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Post by berk0080 on Mar 18, 2012 14:43:05 GMT -5
I just took my 2011 Tao Tao 50 (w/70 cc kit) out of storage. She fired right up so I headed for a ride around the lake. About an hour into my ride the engine cut out. I assumed I had run out of gas so I walked it to a gas station and filled up. After filling up it still wouldn't start and the drain tube on the carburetor was spitting gas. Every time I tried cranking the engine more gas spilled from the drain tube. When I plug the drain tube the scooter starts. However when I kill the engine and try to restart I get nothing. So basically every time I start the scooter I need to first unplug the drain tube, let the bowl drain, re-plug the tube and start the engine. My suspicion: When/if I did run out of gas the float got stuck in gunk and is still stuck. I tried knocking on the bowl with a mallet, nothing. Tried seafoam, nothing. Normally I would just tear the carburetor apart and give it a good cleaning. However its one of those darn tamper proof carburetors with no screw heads on the bowl. In fact I think it may be the same exact carburetor used in this post: scooterrebels.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=50ccscooters&action=print&thread=1499Any ideas? Would you agree with my suspicion? Thanks!!!! -Justin
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jmkjr72
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 18, 2012 15:02:20 GMT -5
yeah you sucked some crap under the float needle seat you either have to get a diffrent carb or find a way to get it apart and clean it
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Post by Rebel on Mar 18, 2012 15:44:38 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum
Send a message to mainpeace (mainelyscooters) here he might have a take off carb he would let you have at a good price. Otherwise check out ebay.
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Post by justbuggin on Mar 18, 2012 21:42:01 GMT -5
i have a spare 50cc scooter carb i would sell cheap 10 bucks and shipping
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Post by Rebel on Mar 19, 2012 1:03:02 GMT -5
that works too
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Post by berk0080 on May 16, 2012 13:25:24 GMT -5
i have a spare 50cc scooter carb i would sell cheap 10 bucks and shipping Hi JB, Would your carburetor fit right into my Tao Tao? Here is a still video I made of my carburetor. Thanks
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