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01-28-2013, 05:42 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
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Scoot won't start
Hello Dawgs. I haven't had a problem in a long time but I'm having one now! I was riding my Roketa 150cc scoot through the beginning of December here in Wisconsin. It started to get too cold for me to ride so I put the scoot in the garage. It's now at the end of January and the weather is a little better (40 degrees in the garage), so i tried to start the scoot last week and it wouldn't do anything. It won't even turn over, but there's just a single click sound when I press the start button. I made sure the battery was charged and it still just makes the click sound which is coming from the started solenoid? I assume this indicates that the solenoid is good? I try to kick start it but it doesn't do anything either. Not sure what this could be, being that I was riding it just last month. Usually when the scoot doesn't start after not driving it for a while it's always the pilot jet being clogged. But it would still turn over. This one really has me puzzled. Any suggestions?
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01-28-2013, 06:06 PM | #2 |
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Location: Nanty Glo, Pa.
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If you bridge the two big nuts on the starter solenoid and it starts, then its a bad solenoid, if you bridge or jump the two nuts and doesn't start it could be a weak battery or bad starter.
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01-28-2013, 06:28 PM | #3 |
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yeah would say its a bad battery but do the test the richardthescooter1 said to make sure then you can know for sure
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01-28-2013, 06:47 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the suggestion. I went to the garage and tried it but nothing has changed. I assume that the two terminals on the solenoid are positive right? Not one positive and one negative?
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01-28-2013, 06:56 PM | #6 |
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Right use a heavy gauge wire to touch them both at the same time if nothing happens your battery may be bad. You can also try jumping it with your cage (ENGINE OFF) if that works its the battery. Try that and report
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01-28-2013, 07:01 PM | #8 |
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I did jump it with a heavy gauge wire, even took one of the wires off the terminal and put it on the other terminal. It just makes that single click sound when I hit the start button. I have digital volt meter on the bike and a multimeter and I'm getting the full 12+ volts. I checked the fuse near the battery and it's good also.
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01-28-2013, 07:03 PM | #9 |
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12 volts might be a bit low a good battery without a draw should read. 12.6 or so. Try jumping it with a car like I said
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01-28-2013, 07:04 PM | #10 |
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Tried jumping the battery with my 12 volt charger pack (which I use for dead batteries on cars) also but it didn't do anything.
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01-28-2013, 07:04 PM | #11 |
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Ok, I will try it with the car (engine off).
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01-28-2013, 07:08 PM | #12 |
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Also try touching starter side of the selonoid with positive jumper while the other side is grounded
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01-28-2013, 07:25 PM | #13 |
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Ok, just came back from the garage and tried jumping it with my car and still nothing. I just saw your last message and will go back down to jump it from the starter side.
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01-28-2013, 07:27 PM | #14 |
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Kicking is next you may have a bad starter. It may just be stuck from disuse.
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01-28-2013, 07:46 PM | #15 |
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Ok, back from the garage again and tried jumping from the starter side. Nothing happened once again. I tried kick starting it also and nothing. The dash lights up a little every time I try to kick start and the brake lights and blinkers work also. Yes it can be the starter, but doesn't explain the kick start. Sometimes I would use the kick start when I was still riding it just to make sure it still worked. I'm really puzzled by this one!
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