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- Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:37 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Malossi ignition timing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3920
Re: Malossi ignition timing
I think you will have to strobe it as the standard timing marks are for a 57mm crank and your using a 60mm.
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:02 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Polini 30mm help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2324
Re: Polini 30mm help
The one on the top I think is for a vacuum pump feed or a oil feed and should be blanked of.
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 1:12 pm
- Forum: Scooterotica Tuning & Maintenance Information
- Topic: Keihin 35mm air striker will not tick over
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3189
Re: Keihin 35mm air striker will not tick over
Thanks guys for the replies, will try cutting the spring first.
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:02 pm
- Forum: Scooterotica Tuning & Maintenance Information
- Topic: Keihin 35mm air striker will not tick over
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3189
Keihin 35mm air striker will not tick over
I have a problem, my vespa polini 231 runs great except it will not tick over, is extremely rich on tick over and hard to kick start. The tick over screw has no effect and is all the way in, I have gone from a 55 to a 48 pilot and it helped a little but runs to lean to keep it like that. Am I right ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:47 am
- Forum: Tech FAQ
- Topic: Battery Just for Horn ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10257
Re: Battery Just for Horn ?
dave411 wrote:Where did you take it for MOT.Mine needs doing soon.
Take it to Fairwater garage and let Pete do it, does most off the scooters around the area, nice guy and gives you a discount too.
http://www.fairwatergarage.co.uk/
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 7:59 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Exhaust gas temperature.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3562
Re: Exhaust gas temperature.
Mines reads between 190 and 200 on tick over but yours should rise instantly when you rev it.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:38 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: not happy with my old malossi 210
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6821
Re: not happy with my old malossi 210
I have run lots of different malossi set ups over the years and got bored of the way you have to ride them. Got my self a polini and it so much better to ride, makes riding it a joy, so much torque. Im running a 220 with a 62mm crank, MB reed with a keihin 35mm Air striker. I have the BGN super stro...
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:05 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Porting went bad.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2919
Re: Porting went bad.
Any pics so we can see what we are dealing with.
- Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:25 pm
- Forum: Carburettor Set-ups
- Topic: BGM PWK 28 idle behaviour
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8588
Re: BGM PWK 28 idle behaviour
And is the slide closed when returning from full throttle? only asking because I had the same symptoms and only cured it by putting in a stiffer throttle slide spring
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: fitting a fuel pump to stock fitting carb
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12915
Re: fitting a fuel pump to stock fitting carb
A fuel pump is only required when you fit a biger carb that is sitting higher than the bottom of your petrol tank, you then run the risk of fuel starvation when your tank gets low. As your using a standard carb the a pump is a waiste of time and a lot of hassle to fit. It has nothing to do with perf...