Good Morning,
My name is Chris and I am new to the forum.
My wife bought the 200i brand new off the showroom floor in 2014 and we put 400 miles on it as a sporadic weekend cruiser...to make beer runs and the occasional Del Taco drive through trip.
Sadly, since 2020 and the birth of our second daughter the scoot has been left alone in the garage. I coulda shoulda woulda winterized it years ago but here I am, and I have since begun bringing her back to glory.
Basics:
2014 Kymco 200i
Blue and White
All stock components
Notes:
Always ran strong and never any glitches or issues to speak of.
Around 2020 or so, I saw what could only be described as a rat's nest under the front plastic fairing. Upon inspection, he chewed through some of the black wires and I cleaned it all up and made nice connections back to form. The bike continued to run great until it was parked.
Where are we now?
I purchased a new battery and charged it up.
Siphoned out the old gas as best I could from the fill cap and introduced 91 (CA gas) with a splash of Techron.
Turned the key switch and everything lit up nicely. Lights, turn signals, brake lights, horn, a faint hum from under the seat........and
an odd clicking sound from under the front fairing. It is every 5 seconds and a single click.
I attempted to start her up using the air-fuel-spark formula and couldn't get it to turn over. Every now and then a weak burp as if it was trying, but nada.
I started with the Air:
Removed side molding and air box cover.
I sprayed some starter fluid to see any signs of life while cranking, and no change. No burp, no nada.
Fuel:
I have not touched any part of the fuel system components. Maybe my siphon job didn't evacuate all of the bad gas?
Spark:
I removed the plug and it wasn't a nice Caribbean tan, nor was it wet and goopy. Looked "ok" I guess.
Bought a brand new plug with the same spec, installed it, and still no change.
I then but the cap on, held the plug against the engine while cranking and got spark...a weak spark...about every 5 seconds. I think this is the culprit!
Shouldn't the spark be fairly continuous while the engine is cranking with the starter?
I am humbly requesting some guidance on how to approach this in an efficient way and appreciate the help!
Thank You,
Chris
