering that the in-tank fuel line was rotted?
What made you decide the pump was dead? The rotted line wouldn't have killed it.
I'm assuming that the pump was working and pumped rotted line crud along to the injector. What do you think?
There are injector squirts which will not start this injected scooter. The pattern must be fine and fanned for the ignition to occur.
In short, evidence of a squirting injector is not proof of a clean injector - the pattern of spray is critical. A simple matter for a clean injector - for many miles and many years!
Let's assume the injector is fine.
The airfilter is fairly clean - no mice?
A/C'd and sitting with 2K miles - the valves should be fine, and so should the compression.
The ECU should be OK in this friendly environment, as should most every other electrical component......save for fuses and/or corroded switches and brake cables to frame ground?
Fuses checked?
The tail=light lights when you pull a brake lever with key on, yes?
KILL switch in the proper ON position.
There is no side-stand lock-out to worry about.
That's enough for now....Let us know the above.
batter up!
Stig
Decided the fuel pump was gone when it did not engage with key turned on. Yet, there was battery voltage to the leads of pump when key turned on. (New) pump now engages properly, also checked voltage when cranking and its present.
I'd say its an electrical issue but: 1. She starts up on starter fluid, runs (good) and can goose it, for +- 5sec. Then 2-3x again after the initial start, she idles for +- 5sec. Then runs dry on fuel, sputters off. 2. I've got a good spark when cranking (hard to check when running for that stunt on starter fluid) but obviously spark is there because it is running
and the fact that it sputters off tells me it's not spark, kill switch, inertia switch.Sprayed the injector off with carb cleaner yesterday, no visual signs of being mucked up nor plugged, but good point about the proper mist. Could it maybe be the timing of the spray in correlation to the spark? But really how could that go incorrect from just sitting. And the injector is spraying fuel you'd think it would run (at least badly) with some fuel being squirted in. Or at least fart a couple times w/o the starter fluid.
Air filter clean (took it all apart). Looks more or less clean as new.
Again with the fuses and the ground, I'm getting a good spart @ crank, and for the +-5sec with starter fluid.
Spark & fuel & air, spark & fuel & air, what the heck! What else am I not getting for this girl not to run or at least start on its own w/o s fluid?