Protecting A 2 Stroke Minarelli Engine

MitchFav · 04-19-2018, 11:16 PM

I am new to scooters, but have been having fun rebuilding a Rad2Go Milan 50 (identical to TNG Venice), but have a lifetime of experience with small 2 stroke outboard motors, and from day-one I was nervous about trusting that little oil pump and rudimentary carb to provide a reliable 50:1 mix. After struggling to get that pump out of the engine just so I could put new hoses on it (this bike is 15 years old and the oil hoses were very stiff and brittle). Got the pump back in, then tried to bleed and prime it, and it would not pump any oil. That sold me on the lesser of two evils, which is to just always run with pre-mix, and carry a small bottle of oil under the seat if I have to fill up at a gas station. So I just snipped the brand-new hoses I put on the pump short enough to keep them out of the way, and plugged both hoses with some small SS screws. I will never worry about whether I am getting the right amount of oil into the gas now.

04-19-2018, 11:16 PM	#6
MitchFav Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 10	isn't it just safer to stick with pre-mix? I am new to scooters, but have been having fun rebuilding a Rad2Go Milan 50 (identical to TNG Venice), but have a lifetime of experience with small 2 stroke outboard motors, and from day-one I was nervous about trusting that little oil pump and rudimentary carb to provide a reliable 50:1 mix. After struggling to get that pump out of the engine just so I could put new hoses on it (this bike is 15 years old and the oil hoses were very stiff and brittle). Got the pump back in, then tried to bleed and prime it, and it would not pump any oil. That sold me on the lesser of two evils, which is to just always run with pre-mix, and carry a small bottle of oil under the seat if I have to fill up at a gas station. So I just snipped the brand-new hoses I put on the pump short enough to keep them out of the way, and plugged both hoses with some small SS screws. I will never worry about whether I am getting the right amount of oil into the gas now.
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