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That Dracula guy on the other forum might have one, he has two basically parts s9s

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Do you have a photo of how the base attached to the scooter?

Price reduced to 2100

Kymco People S 250 - 2100 OBO
5,200 KM (3300 Miles) on the scooter. Selling because I don't ride it very much and have a motorcycle.

Scooter is in perfect shape, never dropped, abused, or left outside.
It also just had its 5000 KM service done, which includes, New Air Filter, New Fuel Filter, New Spark Plug, New Motor Oil, New Gear Oil, New Coolant,Valves Adjustment.

A very nice CooCase S28-B has been added to this scooter. It is lockable and is easily removed.
http://www.coocase.com/showcase/s28_vivo.html

I have also put a brand new battery in the scooter. I have receipts for everything listed.

This is a wonderful scooter, very light and powerful. The best mid size scooter available if you ask me, it has very large wheels compared to most scooters.
It will do highway speeds easily and is considered a motorcycle.

Here is a link to the scooters specs and info.
http://www.kymcousa.com/showroom/scooters/peopleS250/index.html
Kymco is a very well-known brand, and extremely reliable. Retail is $4,499.

Feel free to email me. Comes with clear title that I have, two ignition keys, two top box keys, owners manual, receipts and a genuine Kymco flag. This is a very clean scooter. You will not be disappointed.

I removed the thermostat last night and overheat problem is gone. Kymco part# 19300.

I am a bit angry with my shop, as they told me they removed it and tested it, and it was good.  I had a heck of a time removing it, the bolts were on like they never had been removed. I will replace thermostat and see if it keeps on working, but it seriously looks like the thermostat wasn't fully opening after my initial coolant change. Debris must have gotten into the unit after the drain/refill and damaged it.

In short - if you change your coolant and then the bike overheats, pull thermostat first!  Don't listen to the shop technician and rebuild the motor top end like I did!

Well after machining the cylinder and head to flat again the scooter has the same problem again.

The only thing I noticed was hot water getting to the radiator but no warm coolant getting out. Maybe the radiator is clogged or has blockage. Anyone know a way to test radiators for pressure and flow of coolant?

Shop was offering to take another. 002 off the cylinder. I declined. It was not as warped as the head thus I didn't want to take that much off. I also am afraid of changing the compression ratio on the bike, so the less materiel removed the better.  My local kymco tech told me you could get a copper gasket that is + .002 thicker than stock, but you have to custom cust them out, and I dont know the thickness of the OEM head gasket.  As such I ordered a brand new cylinder head gasket and honed about .001 off the cylinder with 600 grit sand paper, just to ensure it was flat. I can go into detail on this process if anyone wants.

So to review,
cylinder head - wrapped by .002 - cylinder head shop took that much off and make it flat again.
cylinder - wrapped by .0015 - i honed .001 or so off it to make it smooth and flat again, really just removed the high spots.
head gasket - replaced with a brand new one.

All coolant is out of the bike, I have also drained all oil.  I will start re assembly tonight and advise on progress and how she does once it start it back up for a test idle.  Be sure to add coolant and oil to bike before you start it up again! Also, I am slightly nervious about the cam timing and cam chain tensioner, I need to be sure to get them installed correctly as to not bend a cylinder head valve.

Shop said head was warped, they took .002 off the head, that's about .05 mm like the manual calls for.

Should I have the top of the cylinder checked as well now that the bottom of the cylinder head is fixed?

1.) That's the working theory, at least;
2.) You can test the radiator contents for exhaust fumes. There are kits that contain a chemical that will change color to indicate the presence of exhaust gases in the cooling system -- I do not have any first-hand experience with this, but several mechanics have described this to me.

3.) (in answer to compression, stroke, etc. in other post) -- Good questions. I'm guessing buying replacement head & cylinder is the only way to be sure, but I'd ask a machinist or very knowledgeable mechanic who rebuilds small engines.
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JP you fix your 250S yet?