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12958
Dirk, That really stinks. I know you and your wife were probably quite excited about this peppy scooter. I'm sorry things turned out so poorly. :( Cara ... ...
Cara
scooterjoey1
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May 1, 2007
2:31 pm
12959
I noticed today when I parked my scooter at work that there is a small two section black hose/tube (maybe a little less than 1/4" in diameter?) that has an "S"...
Cara
scooterjoey1
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May 1, 2007
2:37 pm
12960
That sounds like the float bowl drain hose. I just stuff mine down in front of the CVT cover, right under the carb. -Joe ... small ... hanging ... loose ... ...
joevers
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May 1, 2007
4:31 pm
12961
Joe's right - I had taken photos to provide a visual the last time this question was asked but forgot to post them. I uploaded them to my folder in the Photos...
arizonavino
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May 1, 2007
8:46 pm
12962
Thanks Joe and Tony. Now that I know what it is, how do I get it repositioned to it's correct spot? It's sticking out over the top of the kick starter. Do I...
Cara
scooterjoey1
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May 2, 2007
12:18 am
12963
Cara, It was probably pulled between the air box and CVT cover. Don't remove the kickstarter/CVT cover - that's unnecessary. Remove the the left side body...
arizonavino
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May 2, 2007
2:02 am
12964
it seems to me if the intake valve is wide open it should be safe to adjust the exhaust valve and vice versa....
zenishus
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May 2, 2007
2:02 am
12965
Hi all, Saw this on youtube: a movie about Vino 125. Here is the ursl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQED87sdII...
Pete
aviavino
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May 2, 2007
4:34 am
12966
I recently disconnected the spring from the accelerator pump and in one week I noticed that my mileage improved from about 65 mpg to almost 80 mpg. I...
vino_scooting
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May 2, 2007
4:39 am
12967
I did the same thing a while back (have 2500 miles on her now) and yeah what a difference...it actually responds better too. Mine would almost flood itself...
Just ask!
sprintrs04043
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May 2, 2007
6:25 am
12968
Very interesting...finally I have watched the Video. Thank you Pete....
firstvino
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May 2, 2007
6:25 am
12969
As embarassed as I am to admit it, I'm scooter-mechanics retarded and was wondering if you could post some instructions on how to do this. Now that it's...
Ariana
drumminbabe
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May 2, 2007
6:30 am
12970
Here we go again in SoCal - a U.S. gallon of regular gas in my neck of the woods is topping off at $3.35 and my usual fill ups cost less then a gallon of gas....
firstvino
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May 2, 2007
6:57 am
12971
That was lovely! Thanks Pete! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Sarah
moonsian
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May 2, 2007
11:57 am
12972
... and ... this. ... Houston,TX) ... improve ... Ariana, Look under the Files section, specifically "Files > Arizonavino's files > Modifications > Disabling...
henrymarlow
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May 2, 2007
12:39 pm
12973
Would this have any adverse effects theoretically? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Sarah
moonsian
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May 2, 2007
1:19 pm
12974
I sure would like to try different weights. Access to the dyno is no problem, finding the time to install the weights would be the bigger issue for me. From...
joevers
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May 2, 2007
2:11 pm
12975
Thanks Tony. I appreciate your help as always. I don't know what we would do without you. :) Cara ... my ... first ... below ... But ... that's ... of ... to ...
Cara
scooterjoey1
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May 2, 2007
2:25 pm
12976
I did this last week, and it was very easy. --Joe HC ... From: henrymarlow <henrymarlow@...> To: Vino125@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007...
Joe HC
aanippl
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May 2, 2007
2:34 pm
12977
Wow, that's a great video! Wheelies on the Vino right out to the box. I guess I lose a lot of power here at 4500 feet. I'm not going to be trying to...
Ross Carroll
milesbandit
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May 2, 2007
4:22 pm
12978
Gas here in southern Oregon is at about $3.40 a gallon. Some are saying $4 by labor day. We'll see. I'm commuting exclusively on the Vino or my electric...
Ross Carroll
milesbandit
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May 2, 2007
4:22 pm
12979
... I don't believe so. Some carburetors need an accelerator pump to keep the engine from dying once you open the throttle (created by too lean of a mixture...
vino_scooting
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May 2, 2007
6:57 pm
12980
This is generally true. But there's two reasons the valve adjustment is done at TDC on the compression stroke. By using the TDC timing mark you precisely...
arizonavino
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May 2, 2007
7:00 pm
12981
Ariana, Check my folder in the Files area for the procedure. It's under the subfolder called Modifications. Tony...
arizonavino
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May 2, 2007
7:03 pm
12982
Scooter can have cosmetic issues but mechanical should be very good. Can pay 1200-1600 or so. Thanks. John...
j_radanovich
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May 2, 2007
7:13 pm
12983
Tony, Are you ever going to write a procedure for the Valve Clearance like you have in the past for other procedures. I honestly must say you do those better...
pug
pughicks
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May 2, 2007
10:20 pm
12984
If you want to try, I and several others on here would love to find out the info. There is a write up somewhere on here about the istall process. My offer...
Max
macks37
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May 2, 2007
11:43 pm
12986
I've avoided this like the plague - it's really not for newbies. But the service manual is marginal on this adjustment even for experienced wrenches. I'm...
arizonavino
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May 3, 2007
4:03 am
12987
I upped my main jet size to 102.5 as I was afraid of running lean from my muffler modification. This even though I pulled the spark plug and it looked really...
Corey
c0reym
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May 3, 2007
4:42 am
12988
That's good feedback Corey and falls in line with the instinct I had about your muffler mod a few days ago. You might consider trying the 100 main jet anyway....
arizonavino
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May 3, 2007
5:41 am
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