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Seems to be a whole decade of forum posts missing. Like didn't this group start up in the early 2000's? sometime.

A treasure trove gone.

What happened? where are they? Tried the Wayback machine

Hi and thank you JJ.

Bad news though. Somewhere I saw a jet kit for $7 so maybe that would help as far as getting a non oem carb to work but I don't know. Want to renovate this to use for work commute but somewhat busted.

Really kind of surprised at prices. Don't know what they were last year but wonder if these new tariffs are part of it if they've kicked in yet. Auto petcock is $50!

Another thing is supply. Do you know what's up with that? Kymco doesn't care about US market? Maybe i'm wrong as just starting to look but seems like parts are spread pretty thin or unavailable?

Just realized that P150 is not strictly a GY6 engine. Still, the GY6 market is much bigger and thus parts availability, regardless of price is far better. Crap shoot as to what will fit though.

Initiation! just adjusted valves and looked at belt.

Hi folks,

Thinking about non oem parts for my 2004 scoot and reading about Gy6 engines. Finally got around to looking for the code on my engine just to verify but can't find it!

Story is that the GY6 moniker, "157QMJ", is stamped on bottom of cvt cover next to gear oil drain. Nada. Or anywhere else.   

http://www.buggydepot.com/buggy-tech-center/read/150cc/0/24/how-it-works-decyphering-gy6-engine-codes.html

So where? Hope you don't have to turn bike upside down

So here's my report. Tried to ask about this on different threads when I was have problems to no effect.

A correctly working People 150 will have the following characteristics in the charging system.

* 3 stator wires go immediately to white "3p" connector. If you disconnect this coupling the bike will not start. This is not the case with many bikes including many Kymcos. Scootergrisen's super 8 for instance. Anyone know why the diff?

* So, to check ac voltage stator output you must bare the wires right before connector and check between any 2 of the 3 wires with coupling connected.

* Around 5 vac idle, 15 vac full throttle. Again, all the bikes I saw described on youtube, here, etc, report much higher ac voltages and say if you have voltages like mine you've got a malfunction. Not true! Anyone know why?

Don't forget to put on center stand to get rear wheel off ground before reving! It's amazing how one can be rushing and forget!

Regulator/rectifier.  The method to test in manual is bs, totally wrong figures. Now own two that work, old and new.  If probe between red/white get between 240 and 324 ohms (depending on which R/R I test) one way and 0.L after switching the test leads. Between green/white get same reading no matter how place leads. 500k ohms on old R/R, 660k ohms on new.

Continuity tests on 3p connector in point one above described on page 14-7 in manual are accurate. Apparently other bikes are different, but with the People if you connect contacts to ground you are supposed to get continuity, in my case around 1 ohm. Repeatedly, tho, I read people saying there should be no continuity here, on other bikes. Again anyone know why?

Idling in driveway get dc voltages at battery of 14.9 after several minutes. Don't want to idle to long, though, due to heat so go for ride. when return before turning off it is idling at 13.5vdc

In general the manual is extremely wrong across the board in all subjects.

Got a $10.00 Motion Pro 27mmx1 left hand thread flywheel puller off Amazon that worked. also a $16 Tusk clutch holding tool to hold flywheel worked, tho you may be able to just hold it with screwdriver if careful not to touch stator, I don't know. Pops off real easy

Anyone who can elucidate further about why the People gen system is different from others in the various ways described please elucidate. Are there different types of alternators?. I guess, for instance, that mine is 3 phase since 3 wires but really don't  knowif that's relevent. You would think it would be same as on a super 8 but according to Sootergrisen and other posters I guess not. Not Perm mag maybe?

I need this bike to get to a very lousy job. Would appreciate any opinions about what parts it would be wise to get an extra of as far as what is most likey to fail, within economic reason, since supplies are likely to vanish stateside. Even if not, there's a lot of down time waiting. 2004 bike 6k miles

Sure hope this helps someone someday

So wondering. just bought this 2005 People 150 used at yard sale for great price ( or I thought) and happily rode around for couple months. Really love it. Only 6200 miles on it and it was definately charging fine at 14.5 v originally until it didn't.

right before this happened I had hooked up battery to an automotive type charger (had sat for 3 months due to injury). the kind that puts out 10 amps. Had an ammmeter in line and charger only put out 5 amps but that's still too fast so disconnected it after only a minute or so.

Seems like nothing, just a coincidence. After all, that stator must put out 5 amps going the other way, at least briefly. But is there some way I could have hurt my regulator or stator doing this? I mean does seem funny that it immediately preceded failure and seems funny to have a failure on only 6k miles. 

Whadayatink?

Heh Vivo,   do you have a People 150?

Hi All,

http://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0026-Flywheel-External/dp/B000OO2Q86/ref=au_as_r?ie=UTF8&Make=KYMCO%7C1194&Model=Venox%20250%7C22318&Year=2004%7C2004&carId=001&n=15684181&newCar=1&s=automotive&vehicleType=motorcycle

Anyone know if the above flywheel puller will work on a People 150? The manual just calls it an E002 which is seen elsewhere as 27mm x  but don't know if that's accurate or what the "1.0" in this  Amazon ad refers to or even if i need a leftie thread.   

Also would I need a flywheel holder (like the manual says you do) or would just an impact wrench do and what size socket? Very limited funds here but need to get this sucker running.

If anyone has tested stators on any similiar scoot please pipe up on my other post here, a question to Scootergrisen in the battery/charging thread   

So first check the wires from the generator to the regulator and to the battery.
If they are all ok then you could check the generator with the multimeter set to AC voltage.

Here is the wires on my Kymco Super 8 (look at picture).
Disconnect the cable like on the picture.
On my scooter i measure on the pink and yellow.
Start the engine and look if the multimeter shows some voltage.
Turn the throttle a little and the voltage should rise.
If you are able to measure some voltage the generator proberly is okay.
On my scooter i measure 46 volt at idle and 110 volt at full throttle with the connection/cable off.
(Note the if you measure with the connector on the voltage will only be something like 14 volt).

Hi Scootergrisen,

Tried this on my People 150. I have 3 wires coming off the gennie, a white, yellow, and blue going to a white plastic box coupling like yours. However, unlike yours, my bike will not run if I disconnect coupling. So with the wires connected and bike running I probed the yellow and white and get 4-10 vac depending on amount of rpm's. Not reving excessively high.

I tried the resistance tests on regulator in manual and results not what should be but I don't trust manual.

* So does this indicate anything to you in general?

* Any clue why mine does not run disconnected and yours does?

* Does your phrase " measuring with the connector on" (where you get only 14 vac) mean measuring with the wires connected as I had to do?

Anyone else that has done this please chip in, of course. Many thanks.