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by scooter perv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:29 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: P200e engine rattle
Replies: 21
Views: 6998

Re: P200e engine rattle

Could be piston slap or small end..think big end is more of a knock
by scooter perv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:35 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: vespa head leaking
Replies: 3
Views: 1852

Re: vespa head leaking

See theres not all that much compression there to be honest, even after a rebore and new piston..I asked for between 3.5thou and 4thou clearance and I think they overbored it cos theres def a hint of piston slap..anyways th scooter has been nothing but a headache to me..theres always something going...
by scooter perv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: Paint & Bodywork Tech
Topic: A novice guide to metalflake painting
Replies: 14
Views: 5330

Re: A novice guide to metalflake painting

I flaked my vespa and was the first time of trying as a novice, satin black base coat then blue flake off ebay. Word of warning though after two years ive noticed that the flake on exposed parts has lost most of its colour compared to the blue flake under the panels. I used a binder to put the flake...
by scooter perv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: Paint & Bodywork Tech
Topic: Saving a cut up series 3 frame
Replies: 21
Views: 11222

Re: Saving a cut up series 3 frame

oh and btw Id much rather have seen another cutdown lammy on the road but opinions and arseholes etc etc
by scooter perv
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: Paint & Bodywork Tech
Topic: Saving a cut up series 3 frame
Replies: 21
Views: 11222

Re: Saving a cut up series 3 frame

That welding is absolutely spot on and although ive run a mig for the last 20 years that puts my welding to shame..think maybe my welders def seen better days and maybe a little bit past its sell by date :?
by scooter perv
Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: vespa head leaking
Replies: 3
Views: 1852

vespa head leaking

Gotta strange problem here. Mates got a polini 180 kitted px, it killed the top end one night and I noticed the head had been leaking quite badly. I rebuilt it new studs etc and within 500 miles the head had come loose. Lapped it on glass till it was dead even then loctited the nuts down...few hundr...
by scooter perv
Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: outer layshaft washer/nut
Replies: 2
Views: 1195

Re: outer layshaft washer/nut

Cant see any reason that you cant.
by scooter perv
Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: twin keyway
Replies: 8
Views: 5777

Re: twin keyway

Gadgetman...mates scooter was near boiling point using the beedy pk flywheel and since changing it the scoots running normal now with no excess heat..can only be the flywheel that caused it cos it was the only thing I changed :wtf:
by scooter perv
Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:56 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: vespa clutch problem
Replies: 6
Views: 5001

Re: vespa clutch problem

Are you using the same clutch cork plates and steels in each clutch you try? If so try changing them cos I fitted new plates in a rebuilt engine last week and had same problem. Measured the plates and steels against another set and they were a few mm thicker which caused this problem.
by scooter perv
Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:45 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: twin keyway
Replies: 8
Views: 5777

Re: twin keyway

Ive just had to take one of these (the all alloy type) off a mates scooter cos the bloody head cowling was near to melting point. Fitted a normal px one and its considerably cooler now. My conclusion is that the fins are way to small.