TaoTao CY-50 does not start By cruiser (Read 1,179 times)

[scootalong]

Sorry I am post happy tonight.Ok so for some reason I thought that when my scooter was off that the lights did not come on,but I think maybe they do because I just went and checked them when I turn on the key my taillight was on and the light on my front fender was on but my headlight was out and it turns over like it wants to start.correct me if I am wrong about head light

[alleyoop]

Scootalong,
Does your scoot have a OFF AND ON SWITCH by the START PUSH BUTTON? Some scoots the lights come on when the key is turned to on, some have a switch by the start button to turn the headlights off and on.
Alleyoop

[cruiser]

These scoots generally use AC from a separate stator winding to power the headlight. The engine has to be running in order for the headlight to work. There usually is a headlight switch on the handlebar like Alley said which also has to be turned on.

The valves should be adjusted especially if this has never been done. A classic cause of hard starting on these scoots is tight valves.

[scootalong]

lights come on with key.Could needing to adjust valves cause no spark on spark plug because I checked and no sparkor could this be a cdi prob,I am just not sure help thanks

[cruiser]

Valve adjustment has nothing to do with the spark. Make sure that the kill switch is in the run position. If it is, then you should check all wire connections to the coil and the CDI. Loose connections here are the most common cause of no spark.

[scootalong]

yea that makes since are you saying a lose connector or lose wire.I purchased a new cdi from my local scooter store and put it on and no spark so It does make since that something could be lose.Everthing is hard to get to because of the plastic covers and everything that leads up to the cdi is zip tied.Should I cut the zip ties to make it easyer because It is hard to check like it is now.I really want to get my scooter running.Thanks for helping me

[JR]

Yes and you can always zip tie it back and on another note it's been known to happen to others, one can buy a faulty CDI so you may want to plug the old one back in just to see?

JR