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nwscooterboy
07-01-2014, 01:08 PM
One of the things that I do a lot of before jumping head first into a project is research, research, research. When I purchase my scooter in the next week or two they also give you the option of purchasing a starter kit. It's about $44 and it includes gear oil, motor oil, a spark plug, Loctite, and some fuel stabilizer. I went to my local O'Reillys to try and price things out separately and see if I can save a few bucks just buying it off the shelf. The only gear oil I could find was a pretty big jug and it didn't say anything about specifically being for scooters and motorcycles. Does this matter? Also I've heard a lot of people recommend the NGK spark plug but I have no idea which one to get. And I'm also wondering about an appropriate fuel stabilizer that I could find in my local auto parts shop. I guess if I had the answers to these questions II could price everything out accurately and answer my own question haha. Thank you for your help everyone!

I guess it would help if I mentioned the make and model of which scooter I'm getting, especially for the spark plug question. I'll be getting the Tao Tao Roman 150 scooter.
seamus26
07-01-2014, 02:00 PM
They told me at GR Scooter NOT to use fuel stabilizer in my bike ...


after I had, and it gummed up the carb. I would shy away from fuel additives. I had to pull and clean the carb twice to get all the crap out of it.
nwscooterboy
07-01-2014, 02:45 PM
They told me at GR Scooter NOT to use fuel stabilizer in my bike ...


after I had, and it gummed up the carb. I would shy away from fuel additives. I had to pull and clean the carb twice to get all the crap out of it.

You're not the first person I've heard say that and that's good enough for me. I'm staying away from the additives. Thanks!
kz1000st
07-01-2014, 03:21 PM
You may as well buy the starter kit since the price difference is minimal at best. I have successfully used Seafoam on all my bikes. It clears out gunk in the tank and carb. A story I heard a long time ago was that the Chinese test fire the engines before you get it. They are still using leaded gas which turns to varnish after it dries in the carb. Seafoam will clear it. After you use the scooter this season a cap full of Seafoam will keep the moisture collecting in your fuel at bay while it sits through the winter. Works for me.