I sincerely hope the clutch isn't the culprit, since it's an expensive fix. After I got home, I "smelled" around, but couldn't pick up any burnt clutch scent. I thought - for just a second - that I smelled a burning clutch when I was riding it back home after the intersection incident. It was so weak that I had to push it up a hill to get it back to my residence. It felt as if the engine was providing power for a couple of seconds, then stopped the power delivery for a couple of seconds, and it kept doing this over and over. I managed to get it moving, but it hit 10-12 MPH on mostly flat land (where 27 MPH was common). This time I'd say I was on full throttle ~5-10 seconds while stationary.Ī couple of days later I fired it up, but it ran horribly. I've revved the engine like this in the past (with the moped stationary), but for shorter durations. It was consistently going slower afterwards, and I scurried back home as best as I could. It absolutely refused to go past 20 MPH even though I'd usually go 27-28 on the same stretch of road. I pushed off from standstill, the scooter started moving fine, but soon thereafter started lagging. I revved the engine while still stationary in anticipation of the light turning green - I didn't want to hold up traffic, and the 50cc engine takes a while to get going. Near the end of my ride, I stopped at an intersection to make a left turn. I was test-riding it after a short hiatus, and the moped was running fine. Things were looking up: I replaced the spark plug, cleaned out the exhaust, adjusted the idle / fuel screws, and even replaced the brakes (I can stop now!). I recently managed to get the moped running properly, albeit for only a short time.
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