http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/ Vespa Smallframes Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:49:21 GMT theglasswebb http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35753 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35753 this happened last month to a friends 100 sport.... a fuel vacume occured due to his gas tank cap air holes being blocked w/ dirt & oil... he rebuilt it and Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:30:43 GMT sandor ferenczy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35752 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35752 i'd still make sure the float is working properly. the engine cutting out would be a sign of fuel starvation, not flooding. -sandor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:41:36 GMT atomisla http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35751 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35751 Nope. It was dones by a radiator shop and worked fine for a few years now. I am thinking the slow drain from the tank led to the needle maybe clogging. Iam Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:37 GMT Bshizz. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35750 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35750 any chance you coated the inside of your gas cap with something? that's what I did to my v90, make sure the breather hole(s) in your gas cap are letting air Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:59:46 GMT Mike Koch http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35749 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35749 I'm in the Portland, OR area. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:57:38 GMT Mike Koch http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35748 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35748 Anyone within reasonable shipping distance have any older 4-lug smallframe fork stuff? Primarily interested in swingarm and internals, axle/hub/spindle, etc. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:05 GMT atomisla http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35747 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35747 I have rebuilt the bike from head to toe and used all new parts. I am on year 3 of this. I had the capacitor go on me and it completely shut down after 10 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:31 GMT the model citizen http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35746 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35746 the rubber gasket in the fuel tap assembly perishes over time, especially with constant turning of the tap. there is a spring washer that keeps tension on the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:00 GMT sandor ferenczy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35745 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35745 a non (or little) working fuel tap would flood the carb at rest, causing hard starts. if it starts and runs (even for 5 minutes) the fuel tap isnt the problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:46 GMT atomisla http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35744 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35744 So I forgot to mention, I still use the fuel tap (petcock) it starts up normally but after 5 minutes of running it dies I think from flooding possibly. Any Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:42 GMT atomisla http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35743 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35743 Hey hey hey, I was wondering what happens to the carb when the fule from the tap leaks constantly? What should I be most worried about? The float and needle? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:56:32 GMT Max http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35742 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35742 Rims are the same for 3.50x10 and 3.00x10. 3.50's will rub in a smallframe. You just need a 3.00x10 tire. Max Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:53:43 GMT theglasswebb http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35741 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35741 I just got a '81 100 sport and it came with a spare wheel holder w/ a cracked tire... the tire was a 3.5 x 10... which is for a largeframe... The spare did fit Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:33:17 GMT Mike Koch http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35740 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35740 Hoping to find a good used full circle crank, large taper, 20mm bearing and seal, stock rod length and stroke. Thanks, Mike Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:56 GMT Nick Combs http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35739 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vespasmallframes/message/35739 Anybody have a spare left cowl glovebox lock and key they'd be willing to sell and mail to me? -Nick