Weatherproof a 50cc scooter? By ssl9000j (Read 810 times)

[ssl9000j]

Greetings all! Still consider myself new to the wonderful world of scooters. Love the forum!
Okay, my topic: I know I can't completely weatherproof a scooter. But it has been raining and damp quite a bit here in Atlanta, GA and my girlfriend's 50cc Jonway has been very difficult to start, even using the kick start. This only began happening recently, and once it gets going it won't stall. From what I've read, scooters & motorcycles are much more sensitive to the weather than cars, understandably so.
The spark plug, wire, coil, fuel filter, belt and CDI are all new. Before I spend more money on a battery, stator & voltage regulator I was wondering if anyone had tried some sort of silicone spray over the electrical components to help seal out moisture?
Thanks!

[JR]

Welcome to the forum. Battery, stator, regulator has nothing to do with a hard to start scooter. If the battery is weak and it is a DC system then that can have an effect but on a standard AC system which 99% of 50cc scooters are it's not a factor.

Since you say it's hard to start even with the kick starter and you've replaced all of the things you have I would look at adjusting the valves and check for fuel flow also.

JR

[ssl9000j]

Thanks for the Welcome Wagon! I've noticed some topics on valve adjustments, I'll have to study them at length before attempting. I think fuel flow is good, but I'll check as well. In the meantime I've cleaned all the important electrical contacts and sealed them with dielectric grease, we'll see how it goes.

[ssl9000j]

And... after all that it seems like all it needed was new battery.