I give up

[inuyasha]

Originally Posted by bandito2

Another solution is what was needed and indeed that was discovered during the process of removing one carburetor to replace it with a known "good carb". The problem was not with the carburetor itself per se, but rather the hoses than project from the carb like the snake hair of Medusa. Small diameter hoses that run to and from the carb that carry engine coolant to heat the carb had been swapped around with some of the air/vacuum hoses by the previous owner. Getting everything properly routed solved the major part of the problem. The minor part of the problem was the need for gaskets that fit around the air filter. Without the gaskets, excess air can enter the carb making it run too lean. That will get fixed as soon as the new gaskets arrive in the mail.

Sometimes it's like Occam's Razor. Occam's Razor is a line of reasoning that says the simplest answer is often correct. During the early part of my problem solving, I had posited the idea of switched around hoses. I even looked, but not thoroughly enough. It was difficult to see EXACTLY where things were routed and I made the mistake then of assuming everything was as it should be. So I continued on a wild goose chase until the proper diagnosis eventually was discovered.

I guess the lesson learned for me was to follow up THOROUGHLY on initial impressions. I could have saved myself the frustration, head scratching and needless knuckle busting wrench work. Problem solvers take note.

Hi
Outstanding
Glad to see you got that problem solved and thanks for sharing the solution with us
And excellent advice about keeping your composure under adverse conditions
A calm mind is a productive mind
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

[novaraptor]

Thanks for the update. Sadly, sometimes that's how we learn. The main thing to take away from this is that usually, it's an easy small thing. Happy riding to you..

[Cyborg]

It's not only the chinese scooters that give headaches,,,my used and super low mile (88 when purchased) 02 vespa also is giving me loads of grief and i'm in the middle of sorting out carburetion as i type,,,waiting for jet needles,,it's enough to drive you MAD!!!!!!