No! No! No! No! Taotao Already Going 'Put'??

[KennyHittz150cc]

Its not that hard all u need is basic tools put it back together the way it came out .. if u have grage put a piece of board down and put the parts u take of on that do not be on grass or gravel is to lose little screws ... take ur time look up things on u tube .. it could be flooded or u need a nee needle .. hope u get it back going feel free to ask me q's im on my 5th gy6 I know how it can be .. I taught my self alot just messing round with them and from youtube as the form

[Firehawk989]

^This.

Though if you have a little extra cash it might be worth your sanity to just take it to a shop and have them adjust the valves and install a new needle/carb.

It sounds like you're starting with very little mechanical knowledge, and Chinese scooters generally need a lot of maintenance to keep them running happily.

[scooter]

HAHA. Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines but some people learn that way. Tear it apart and put it back together. Hey, if it's learning on a scooter it's just like I learned on my first car, a POS 66 stang. I didn't know what the hell I was doing. But it didn't run worth a crap either. I never blamed Ford though. That's the key in my humble opinion.

[Luked]

Thanks guys!

Some people learn by tearing things apart! I break things that way- Frankly, I'm just a little klutzy, and wind up doing more harm than good! I'm not very self sufficient mechanically...

Because it sat all winter, I've had throttle issues, then a leak, I've decided it's probably the carb. Because it's sealed, since I need to replace the carb anyway, and since I've already bent the needle, I've simply contacted a knowledgeable mechanic online, and he is going to replace it with the one I ordered. I hope the one I ordered is right, I got instructions in another thread, but things didn't go right during the ordering..

When it's running, I'm gonna find a class! Lol!

[scooter]

Good luck man. You can unseal the carbs. I did mine. But yeah, they're cheap enough that sometimes replacing it is better than spending all your time repairing it.

[rv1160]

Ok I have exhausted all the resources on this site and still can't figure out what's going on. It only has 111 miles on it but has been sitting for about 6months - Tao Tao 50 will not idle or run unless started with starting fluid and then will bog down and die after a few seconds - Have checked fuel source (good) - adjusted valves to .003 (they were tight) - removed fuel adjustment tamper proof cover to adjust only to find a tamper proof screw?? How the heck am I supposed to adjust that? Actually did run a little better after valve adjustment and would run/bog/run/bog and then would die when down to idle. Also when i went to remove carb cover - they tightened the damn screws(slotted) on so much that I stripped the one screw - will get the file out and file new slot if needed but was hoping that I wouldn't have to do that - Help?

[rv1160]

but it still bogs when full throttle - still cant figure how to adjust fuel / carb??

[Firehawk989]

You probably have something clogging up one of the jets in your carb. You'll have to find a way to get the bowl off the carb and spray everything out thoroughly with carb cleaner, including through all the jets and passages. Or just buy a new carb since you will eventually want one that's adjustable down the line.

[HitShane]

Just buy a replacement carb. Problem solved. Also replace your vacuum lines. Do not over fill the gas tank or it will vapor lock.