PX engine running problems
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:54 pm
Hi all
Hopefully someone can suggest a remedy for an engine I am working on. It's a PX80 fitted with a 135 kit, 20/20 carb standard exhaust fitted into a 65 MotoVespa. It was rebuilt Aug lats year and setup on the dyno in Oct, it used to run really well although not the fastest thing around as gear ratios limit the top speed. 2 wks ago the owner said it lacked power and could I look at it, turned out that the throttle cable had come out of it's fixing in the handlebars, replaced it in its fixing and it rode as before. yesterday owner came round on it and it would pull the top off a rice pudding now. messed around with jets, CDI, re-torqued the head, different plugs and still wouldn't pull.
It will start easily and rev no problem but just won't pull when you try to ride it.
Any ideas?
Andy
Hopefully someone can suggest a remedy for an engine I am working on. It's a PX80 fitted with a 135 kit, 20/20 carb standard exhaust fitted into a 65 MotoVespa. It was rebuilt Aug lats year and setup on the dyno in Oct, it used to run really well although not the fastest thing around as gear ratios limit the top speed. 2 wks ago the owner said it lacked power and could I look at it, turned out that the throttle cable had come out of it's fixing in the handlebars, replaced it in its fixing and it rode as before. yesterday owner came round on it and it would pull the top off a rice pudding now. messed around with jets, CDI, re-torqued the head, different plugs and still wouldn't pull.
It will start easily and rev no problem but just won't pull when you try to ride it.
Any ideas?
Andy