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- Thu May 19, 2011 4:44 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Jet advice - help quick!
- Replies: 3
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Re: Jet advice - help quick!
Current setup: 160/BE4/135 (latest) working very well. Haven't checked plug color but this could be it. I will be getting a BE3 mixer and 140 A/C when I can track them down. I plan on having the stock Pinasco head skimmed about 1mm in a month or two. The jetting fun will start all over again (possib...
- Tue May 17, 2011 6:11 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Jet advice - help quick!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2190
Re: Jet advice - help quick!
Thanks Diablo. Apparently the BE3 is a hot item right now in the midwest. Out of stock at three places I called. I have a BE5 coming for the hell of it thanks to ramblings from the Scooterworks vaunted technician. I really miss Daniel Rieke at Sportique in Denver. He knew his scooters and no BS. I c...
- Mon May 16, 2011 5:05 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Jet advice - help quick!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2190
Jet advice - help quick!
Scooterist pals, The Pinasco 215 kit seems to be running in nicely but I'm stuck on jetting. I didn't plug chop ....yet. Might not have to since I think I'm close. Lets start from right now: Crank is stock 57mm, gearing stock. Carb is a Del 'Orto 24/24. The 7mm/5mm hole "air hole mod" in t...
- Thu May 05, 2011 7:07 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
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Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Should have started with a 130 main jet. Running a bit lean (pale plug, not white). 125 with the rest of them is just not enough. I took an older jet and got medieval on the bottom hole and bored it out too much. Was dumping in so much gas I could only max out at about 42 Mph! So fun but at least I ...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:48 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Maiden voyage went perfect. I mixed 1% ratio in the tank along w/ autolube. Should be 3% total which I thought was Pinasco's recommended. More power for sure. Where I clacked the gears from 1st to 3rd directly it didn't bog nearly as bad as the factory jug and piston. I avoided cracking the throttle...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:10 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Running. Started in 2nd kick. Hope it stays that way! I only let it run for about a minute or less since I didn't add any oil to the gas and had my doubts about how primed the oil pump was. I'm happy it didn't blow up. I'm gonna be gentle on her for a while. I have to get a bunch of pics off my came...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:58 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Nothing really to report here. Got the carb and all associated carb bits on. Got motor bolted to shock. Essentially I could fire it up and off I go but haven't set timing. Throttle is sticky under the headset so that will be part of pre-flight prep tomorrow. After lubing up that junk, setting timing...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:03 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Okay actual squish apears to be 3.67mm. I twisted up a bigger snake of solder. I plan on having the factory head milled after the rallys this year so I'm at about 1.5mm, maybe a hair more. Depends on what compression ratio will be. I'll have to read more detail on calculating head volume w/ oil/ syr...
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:35 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Well I got to carving on the factory gasket and got a bit overzealous and broke it. So now I'm using a soda can. I made my template w/ poster board last night by comparing the port on the barrel and the one on the case. Tonight I anticipate getting it running. I have a 125 main jet but should I have...
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:42 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice plz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6482
Re: First time kiitting - Pinasco 215 on 1980 P200e: advice
Okay, I made me a little wrist pin removal tool and got the old piston out (heat gun helped too). I test fit the barrel and noticed the top of the piston in relation to the bottom edge of the exhaust port. I've seen several people commenting on exhaust seeming too masked. I didn't think it looked li...