2008 Agility 50 issues

[Dexity]

Hello all you Kymco people!

I have had my agility 50 for three years now, and it will always start and go, but no matter the weather it takes about 10-15 tries to get it to actually idle.  It will start, run for about 20 seconds, die, then if I let it sit for about five minutes it will start right back up and do the same again.

If I don't let it sit for five minutes it takes a minute or more to start it.  I have never had any luck using the foot starter, only the electric has worked for me.

Sometimes pumping the throttle will help, sometimes it will not.

I have changed the air filter, spark plug, cleaned the carb, changed the oil and ran through it and made sure all of the hoses and such are on it tight.

Once it starts, if I lay on the throttle it just sputters out, this happens over and over again and it has only gotten worse throughout the years.  It used to be bearable, but now it takes me 20+ minutes to get it to start (this is if I do not let it sit five minutes in between attempts, if I do that it can take far longer).

Suggestions?  Any more information needed?

Thank you in advance,

Tyler

[tortoise]

Suggestions?

Check valve clearance.

Test carb enricher.

Add around 2 ounces of Techron to the gas tank before refilling.

[blue]

Maybe its time for a valve tuneing.and also chech the 2 bolts just befor the carb to see if tight.and make sure no extra air geting in carb.

[phatboy]

My BILs A50 did that, we thought auto bystarter, that could be the problem with yours

it wasn't with his though, we took apare the carb abd found a bad o ring for the air cut off valve. its a plate on the side of the carb with 2 screws and a spring in it or something, with bad oring it was leaking air and too lean until the sccot warmed up

[The moped learner]

I had the same problem your valve timing is off as soon as you adjust it your scoot will be scooting again

[blue]

When or if I ever have a carb problem I most likely always just replace the carb just so I know its all good. it dont hurt just to by pass all other prolems with the carb.I clean and reuse carbs if they look good........

[The moped learner]

It's not the carb its the valves   I just adjusted them it made it seem as if my carb was bad but it wasnt it was my valves

[The moped learner]

But before you spend alot of money on a carb try and adjusted the valves if you or someone you know that can work on moped valves can't get it running then go for the carb

[blue]

But before you spend alot of money on a carb try and adjusted the valves if you or someone you know that can work on moped valves can't get it running then go for the carb

true the valves will do that.