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by carlos fandango
Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:06 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Drive side seal not air tight
Replies: 13
Views: 5402

Re: Drive side seal not air tight

How much air / pressure are you pumping in ? It should only be about 8psi , too much pressure and any seal will leak .
by carlos fandango
Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:02 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Electrex stator plate- odd wiring!
Replies: 6
Views: 2867

Re: Electrex stator plate- odd wiring!

heres my cdi (master igniter) There are actually three yellow wires (for the lights) from the stator ...ones not used , and is pushed back into the sheathing in this pic. http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu26/annierussell/Shared%20album/20131002_215354_zps45529b17.jpg http://i630.photobucket.com/a...
by carlos fandango
Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:32 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Electrex stator plate- odd wiring!
Replies: 6
Views: 2867

Re: Electrex stator plate- odd wiring!

I take it you have the electrex flywheel as well ? Early ones need a different cdi to the "normal" vespa type . There are at least two to my knowledge, a black "master igniter" abd a red one which loots the same as an "auto" one. Ive been told they can be altered to us ...
by carlos fandango
Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:16 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Shimply a waste of time
Replies: 10
Views: 4077

Re: Shimply a waste of time

i had a similar thing a few weeks ago ? I swapped the engine internal from one engine to another case, the donor case had been stripped of its original internals by myself a few months before. But when i tightened the endplate up, the gear box locked up ?? so by a process of elimination , ie taking ...
by carlos fandango
Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:25 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Layshaft / Gearbox Endplate Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1441

Re: Layshaft / Gearbox Endplate Problem

Sound like you haven't pulled the layshaft through full , it may be stuck on the o ring ?
The rear hub bearing wount be 5mm out ! Im sure you would /should of noticed that much .
by carlos fandango
Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:07 pm
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Without a battery
Replies: 16
Views: 5743

Re: Without a battery

koso do a small rectifier , ive used one in the past and velcroed it to the inside of my headset
http://www.digital-speedos.co.uk/12-vol ... -132-p.asp
by carlos fandango
Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:54 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: modified casing or packer ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1423

Re: modified casing or packer ?

Wot he said ^
by carlos fandango
Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:20 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: PHBH 28FS ????
Replies: 5
Views: 3145

Re: PHBH 28FS ????

its a 4 stroke carb .
it can be converted to a 2 stroke quite easily :)
by carlos fandango
Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:50 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Engine test bed wiring
Replies: 7
Views: 2860

Re: Engine test bed wiring

Pompeydave wrote:Ok cheers guys- what about the yellow coming from the CDI, does it need to go to earth on the engine?
carlos fandango wrote:Red white and green off the stator to the cdi , thr yellow is the lighting wire which normally goes to the reg .