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Technical | How To / Re: Grand Vista Won't Start - Cured
« on: September 08, 2011, 09:42:42 PM »
I suspected the spark or fuel lines.  When I got home tonight I pulled the plug to test for spark.  Just for the heck of it I tried to see how far the spark plug cap would go on the plug while it was out in the open. It went on farther than I would have suspected.  I seated it as far as I could, turned over the engine while the plug was grounded on the frame and it had a nice spark.  Plug was nice and clean.  So I reinstalled the plug making sure the cap was seated as far as I could get it.  Just for the heck of it I turned over the starter and Boom, she fired right up smooth as silk.  I was thinking I had a gas or carb problem.  I think when I originally installed the new iridium plug I must not have pushed the cap on far enough and it simply giggled loose. Thank goodeness it wasn't something major.  Thanks you guys for your suggestions.  I woulod have tried all those next!

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Technical | How To / Grand Vista Won't Start
« on: September 08, 2011, 08:51:02 AM »
I bought a 2006 GV about a month ago.  It has a little over 2500 miles on it.  I drive it almost everyday for errands (I'm retired).  Love the scooter and it has never had any issues in the couple of hundred miles I put on it.  I did put in an iridium plug a couple of weeks ago and it seems to run a little smoother now.

Yesterday I was riding down the highway about 55 mph and the engine just died. There were no unusual sounds or clunks or anything, it just stopped running.  The motor turns over, but does not fire.  At first I thought I simply ran out of gas as I don't believe the gas gauge works - it always reads full.  I always put a little Seafoam in gas when I add it(maybe an ounce per gallon). After trailering it home I put some gas in, but still not firing. I pulled off the front cover to make sure the spark plug was connected, but it still is not firing.  I think it fired once, but very weakly. 

Any advice on a checklist to go through before I bring it in for repair would be appreciated.

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Technical | How To / Re: How to get to the sparkplug on a People S 200
« on: August 31, 2011, 09:24:52 AM »
Not sure about the People model, but here's how I got the front cover (the one by your heels when your sitting)off my Grand Vista.  Take out two screws on the floor board and the big headed green screw in the front of the met in box.  Then you must kinda squeeze both sides of the panel to release them from the tabs on both sides of the panel.  Good luck!

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Grandvista 250 / Re: How do you access the spark plug on a GV?
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:35:30 PM »
Can't get any of the covers off.  Is there someone out there who has changed their own spark plug that can walk me through how you get the necessary cover off?  Thanks.

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Grandvista 250 / Re: How do you access the spark plug on a GV?
« on: August 24, 2011, 09:50:45 PM »
Thanks.  I'll try to get that cover off.

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Grandvista 250 / How do you access the spark plug on a GV?
« on: August 24, 2011, 12:25:18 PM »
Thanks for the reply on the iridium spark plug number.  I need to know how to access the plug.  Do you need to take anything off to access it?  Thanks.

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Grandvista 250 / Iridium Plug for GV250
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:23:12 AM »
New to Forum and  I am wondering what the Plug Number is for an iridium plug for the Grandvista.  Can the plug be changed without taking off the body panels?

Also,  I took off the six screws off the air filter cover to take a look at the air filter, but the cover still doesn't want  to come off.  Is there a trick to getting it off - it seems like something was binding on it near the front.

It's a 2006 Model that has a very high idle when you first start it (it starts just fine).  After riding for a while the idle seems to go back to normal, but it doesn't run smooth, smells like it is running rich.  The scooter hasn't been run much over the past two years, so I put some Seafoam in the tank.

At normal driving speeds it runs great.

Any tips would be appreciated.

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