Local Vespa shop installed my 65cc bore kit on 87 elite se50

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:44 pm

Ok, I bought a 65cc bore kit for the 87 se50 that I picked up sometime ago on ebay. I called the honda dealer and they said it was a 1.5 hour job but when I took the scooter up there they said they dont work on scooters over 10 years old; Honda?!?! I said to the clerk and he said no our store manager and this is that big fancy place in Canton on Mich Ave. So anyway I knew about the Vespa shop and went and talked with that guy that said they could install it. That was kool because the place is just a hop, skip and a jump from my house. To make a long story short, the scooter doesnt start and I am getting a good spark. I went and bought a compression guage and when I preform the test the needle is between 90psi and 120psi (but that area has no numbers on it) and seems to hold it right there. I can see that gas is flowing and all but still not even a putt putt putt just a simple Putt when pushing the starter button. Can someone PLEASE help me?

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:24 pm

See if you can get it to pop using a little bit of starter fluid or a bit of gas added through the sparkplug hole. Compression should come up a bit once the rings wear in. How does your plug look, BTW? Is it new?

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:38 pm

Ok when i put alittle starting fluid in the spark hole I got about 2 putt putts then nothing.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:55 pm

u getting gas?

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:13 pm

At this point it doesnt seem like I am if everything else I have done was good. Greg is going to rebuild my carbs for me. The 90 jet was installed like the kit said to do since I am running the stock air filter.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:16 pm

ok well. your reeds may be bad also...

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:32 pm

Besides being broken what else should i look for when dealing with the reeds?

darat · Post by **darat** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:44 pm

a hour and a half job?? it only took me a 1/2 to do..

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:47 pm

Then maybe I should have hired you then...

darat · Post by **darat** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:26 pm

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:27 pm

I think the Vespa dealer ended up doing the job for free, right?

Did the Elite run OK before the swap was done?

If I didn't know better, I'd say that you've just got a dirty carb and/or a missing/screwed up aircleaner.

darat · Post by **darat** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:28 pm

i bet that se50 is really spunkey now.. lol mine is..

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:07 pm

Yea jay the Vespa shop gave me EVERY dime back and still I got the kit installed. Remeber when I bought that aero on ebay and when I got there he sold me the SE for $25? It never ran before the kit was installed but I am hoping the carbs I am getting from greg it will solve all my problems.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:12 pm

ok well one other thing that i had a prob with on mine was my reeds were so dirty they were black. so that might be a problem also...

85spreeelite · Post by **85spreeelite** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:14 pm

Oh I bought 2 new ones from greg thats on the way. What color are they suppose to be spree???