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Bigianscooter · Guvernor Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 700

Got problems with mine now!!! Dont think it is same as the above but could do with some advice.
I have not used it for a few months but go and start it up and let it tick over every couple of weeks .....however today it started coughed and spluttered and conked out, tried several times and the only way to get it to run was to have throttle ¼ open and had to leave it like it until engine warmed up otherwise it would conk out! could this be just down to me leaving it for a while and battery low or something else? Even after letting it run for ½ hour on tick over when you switch it off t is still reluctant to go again, I'm now paranoid that it may be due to the fact I've been using the master key all the time as I've still not got around to getting another key cut so may be messing ECU about a bit......what do you think? I've also got an immobiliser fitted (key fob style) that was on the scoot when I got it ...how easy would it be to remove it and where is it likely to be fitted........sorry to sound so dumb but with all this modern technology I would not know what I'm looking for Embarassed

Big Ian

Blackpool Paul · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

Dunno about all that electrickery mumbo, but leaving stale petrol in cant be good can it? doesnt the octane level drop over time, or am I talking bollox again? Rolling Eyes

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tafsc · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: xs

I’m totally with Blackpool Paul, dump the old petrol and give the plug a good clean then start her up and leave to tick over for a full ten minutes.

Keep the old petrol and bring it to Great Yarmouth cos we may need some help starting our BBQ!
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Bigianscooter · Guvernor Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 700

Petrol aint that old as toped it up 3 weeks ago so can't be that.

Big Ian

jetex · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject:

If your aftermarket alarm system has been put on, then it can be taken off again. They are normally a black plastic box, and work by cutting a wire, and the 2 cut ends are then wired into the box. This may be done to 3 or 4 wires depending on the system. It won't be too hard to find on a scooter, then just join the original wires back together, as per their colour codes. As for your cutting out problem, change the fuel ( especially if you got it from a supermarket ), and give the scoot a good run, I'm sure it will be o/k then.

smirnoff · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject:

Fook, Sh**, Boll**ks..........Was supposed to pick it up tomorrow, started, went out fo a test drive and all ok, they went to do final checks when it cooled down and now it wont start again. The ecu light is coming on now but the relays are chattering like mad and no start.....oh dear. The original fault was the £amp fuse and holder under the seat the same as Siomons according to the mechanic but he has tested that, tried new relays and now thinks it could be a loom fault Sad

Looks like I might be B.U. Van man afterall Evil or Very Mad

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Blackpool Paul · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

Ian you would be fookin amazed at the shite that gets pumped into your tank, I know my new Stainless tourismo tank on the Lammy was spotless inside cos I washed it out 3 times with clean filtered petrol, but when I checked the inline filter after running the bike for a few months it was nearly choked with what looks like bits of clear plastic n grit. Shocked

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smirnoff · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject:

Well it looks like they may have got to the bottom of the problem finally. After faxing away a help to Piaggio and receiving some pointers they rang me today to say they found it. It turned out to be a high resistance in the loom (break) they have traced and replaced the wire and now all is fine.
Picking the scooter up in a few days so they will have plenty of time to test it, but when I pick it up I will have a good chat with the mechanic to find out what wire it was in case it happens to anyone else.
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smirnoff · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

Yea, thanks lads nice to know you give a fook, leason learnt. Twisted Evil

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Maver · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject:

Gwilym · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:

mapgp175 · troop Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 34

my 600 mile gts also ground to halt 5 miles after first service. piaggio also say's that its a break in the loom somwhere?? seems theyve found a new scape goat for being clueless about fuel injection systems i think their just repacing the lot.(loom) oh computer say's no when connected so there really useful as well!!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

smirnoff · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

Innocenti · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

glad its sorted out now m8
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Maver · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

there were a batch of GTs's that came from the factory with the loom routed "over" a floor spar where the battery is rather than under the spar, this caused the loom to chaff and expose wires and ultimately fail requiring a new loom, think this was limited to a smallish number of scoots of the "55" plate variety.
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