Oil in the fuel tank (Help appreciated)
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:04 pm
Hi, all -
My girlfriend and I are Genuine devotees, having purchased our first scooter—a Buddy 50 2-stroke—two years ago, and loving every aspect of the experience.
We are due to bring the bike in for servicing, which is the silver lining to the fact that Genius here absentmindedly put oil in the fuel tank yesterday. Not realizing my error, I drove it five minutes to run an errand (noticing some sluggishness with the throttle along the way) only for it not to start again. Perhaps needless to say, I pushed it all the way home.
The rub is, we have to drive the scoot to our dealer for servicing, which means I need to drain and flush the fuel tank and carburetor. I can't find anything definitive online that explains how I go about that—at least in terms of anything that remotely resembles our make or model (2018)—and I'm reluctant to start unscrewing and unplugging things without some assurances. The owner's manual wasn't terribly helpful either.
Any tips here greatly appreciated. Happy to supply more info, if needed.
Many thanks!
My girlfriend and I are Genuine devotees, having purchased our first scooter—a Buddy 50 2-stroke—two years ago, and loving every aspect of the experience.
We are due to bring the bike in for servicing, which is the silver lining to the fact that Genius here absentmindedly put oil in the fuel tank yesterday. Not realizing my error, I drove it five minutes to run an errand (noticing some sluggishness with the throttle along the way) only for it not to start again. Perhaps needless to say, I pushed it all the way home.
The rub is, we have to drive the scoot to our dealer for servicing, which means I need to drain and flush the fuel tank and carburetor. I can't find anything definitive online that explains how I go about that—at least in terms of anything that remotely resembles our make or model (2018)—and I'm reluctant to start unscrewing and unplugging things without some assurances. The owner's manual wasn't terribly helpful either.
Any tips here greatly appreciated. Happy to supply more info, if needed.
Many thanks!