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Anybody know anything about Gopeds? (motorized scooter thingies)

My neighbor gave my son a Goped that his roommate left behind.  It doesn't run and I am trying to figure out why.  I don't know anything about these things, just seeing if somebody here does.  It has fresh gas/oil mix, has spark, and seems to have compression.  It doesn't have a pull start assembly so we have just been trying to bump start it but it hasn't been working.  Any suggestions?

Here are some pics.







1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Anybody know anything about Gopeds? (motorized scooter thingies)

Reply #1 –
It might need the carb cleaned depending how long it sat.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

Anybody know anything about Gopeds? (motorized scooter thingies)

Reply #2 –
the pull cord is missing, if you look in the last pic opn the left yuou can see where it goes. just a weedeater engine on a scooter.. pull the side cover off and install new pull cord.
John
 

Anybody know anything about Gopeds? (motorized scooter thingies)

Reply #3 –
yep, add chord.

now to get it started, empty out that mixed gas and pour some straight gas in. 

start it up then shut it off.  add the mix gas and run it.

the carb is a complicated little  by walboro i think and its got tiny little ports and a diaphram kit , one part it a membrane and the other is the opposite with one way check valve flappers and a tiny tyny spring.  The carb rebuild kit is like 5 dollars at any small equip repair joint.