Building repair list By bobf (Read 821 times)

[bobf]

2008 MC-54-250B with Honda clone engine. Still not riding much but planning on more soon.

1. Today while on the scoot the clock calender went black. What might the cause be for that. Would this be wiring or blown bulbs. Best way to get into the front area?

2. Head lights need adjusting also. I can feel them up through the front plastic but one is not even adjustable as it is as it is just swinging around in there. The other is somehow clamped to position. Sounds like some surgery required.

3. Seat locking unlocking cables need proper positioning or replaced. The very back latch does not work. The cable is not pulling when the key is turned.

These three projects will wait till I get more of my moving and changing legal things done. Will have to register and get plates for the scoot this month. I will probably hold off till the hundreds appear as I probably don't want to sweat that much with helmet on while riding. Good time for a nice fan running in the garage while I strip plastic from both front and back. It will get naked if necessary.

So any ideas or clues offered will be considered. I may also find more things to do as time passes.
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[speedracer]

A few things I should be able to help with. The bulb is more then likely blow and will need to be replaced. Windshield needs to come off and I believe the plastic under it. Headlight sounds as if the clip which holds the socket in place has fallen out. Not sure where you would get that clip but I'm sure JR knows where. For that job you need to remove the entire front plastic.

[richardthescooter3]

Bobf, my back seat latch doesn't work either, there is adjustments on both of those cable, I'm afraid to adjust that back latch, what if the seat doesn't open surely someone out there knows how to adjust that latch the right way, if you find out, let me know

[bobf]

OK Richard, I will keep that in mind. Seems like I will have to strip the plastics so taking a good look at the cables won't be too hard. I know it worked after I first unpacked the scoot but then one day I noticed that only the side was working.
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[bobf]

It appears I must move my repair list up to a sooner date, like now.

The lighting problem is more than just the date time indicator. It is all my lights, front and rear. The turn signals still work, but that is all that I can see. The temp gauge seems dead and the fan did not come on.

I discovered this on my weekly start and run period since I can't drive with some of the medicines I take right now. I just like to start and heat up once a week to keep all systems awake. Until I get it registered in Arizona I probably should not ride it anyway. In two weeks the Colorado license expires.

OK, I have a circuit diagram of a MC-54B-250 which should be accurate enough for my scoot. The 54B has the Linhai and I have the Honda clone but most else should be the same. Problem with the circuit diagram is that it does nothing about showing where the connectors are that may have come loose.

This morning the lights flickered back on and then went off. This is when I discovered that it was the entire lighting system and not just he date time indicator.

A little help here if possible. Could this just be the fuse? Could this be a connector and where might it hide?

Love the fuse idea and I may find that to be true as that is where I will start. But with the on and off situation it sounds more like a loose connector.
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[bobf]

Checked the fuses but no luck. So I looked for the connectors I might want to check. Best I can find by looking at my old photos of the PDI age and it seems they are under the most difficult piece to remove or replace. The black center peice and floor boards. Looks like a strip down is going to happen.

EDIT: A few tips on what and where to look would be appreciated.

First the garage needs tidied up a bit. Too much of the move laying around. So first I go to Wal Mart and buy some storage. Once I have some clear floor to lay the panels on I will start the tear down. May need some help on the back as I never got those side panels clear of the frame. Still locked at the rear section above the license plate. I may have to remove the license plate and other small pieces at the rear.

Good time to do the seat latch too. Then move on forward and see about the lights aiming. Was planning on waiting till the heavy heat days when I won't be riding. Now I won't be riding for other reasons so might just start some fixing. Will get to the DOT this week and get the registration taken care of so Arizona won't get mad at me.
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[richardthescooter3]

What light are flickering? I just replaced one of those little running lights, it would light until a put back in place, then it would go out, so the other day I was thinking about that light and I had an idea, I spread the wire on the bulb so it would get a better contact and now it work. (just thought that might help) I'm in the process of getting ready for inspection

[bobf]

Richard, thanks for your note. This problem is no longer just a light flickering. The entire lighting system is off. Front and rear are dead. But on occasion they come on briefly then go off again. I am hoping that it might just be a loose connector. I won't know till I get a chance to strip the plastics. But a clue to which cable or connector would help.

Seems like wires going this way and that under the covers. They all seemed to be tight when I was in there last year. I did not do what some suggested about new wire ends and connectors.

[bobf]

OK, I started to rework my scoot this morning and did the obvious things first. I rechecked fuses again. This time I found a bad fuse working the lights. I always thought he horse shoe shape in the middle would burn away like in other fuses. It is still solid but this time I notices a burn looking area on one of the legs. So I put in a spare and now the lights system is working again.

With the lights now working I can ride again and the rest of the tear down and rework will wait until the heat is on like my first plan stated. But of course, if the lights go off again there has to be something wrong and the tear down will start then.

So now I can ride again and get some of that practice I need after nearly a year without riding. Just as soon as the doctors say I can ride, no dizzy or narcotic medicines, I will be on the road. At least another week till the pills are gone.
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