VESPA SCOOTERS OPERATING TIPS

VESPA SCOOTERS OPERATING TIPS

When you find difficulties in starting or running your vespa scooters, you don't have to feel panic. It must be not a big deal, you you could just try the following tips to turn on your lovely scooters.

In this occasion you will find out vespa scooters tips for general case (you don't know why your vintage vespa get down). You will also find a tip for your vintage vespa or other types of scooters due to a certain reason (flooding).

Starting or Running difficulties occur.

If stating or running difficulties occur, check the spark plug:

• Clean the spark plug electrode with the wire brush or emery cloth and adjust the gap to 0.6 mm. (0.23”).

• Check porcelain insulation, if cracked or broken change the plug. • Clean in neat petrol. • Do not change the type of spark plug as recommended by manufacturers.

Starting up when the engine is flooded.

In the case of difficulties caused by flooding, presence of unvaporised mixture in the cylinder) the following methods can be used: • Attempt push starting: engage 2nd gear, declutch, push the vehicle to the certain speed, sharply release the clutch, and when the engine fire, declutch immediately. • Close the fuel tap, remove the sparking plug and clean it then kick over the engine several times. Screw in the sparking plug and tighten, open the fuel tap and start the engine.

You can also check out my posting on vespa sprint 150 veloce for mechanical info.