Post by philosophydoc on Jul 15, 2009 18:34:42 GMT -5
Greetings.
I am rebuilding a scooter that I bought cheap, but am at a loss for answers to a few simple questions. (Honestly, these questions seem so stupid I feel bad asking them, but since I have been unable to find any sort of diagram that would tell me how to hook things up, I have no other option. I have searched the board for days to make sure I'm not asking something to which an answer already appears...apologies if I missed it.)
The scooter is a JCL MP250E -- engine is CF Moto 244cc Helix clone. It had 130 miles on it when the rocker arm broke, and the original owner literally "ripped" it apart to fix it. (And I mean ripped - he cut about six electrical wires which I am still tracing, lost the CDI and voltage regulator, etc.) He replaced the rocker arm and then lost interest in doing anything more. I bought the scooter for $750, and am slowly putting it together. I assumed all the parts would be with it, but there's stuff in the "parts" box he gave me that don't seem related to the scooter at all. (The guy owns Killermotorsports in Dallas, and hence some of the parts come from other scooters).
But enough of my tale of woe...
Here's a photo of the engine compartment:
QUESTION 1: the vacuum hose whose open end is sitting on top of the cylinder head; where should it go? (It comes off the main leg of the white plastic "T" connection at the bottom of the photo. The left end of the "T" goes to the PCV valve (another question there); the right end splits again and both those hoses (I believe) attach to the carb. But the last hose...? I can't see any exposed nipple to which it should attach. I know there is another vacuum line coming off the top of the gas tank, but I can see where that connects here:
QUESTION 2: if you look back at the first picture, just under the top of the carb, you'll see a fuel line hose coming out, and turning right (you can see the inline fuel filter on it). I assumed this would connect to the gas tank, but there is already a hose coming off the tank (not pictured). I have searched for a fuel pump, but if there's one here, I can't find it.
Today I noted that the unattached ends of both these hoses (the one with the inline filter, and the one coming from the tank) are not cleanly cut, but have been torn (each has a jagged edge). I hoped this meant that my two hoses were really one, but unfortunately the torn ends don't match up. Still, it makes most sense to me that one hose (with an inline fuel filter) should run from the tank to the carb. If not, to what do these two fuel lines hook up to?
I have a gazillion other questions, but for now these will do. Thanks in advance...I have learned so much here already.
I am rebuilding a scooter that I bought cheap, but am at a loss for answers to a few simple questions. (Honestly, these questions seem so stupid I feel bad asking them, but since I have been unable to find any sort of diagram that would tell me how to hook things up, I have no other option. I have searched the board for days to make sure I'm not asking something to which an answer already appears...apologies if I missed it.)
The scooter is a JCL MP250E -- engine is CF Moto 244cc Helix clone. It had 130 miles on it when the rocker arm broke, and the original owner literally "ripped" it apart to fix it. (And I mean ripped - he cut about six electrical wires which I am still tracing, lost the CDI and voltage regulator, etc.) He replaced the rocker arm and then lost interest in doing anything more. I bought the scooter for $750, and am slowly putting it together. I assumed all the parts would be with it, but there's stuff in the "parts" box he gave me that don't seem related to the scooter at all. (The guy owns Killermotorsports in Dallas, and hence some of the parts come from other scooters).
But enough of my tale of woe...
Here's a photo of the engine compartment:
QUESTION 1: the vacuum hose whose open end is sitting on top of the cylinder head; where should it go? (It comes off the main leg of the white plastic "T" connection at the bottom of the photo. The left end of the "T" goes to the PCV valve (another question there); the right end splits again and both those hoses (I believe) attach to the carb. But the last hose...? I can't see any exposed nipple to which it should attach. I know there is another vacuum line coming off the top of the gas tank, but I can see where that connects here:
QUESTION 2: if you look back at the first picture, just under the top of the carb, you'll see a fuel line hose coming out, and turning right (you can see the inline fuel filter on it). I assumed this would connect to the gas tank, but there is already a hose coming off the tank (not pictured). I have searched for a fuel pump, but if there's one here, I can't find it.
Today I noted that the unattached ends of both these hoses (the one with the inline filter, and the one coming from the tank) are not cleanly cut, but have been torn (each has a jagged edge). I hoped this meant that my two hoses were really one, but unfortunately the torn ends don't match up. Still, it makes most sense to me that one hose (with an inline fuel filter) should run from the tank to the carb. If not, to what do these two fuel lines hook up to?
I have a gazillion other questions, but for now these will do. Thanks in advance...I have learned so much here already.