Could you scooter geniuses help me out
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Could you scooter geniuses help me out
I have been going through the Stella 4t Maintenance manual for an hour. Can't figure what this is, it appears broken and to be the culprit for my Stella not starting. Don't know what it is or where it used to be.
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That is the hose from the evap carbon canister to the air intake hose. On the air intake hose, there is a little nipple that hose connects to... which appears to have ripped off. It wouldn't cause the bike to not start, but it does let in a small amount of unfiltered air into the intake, so cover up the hole where the nipple was with tape or something. Unfortunately, the air intake hose between the plenum/airbox and carb is glued to the plenum/airbox, so I believe replacing it would involve replacing the entire plenum/airbox assembly. Or you could get creative, and try gluing a new nipple on, or simply leave it off and cover the hole.
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If your bike was not covered and left out in a heavy rain, you might also consider the kill switch as the culprit.srbbnd wrote:Thanks guys, appreciate it. Don't know why it is not starting, rained pretty hard last night maybe some water got in the tank, might try to siphon it out and add new gas. Thanks again would have never figured that out.
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Evap Carbon Canister
Scooter is up and running guess it just needed to dry out. Thanks for the help.
Has the Evap Carbon Canister always been on Stellas, I don't see it mentioned anywhere in the Maintenance Manual?
Has the Evap Carbon Canister always been on Stellas, I don't see it mentioned anywhere in the Maintenance Manual?
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Re: Evap Carbon Canister
The evap setup might be specific to certain regions with certain emission laws, which is why it might not be covered in the manual. That's my guess.srbbnd wrote:Has the Evap Carbon Canister always been on Stellas, I don't see it mentioned anywhere in the Maintenance Manual?
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To prevent wiring problems from damp weather, get some silicone spray lubricant, try to find the stuff that says it's safe for painted parts, and dielectric grease. The spray will penetrate down the wire and the grease will waterproof connectors.
The EVAP system has always been on the Stella 4T, but the service manual doesn't talk about. Even the parts manual lists the entire EVAP system as one part.
The EVAP system has always been on the Stella 4T, but the service manual doesn't talk about. Even the parts manual lists the entire EVAP system as one part.
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Removing Air Box
So I found a scooter shop that was going out of business and the guy had gutted out a few Stella 4Ts and was selling parts. I picked up a whole bunch of goodies including an air box with a bellow that still has its valve on. Has anyone removed their air box? It looks like a really tight fit in there. However, if it is just removing some screws and tire I would give it a try.
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Re: Removing Air Box
If he only had a motor to sell...srbbnd wrote:So I found a scooter shop that was going out of business and the guy had gutted out a few Stella 4Ts and was selling parts. I picked up a whole bunch of goodies including an air box with a bellow that still has its valve on. Has anyone removed their air box? It looks like a really tight fit in there. However, if it is just removing some screws and tire I would give it a try.
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