MOPED ARMY

Unplug the line, hold it by your carb, turn the petcock on. Look to see if fuel comes out, go from there. Clean your tank really well, examine fuel delivery petcock , is the filter clogged ? And if none of that works change your engine seal off the crank. If your bike is old, and if the carb ever got dirty or clogged you have to blow it hard in the tiny holes with compressed air at an automotive place, or use a good air compressor or you'll never get it to work right. I've had to do that a few times.

Don't take a drill to it. Take the carb off, carefully take the float and float needle off, don't get any cleaner on the needle, then you want to spray it off, or soak it with carb cleaner, bring the body of it with a rag to any auto place in town, borrow their air blower with the pointy rubber tip everyplace in town has one, hold the carb in your hand firmly, and. Low the living fuck out f the tiny holes repeatedly , and if it has compression and spark it should start if you restarting it correctly. I bet I can get it to start. I own one, it's the most bad ass bike it kit up

You mean start it? It's bad for the crank. You're not suppose to over tighten a vespa crank

It doesn't even sound like you know if the engine is turning over.

Ha Ha, don't worry about hurting your crank with a drill Aimee.

Your bike will not have enough compression nor your drill enough torque. to tear out your threads.

It has long been the a practical and accepted method of spinning over a motor to run tests on carbs and ignitions. Accepted that is by veteran wrenchers that is.

cheetahchrome . Wrote:

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Is the choke hooked up?

A vet wouldn't do that because it'll knock your Vespa crank .50 out of true, and you can talk all you want, I worked at a Vespa and repair shop for years, and you would fully yelled and walked away from if you were in front of me. I would never allow even my best friend to use the wrong tool on my bike. That's how you wreck hard to find Vespa stuff fast.

I still can't tell if you just cleaned the carb many times, or in fact did a rebuild. If you just cleaned the 30 plus year old carb parts many times, you need to rebuild it instead because you can suspect all 30 year old carb parts including the intake seal. And if you did not rebuild it, it'll never be a reliable machine once it is running.

Hugh Goldspiel Wrote:

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ok keith bright.

"If your karma score is considerably negative, it is quite likely that a lot of people are rating you negative. You should really consider being a little more helpful and a little less incendiary in your posts."

I like to hear young peoples ideas and don't just shut my ears to new or different technique.

Hugh, You talk like a 55+ shut in longing for the olden days. Yes you worked at a true Vespa shop in the past. That shop is gone now.

Answer me this: How is turning the motor with a drill going to fuck the crank and pedal cranking not? They both do the same thing.

I guess all vespas cranks are .5 out of true and I bet they came from the factory that way.

So I guess this means you can't answer my question. That's ok Hugh, you can sit back down.

Can anyone answer my question?

You're a fool, and a true idiot. I don't care about you. I'd probably fuck you up for talking shit..

If I catch you sharking on Vespas in my town I'll beat your ass , and everyone will know about you

Your dildo?