Scooter not getting gas to carb.

Derek,, Congrats on your scooter,,COOL!!
..If the carb is filling with gas, and the jets are clean, the only thing missing is vacuum to pull the gas out of the carb... this comes from engine compression(which also creates vacuum.)
I am old enough to have actually worked on one of these!!

It's a problem with your fuel delivery. Could be bad gas, stuck choke, some scooter carbs come with some pretty rediculous carbs that weren't engineered very well. Dirt in the bottom of carb, stuck float. Hope this helps.

Hi Joe Rutkowski, Fuel lines with a pin hole can cause a problem with the fuel feed. The carb can have a closed choke or only halfway open. The return fuel line has junk in it, like dirt over a period of time. There is a screen inside the bottom part of the carb, it is called a manifold. When taken apart, you can see the screen or any other obstruction between the manifold. Be very careful not to tear the gasket, they are not easy to find sometimes. Be careful also and do this inspection on a clean surface where all the parts are visible. Good Luck!

You need to clean all fuel pipes, and flush out the fuel tank, running it out of fuel does no engine of any size any good, all the rust and rubbish in the tank is drawn into the fuel delivery systems , all need to be cleaned out, use a high pressure air source ! ps get your husband to sort it out, he caused the problem to start with? good luck.

hiya

you need to give the carb a clean

There are a lot of tiny fuel and air passageways in the carburetor that must be kept clean it order for your scooter to run right. Carefully, take the carburetor apart. The carb has tiny passages that can get gummed up. Your scooter will not run correctly if the carburetor isn't completely clean, so take your time. I use a gallon container of carb dip (you can get a gallon at your local auto supply store).
First, remove all of the rubber and gaskets or they will get damaged. After a 20 minute soaking in carb dip, I blow out the carb with compressed air. You have to get all the jets and the passageways clean. Be sure the jets are clear, especially the starter jet. Sometimes carb cleaner won't clear out these tiny jets. Use a guitar or a piano string, a strand of copper electrical wire, or a tiny drill bit pin vise. Be sure not to increase the size of the hole in the starter jet or you'll change the tuning. Carefully reassemble everything, checking for cracks in the rubber carb boots and the gaskets. Replace them if they are old and cracked. Be sure and remove all rubber and gasket material first or they could get ruined. Spray carb cleaner also works if you're diligent.
If you have an electric choke, check it to make sure it works. Check the resistance between the wires - you should see around 10 ohms or less. Measure the length of the choke assembly. Remove the choke from the carb and plug the wires into a 12V source for 15 minutes. The choke body should be warm. Measure the length again - it should increase by around 1/8".

hope this helps


John

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First thing with your bike is how old is the gas in it? Ethanol fuel is prone to clogging up carburetors. Go to an autoparts store and get a can of carb cleaner.Suggest you remove carb by unscrewing the the top and pulling out the slide and then on the bottom of the carb remove float bowl, clean it out. You'll notice 2 brass fittings on the bottom of the carb. One is the main jet and one is the pilot jet. Remove them one at a time and shoot carb cleaner into them and make sure you can see daylight thru then reinstall on the carb. Re-assemble the carb and see if this helps.

check that the carb jets are clean if one is blocked up even just a little the motor wont rev up well also check that you have a good fule flow to carb and the air filter is clean,,
you can check the jets in the carb by giving the bike a little choke then try reving it up if it revs it has a blocked jet in the carb

sounds like gas jet is clogged. been sitting? use carb cleaner and clean out jet. the jet is in the carb bowl and has a stem amd needle valve and a float. when you see the float its attached with a small tab to the needle valve. up inside there is the jet a flat head screw driver to remove it. if its clogged clean it also on gas tank there may be a filter in the shut off valve. turn it off position and see if there is a screw underneath to clean filter.

Gas has most likely gummed up in the carb over winter and you should spend a few $$$ on a can of carb cleaner and get some of the gunky gas clogging the Jets outta the carb. If you need to find out how to clean the carb, first find out what kind of carb it is. Then you could find a video on youtube er somthing of a similar carb and then clean it out. thats what was wrong with my scooter and it fired right up after that.