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Kinja'd!!! "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
06/14/2018 at 23:01 • Filed to: None

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After replacing the broken exhaust and cracked spark plug, it ran beautifully...until yesterday.

I pulled the evap system which has been known to cause stalling in the heat. I followed a YouTube tutorial, and it appears everything is installed correctly, including the new fuel line.

I filled it with gas, but it won’t start. I can see fuel flowing to the carb, and it sounds like it wants to start, but no boom. I am currently charging the battery, which could have run down through these last couple of days, but I can’t figure this out.


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Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > ImmoralMinority
06/14/2018 at 23:17

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Spark, air, fuel. You got two, so maybe air? Some sort of obstruction?


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > ImmoralMinority
06/14/2018 at 23:27

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dark spirits have taken control of your vehicle


Kinja'd!!! benjrblant > ImmoralMinority
06/14/2018 at 23:39

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After cranking, are the spark plugs wet or damp? can you smell unburnt fuel from the exhaust? Do you have a spark tester to verify the ignition or can you pull a plug boot to verify that it sparks when cranking?


Kinja'd!!! winterlegacy, here 'till the end > ImmoralMinority
06/14/2018 at 23:45

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Threaten it mercilessly until it turns over. My electronics tend to work when I threaten them with having an axe driven through them.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ImmoralMinority
06/15/2018 at 00:44

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http://www.scooterfocus.com/scooter_troubleshooting.html

automatic choke?

I would follow benjrblant suggestion first. 


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority
06/15/2018 at 05:57

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I had a similar issue with our riding lawn mower a couple of weeks ago. Had spark, air, and fuel, but no go. I shot some carb cleaner in there and it would start, but it would die when the carb cleaner ran out.

It needed a carb rebuild. Since I was time-constrained, I just bought a new one. Now the mower runs like a champ.


Kinja'd!!! punkgoose17 > ImmoralMinority
06/15/2018 at 08:58

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Without any knowledge or reasoning I will say it is a magneto failure that occurs when it gets hot.