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- Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:13 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: What are the pros and cons of cast iron vs. aluminium barrel
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20423
Re: What are the pros and cons of cast iron vs. aluminium ba
Nobody has mentioned the absolute ball ache of running in a cast iron cylinder.At least with an alloy cylinder you only need to run the piston rings in. GT200 kit, cast iron cylinder. Running in is 1st 100 miles mix at 4% and take it easy, but use full throttle range, for next 250 miles. Hardly cal...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Scooter Chat
- Topic: what do you reckon??
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10065
Re: what do you reckon??
Ha ha, I also exchanged a few messages with the seller, he does like to get abusive doesn't he? For information, "This has already been seen by the lambretta board and has the correct paperwork to prove it" is actually it has been confirmed by the British Lambretta Archive that it is in fa...
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:25 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Which Rear Hub
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2282
Re: Which Rear Hub
As others have said Uni or SIL, avoid Ramp
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:20 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Electric Start
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4101
Re: Electric Start
Went over to Jarv's today, it is the starter motor, oh well no point in getting that fixed really, always kicks over 1st or 2nd kick anyway
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:44 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Electric Start
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4101
Re: Electric Start
No I don't Colin, but I need to pop over to Jarvs next week so will ride the Vespa over and ask him to check it overcoaster wrote:It could be a high resistance on the starter relay contacts, have you got a meter you can use to check for voltage at the starter?
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:42 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Electric Start
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4101
Re: Electric Start
I've charged the battery and I get all the correct lights on the charger, plus after refitting the horn still works which would say to me that the battery is fine (as batteries on PX only run the electric start and horn). Could it be the starter relay? Just odd that it turned the starter motor fine ...
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:18 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Electric Start
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4101
Electric Start
I have just changed the battery on a 2007 PX125 to a new SIP gel battery (which frustratingly has the terminals the opposite way round so you have to fit it in backwards) and when 1st fitted the electric start worked fine, but the battery run out of juice after a few turns so I removed it and put in...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:31 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: 30mm Delotto Carb
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1675
Re: 30mm Delotto Carb
Length, AS is a bit longer than the AV making it slightly weaker
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:02 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Indian GP,s (vijays etc )
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4036
Re: Indian GP,s (vijays etc )
There are several people on Facebook that import Italian Scooters for restoration directly from Italy.Most of them complete scooters and are sensibly priced. They post on Lambretta For Sale Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/10150089415380002/ This is the guy... https://www.facebook.com/sam.d...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:02 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: adding battery.. no tray, no tool box..?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7985
Re: adding battery.. no tray, no tool box..?
It was for my DC conversion, only powering lights, horn and indicatorsDonnie wrote:What's it powering?Burnside wrote:I've got a burglar alarm battery fitted on my S2, it sits between the rear mudguard and frame loop