MOPED ARMY

I like air filters as well, is there spark? if not then clean your grounds. if there is then squirt some premix in the hole to see if it'll fire for a few seconds, if it does then clean your carb.

Are you running a 70cc kit with a stock pipe? Smaller carb will not help, might make it worse

Yes, 70cc kit the seller put on. It was turning over fine the 3 or 4 times I tried. The only thing I've done is consult the schematic and attach the loose wire from the magneto to the terminal block to see that the front/rear brake light switches were working. I haven't rode it, just cranked it over to test lights and switches.

have u cleaned the carb yet? might be a fouled plug.

If it starts for a little bit that's moving in the right direction, to clean your carb take the jet off, use brake cleaner and blast air thru all holes. make note of jet size while u hold up to light.

New plugs r cheep and eliminate a common error, no start from plug being fouled.

The last time it started it was for a little bit then was stalling out, that's when I found the loose fuel line going into the carburetor. I can get carb cleaner and a new plug today. Still just wondering about the jets. There's an adjustment screw on the carb, but from the one video I watched the jet is inside the carburetor and looks a little different. Anyone know what this screw circled in red is for?

Guys sells you a lemon and his customer support is to send you to MA?

What a swell guy.

I like the timing idea as well. Something may have moved if the seller was working on it and didn’t secure the points or stator plate.

I don’t know how long that 70cc Kit has been on there. If it’s new, maybe the head is a little loose? My kit blew its head gasket right away when it was new. (Not a big deal on Moped, so don’t worry).

Don’t feel bad about bugging the seller. You did nothing wrong. The decent thing would be for him to help you get the “running” moped you were sold running again.

But, you certainly are in the right place to learn to fix it yourself.

I used carb cleaner and cleaned out the carb. Put a new plug in with .025 gap, halfway between the manual spec of .020 inch and the old plug which had a .030 inch gap. Does anyone think the .030 gap was done to accommodate the 70cc kit?

It fired up, when I opened the throttle there was a pop and it smelled like a firecracker and the exhaust dropped off the cylinder. Reattached that and it does start up now and run idle. I'm curious if that exhaust is going to drop off while riding.

I notice a light white smoke coming out of the exhaust now while it's idling, didn't recall that before but wasn't looking for it. Does it mean there is too much oil in the mix?

Man, I wish I'd seen this earlier, it all smacked hard of a fouled plug - especially that wiring bit. The brake light wires are necessary for the ignition to spark, likely having that dead and fuel going in but no spark was enough to end your old plug. there's not really any reliable way to clean a plug either (except maybe sodablasting it or something), definitely want a new one. it's worth keeping a spare with you

Seller works on bikes and the exhaust falls off. Yep mopeds

who has had a sachs and not had the exhaust fall off haha, i weld little washers on the headers and spring mount em all now. last time i didnt do that a budddy was riding it and the pipe dropped, caught and tried to pole vault the rearend