08-25-2020, 07:26 PM | #1 |
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new apollo, no start
alright this is my 3rd china bike.
apollo z20 125cc gotta say the vendor did me wrong. sent me the wrong bike and then want me to pay to ship it back and it arrived all jacked up. assembled quickly, have gas, have air, seem to have spark but hard to tell without a proper sized spark tester. seems to have no resistence at all on the kick start. tried all variations of key on/off, run switch on/off, choke on/off gas is coming from the carb bowl drain so i know its getting gas. also even with the clutch cable tightened, and fully in, there is resistence ot the bike rolling in 1st gear. I attempted to pop start it after my leg wore out. Removed foot pedal in case it was preventing a full stroke. im stumped and the vendor isnt being very helpfull. any tips? |
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08-25-2020, 08:18 PM | #2 | |
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08-26-2020, 01:03 AM | #3 |
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dumb question, but where is the valve lash?
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08-26-2020, 02:09 AM | #4 |
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It is the clearance between the rocker and the valve stem.
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08-26-2020, 08:40 AM | #5 |
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Is there any way I can get a drill on the flywheel to spin the engine to try and start it?
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08-26-2020, 08:51 AM | #6 |
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if there is no resistance when kicking it over then there is likely no compression. Since its new the most likely cause is what Big Bird said, tight valves.
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08-26-2020, 09:20 PM | #8 | |
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Vendor got back to me after I sent a video of starting attempts. And yes I had to leave the clutch out... crazy.. Got her to fire up Thanks guys |
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