1987 Aero 50 rebuild/spruce up questions
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:47 pm
Hi, so I'm in the process of rebuilding my scooter and have a couple things Im curious about. Before I start asking questions I'll give some backstory on the subject.
So I bought this to replace my old 87 aero that was used and abused that I'd had for around 7 or 8 years. Basically the new aero looked a million times better but ran pretty junky (pain to start, after wot when brought back to idle would die and be impossible to start) and got worse. Upon disassembly I found my head bolts were barely past finger tight and that my by starter passage and primary? idle jet were super dirty. I think these were the culprits for my problems. So I am now finally getting around to rebuilding this thing with mild performance upgrades cause I'd always wanted to spruce up my old one this way.
So I bought
-Malossi bbk not sure cc's (cylinder,piston,rings,reeds,jet)
-Malossi mulitvar (white spring, I think 7g rollers)
-Oil pump block off plug
-Aero 80 oil pump
-Elite three pedal reed plate (reeds from malossi kit don't fit aero reed block)
-New fuel and vac lines
I don't really plan on beating on this thing. Of course I'm going to top out the motor but I won't be doing it for long stretches. Most of the time it will be stop and go probably cruisin 35 - 45. I'd just like up to that speed quickly and still have more headroom just in case.
I really just want this thing to be reliable. I miss that about my old one. 2 kicks after winter and that thing would fire up and idle great.
so now my questions....
Say the 80cc oil pump fits will it sufficiently oil this engine setup under these riding conditions? Should I add oil a touch of oil to the tank also?
Say the 80cc pump doesn't fit then I will run the pump block off and run only premix. With this setup and riding conditions what should my ratio be? I have seen 30:1 40:1 and even 50:1
Stock airbox or pod filter?
Will this run alright with the stock carb and pipe? The carb has whatever size jet the malossi kit comes with but the idle? jet is still super small. That small passage paired with stock pipe am I asking to lean out and soft seize?
What about a clutch kit or just springs? What springs would be good for my setup? I am 145lbs
Performance wise what size carb would be good with this setup and how would it affect the power curve?
I really want a malossi wild lion pipe. They don't make these anymore for the aero do they? Would I still see the benefits of an aftermarket pipe like this if I found one for another more common model and cut and welded my flange onto this pipe?
I hope i've been descriptive enough and thanks in advance for any help. I know I haven't posted much but the search button works well. You guys have been helping keep my scoots going for years. Hoping to get to enjoy this thing soon. Oh and I got a lot of these parts from scooterswapshop.com and they were great to deal with. Decent prices and super fast shipping.
So I bought this to replace my old 87 aero that was used and abused that I'd had for around 7 or 8 years. Basically the new aero looked a million times better but ran pretty junky (pain to start, after wot when brought back to idle would die and be impossible to start) and got worse. Upon disassembly I found my head bolts were barely past finger tight and that my by starter passage and primary? idle jet were super dirty. I think these were the culprits for my problems. So I am now finally getting around to rebuilding this thing with mild performance upgrades cause I'd always wanted to spruce up my old one this way.
So I bought
-Malossi bbk not sure cc's (cylinder,piston,rings,reeds,jet)
-Malossi mulitvar (white spring, I think 7g rollers)
-Oil pump block off plug
-Aero 80 oil pump
-Elite three pedal reed plate (reeds from malossi kit don't fit aero reed block)
-New fuel and vac lines
I don't really plan on beating on this thing. Of course I'm going to top out the motor but I won't be doing it for long stretches. Most of the time it will be stop and go probably cruisin 35 - 45. I'd just like up to that speed quickly and still have more headroom just in case.
I really just want this thing to be reliable. I miss that about my old one. 2 kicks after winter and that thing would fire up and idle great.
so now my questions....
Say the 80cc oil pump fits will it sufficiently oil this engine setup under these riding conditions? Should I add oil a touch of oil to the tank also?
Say the 80cc pump doesn't fit then I will run the pump block off and run only premix. With this setup and riding conditions what should my ratio be? I have seen 30:1 40:1 and even 50:1
Stock airbox or pod filter?
Will this run alright with the stock carb and pipe? The carb has whatever size jet the malossi kit comes with but the idle? jet is still super small. That small passage paired with stock pipe am I asking to lean out and soft seize?
What about a clutch kit or just springs? What springs would be good for my setup? I am 145lbs
Performance wise what size carb would be good with this setup and how would it affect the power curve?
I really want a malossi wild lion pipe. They don't make these anymore for the aero do they? Would I still see the benefits of an aftermarket pipe like this if I found one for another more common model and cut and welded my flange onto this pipe?
I hope i've been descriptive enough and thanks in advance for any help. I know I haven't posted much but the search button works well. You guys have been helping keep my scoots going for years. Hoping to get to enjoy this thing soon. Oh and I got a lot of these parts from scooterswapshop.com and they were great to deal with. Decent prices and super fast shipping.