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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 14:25:49 GMT -6
I understand the basics wiring/continuous circuitry and as stated before I have checked all of my grounds. My battery is grounded to the engine which is is bolted to my frame. That is ground. That is the purest sense of the term ground. I have spark which confirms that. And all my accessories work. Unless I'm missing something this thing is grounded. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 2:17:34 GMT -6
Ok so battery ground to frame and secondary ground (from frame ground) to valve cover? May I ask why? Wiring ain't my digs if you couldn't tell.
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 2:01:52 GMT -6
Top view:  Welds after bedding and griding:  Little paint:  Whole mount painted and cleaned up:  Engine on mount:  Rear end:  Her stance (plus bonus 05' Longbo LB150T-12):  |
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 1:50:11 GMT -6
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 1:25:15 GMT -6
Aha, that's where the confusion was coming from. For some reason my mind transposed the word solenoid and battery. And my battery ground is on my rocker/head cover. Also, I went digging through my phone and apparently I did take pictures and I also apparently have a photobucket account. Who knew? So I'm getting on that now.
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 1:04:21 GMT -6
Alright got it. Didn't see that I could edit the title from the initial post's EDIT options. Thank you!
As for that I THINK everything is good to go but now I'm second guessing whether or not I have a ground wire coming from my solenoid. I shall have to check tomorrow! I am going to feel like a jackass if it isn't... That poor little lamb.
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 0:49:13 GMT -6
Awesome. Thanks. Last question I think... How do I rename the thread?
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 0:30:06 GMT -6
Sure thing! Will try to accommodate tomorrow! (No promises as it's new years and I'm getting inebriated) I will also explain that process with the pictures. What is the best way to get pictures on here from a cell phone? (I haven't taken pictures and it is a smart phone) Also should I make a new thread for that or just post in this thread?
As an answer:
I have jumped from the solenoid (knew I forgot to list something) and got nothing (What is RRR?). As far as battery, I bought a 12v/7Ah which seemed typical of other models of same size. I do not have a multimeter but my charger has that setting built in. Readings are nominal captain. Engine does turn as according to a normal 4 stroke.
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 31, 2013 0:09:39 GMT -6
Alright, as some of you may or may not have seen in my previous post I have been in the process of replacing a TaoTao ATM50-A 50cc 1P39QMB with a 150cc 157QMB. Well success! It's done. Pour the champagne, cut the cake, let's ride.
...Yeah not so much.
I have mounted the engine (welded engine hanging bracket directly to frame, wasn't so bad) and replaced everything mechanically needed to make it road worthy. Upon finishing I wired everything back up and was ready to ride my kick-ass new toy. Well it wouldn't turn over; or it would turn over but barely. A slow thwop if you will. Now it was having this problem BEFORE the engine swap as well. I attributed it to either bad battery or cold weather as it would fire right up once warm. Well now it has a brand new battery and I've tried starting indoors. Here are the things I've replaced/checked:
- All grounds. Good to go.
- Replaced Rectifier.
- New CDI
- Removed starter motor and did a solo jump. Turns just fine.
- Removed wiring harness and protecting loom. If it's bad I can't tell.
- Sacrificed a lamb to the Scooter God.
Nothing has changed after doing all of these. I'm at my wit's end here. Any ideas?
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Post by chroniktheory on Dec 30, 2013 22:54:44 GMT -6
I'm sorry I didn't see your reply earlier.  It is a 1971 T100R Daytona. Stock 490cc twin. It's still nowhere close to done. It's been chopped down and what I plan to put on (the parts I currently have) is a HD Road King gas tank, retro-fit jockey shifter (fabbed out of box tubing xD), BMX style handle-bars (because why not?), 3.5' Paughco springers, and for good measure I'm welding the head of a shovel to the frame as a head cover (boy I'm building it for always said he wanted a shovelhead). The way it was set up was for belt drive but I'm thinking of converting to chain driven with open primary. I've stretched the frame six inches so people over 5' tall can ride it comfortably (those darn British!) and it rakes out to 8'3" with tires. As it sits now it's barebones frame as I still have SO much polishing to do as it will have a naked finish. No paint. Only patina. The idiots I bought the bike from put so much putty on the frame/body it literally took me weeks to grind it all off (I usually only have a few hours a week to work on my various projects) and find bare metal again. Still lots of work to to do on the frame and the transmission but I'm setting a goal of June of next year to have it done. Thanks. p.s. Sounds like you've got a nice machine there and I'd love to see pictures  |
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Post by chroniktheory on Nov 2, 2013 16:19:33 GMT -6
Yeah cheap isn't what I'm going for but I'm not paying that much money just for a side/personal use project (now if it's for the '71 Triumph I'm building I don't even want to go into the price of those parts). And buying a new one takes all the fun out of building the old one. I want something different and unique. I would post pictures to show my scoot but it's all torn apart right now as I'm in the middle of an instrument panel delete. In response to the last post, I am a welder and have an arc, TIG, and MIG welder. I have ordered the mounting bracket and it looks like all I need is some square tubing to fab some brackets to weld to my frame. Now that I have the mount in my hands it's starting to come together in my mind a whole lot better.
Now you say I have to replace my shock? Is my factory shock not heavy duty enough for my engine as I've mocked up the engine on the scooter and it lines up fine. Also you mentioned tires. I have some dual-sport kendas laying around on rim ready to go but alas, the front tired CANNOT fit in my forks. The rear will go but I'll have to fab another mud-shield and I've already bobbed my scooter minus the mud-shield. Your advice is greatly valued. I'm really enjoying reading some of the posts I see on here. I'm not much of a poster myself; more of just a lurker.
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Post by chroniktheory on Oct 10, 2013 14:56:11 GMT -6
Props to the guys at Monster GY6 but that's just not what I'm looking for. Plus it costs an arm and BOTH legs for those kits. Even just their "slip-on" bracket by itself is expensive. What I really want is experience or just some good advice. I have a good idea of what I'm going to do but I'm not in any rush as I've replaced the crank in my current engine.
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Post by chroniktheory on Oct 5, 2013 5:38:04 GMT -6
Hey, I'm replacing the engine on my 2013 TaoTao 50A1.
Now I've already put a "100cc" BBK, performance cdi, NGK sparkplug, upgraded rectifier, upgraded starter motor, light weight variator case, aftermarket carb, and 6 gram rollers. Now here's where it gets tricky. A good friend of mine gave me an engine he had (an older 80cc gy6) which is what i decided to put the BBK on since I figured it would be less starting strain on the crank. Now I'm VERY new to the scooter game but I've been working on small engines and motorcycles for several happy years now so I was confident. Everything went beautifully (other than dropping a wrist-pin clip in my old block [damnit!]), got her buttoned up and started right away. Unfortunatly I noticed an overheating problem and it had a slight knocking. I wasn't running lean and the knocking puzzled me so I took it for a test drive to work out some kinks. It ran great and I was surprised at the performance increase at only half throttle. When I pulled back into the driveway after a short fiver and the engine was EXTREMELY hot and the knocking was more noticeable. After a closer inscpection I came to the conclusion of bad roller-bearings on the crank (hey it was an old engine I put it on).
Now I decided to just go ahead and buy a 150cc engine. After some quick glances and zero research I've purchased what seems to be a pretty nice quality engine that came with carb, rectifier, coil, cdi, starter post, and a spark plug, which I need none of other than the carb (it's nice to have spares though). I've run into a huge problem though. The engine does not fit! After researching this (which apparently is a not-too-uncommon problem) I've come to the conclusion that I can buy and engine hanger for a 150cc and mount such to my frame. Sounds good but I want to hear it from the pros. So any experience on the subject, links, pictures, videos, or just some good ole' fashioned jaw flapping on the subject would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks so much!
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