Your videos are awesome- I'm a total noob with vintage mopeds. I just got a 79' Sachs G3 and a 78' Puch Maxi and both of their performance could use some adjusting. Watching your videos has given me very clear directions on how to handle carbs etc. Thanks. I look forward to more of your vids!

Good puch videos as always. Another trick to check the head/base/exhaust gasket is to completly close your exhaust with your shoe or a piece of wood or something that will really close the exhaust. The puch will die out really quickly if it has no leaks. If it has leaks it will take a large amount of time for it to choke on its own exhaust fumes. These things are fun to take apart and put them back togheter. Again great work sir!

If you don't have a lot of cash for ordering gaskets online, you can always go to local auto part stores and get a large sheet of paper gasket material for $2.50 or so, then cut and make your own. If you want it to last a while and be sure of your work, smear a bit of high temp gasket material around your gasket before you install it. Make sure you don't have any overlap from the gasket material inside the pipe and reassemble. Great vid, good points and technique used here.

Appreciate the video. I'm trying to get my Express running right after 15 years of sitting around. I'm going to test it for leaks tomorrow.

I've used the crush gasket sold on treatland with my Boss pipe with great success. Make sure you clean out all the carbon from the exhaust port and evenly tighten the bolts when you install the new gasket (torque if you have a wrench for it).

Totally, happy to help - bogging down can be a sign of running lean, which could be brought on by air leaks - especially if the engine shut off when you sprayed. While you have the bike down to install the new gaskets take an opportunity to check the fuel system; the lines, the tank, and the filter if you run one - bogging like you describe sounds like the engine is getting too much air, so it's a solid idea to check for good fuel flow as well, best of luck! Mo-peds...mo-problems haha

@MyMegaJOKER2

6 жыл бұрын

TravisTutorial what nm range should the torque wrench be?

A helpful video. Thanks. Where I live there are auto parts stores call OReilly's . They have a tool loaner program that includes torgue wrench. They have a TON of tools available to loan out. You just put up some cash and take home the tool you need. Take it back and get all of your cash back. A great program for tools you might not use a lot like a piston ring compressor.

thanks dude, this air leak video was very helpful for me :)

Nice video I had one of those bikes back in the 80.s after watching this I mite get one again

@K31TH3R Thanks for everyone for their rad comments! That's a very good point, I posted a link in the video description to a wiki article that has some "printable" gasket templates and instructions for how to use them with gasket paper. If you've got scissors and an x-acto knife you can definitely make gaskets instead of buying them.

2:30 🙏 thank you for the tips

So helpful! Thanks man!

Smashing :-), the puch maxi, a puch dealer pronounced it "puck", i had more than one of these puch maxi's when i was 17, smashing memorys :-) For reliable starting i used a champion L90 spark plug. I think the points were about 15 thou of an inch, and the timing was measured around the flywheel with a tape measure, really it was!! :-) Allways use ATF otherwise the autoclutch dies, a lesson learned :-( Honda camino breakshoes fit :-) Stop button can give you a shock in the damp, ouch!! :-)

Travis, only watched a few of your vid, but, your a total genius!!!!!!! how or where did you learn?

For the leak at the bing and the intake, my best practice is smear permatex high tack sealant in the crevice on the carb intake clamp. Throw and o-ring in the intake of the carb too. I never run the top gasket on the bing. I have a 50mph polini/15bing/revrun bike that I can turn the idle down so low it just goes plub plub plub and not die.

Awesome vid!

Super helpful video. I just did a frame swap and it brought on 4-stroking at my top end. On top of all 4-stroking fixes, I used all yr techniques to check for other air leaks and I have none. It wasn't 4-stroking prior to the frame swap, so I wiped around my exhaust, did a short ride and now see black stuff around the exhaust header. Time for a crush gasket!

your vids are so good keep doing it can you make a new vid of how your bike now is

I was having trouble with air leaks on my new Malossi kitted ciao. remember to retorque head nuts after a few heat runs and while hot, esp if you just rebuilt the top end. oh and if you have the patience, you can cut the bing cap gasket out of a brown paper bag and save a couple bucks.

great vid, i have the same moped, and traced the airleak to the header, what do u think of crush gaskets?

So useful, thank you !

@TravisTutorial

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the tip, things like this is good to know. by the way...My brand new Peugeot Vogue has four stroking issue since the first day I bought it. In low rpm runs very smooth but when it reaches 30 klm speed it goes four stroking. I took out the airbox and it does the same (just little bit less). It is very strange to me a brand new bike to have issues. Everything seems good, no air leak, the choke is not pressing and it still seems to run rich. Since the Carb doesn't have setting to pure it a bit I am thinking to search for smaller main jet, any idea where to find and witch number to put?. Did anybody experience anything similar with Peugeot? Peugeot shop didn't fix for me and I was really upset "but anyway" that's a different story. So if anybody knows please give me your advice.

@TravisTutorial

9 жыл бұрын

travelmoto Woah a Peugeot Vogue, I wish we had those in the United States. I can't speak to the design of a modern moped, but on many of the old ones I worked on the speed governing system was to make it super rich so it would four stroke and not go as fast, such as too rich of main jet from the factory. Others would have various intake and exhaust restrictions that would make them lean. A small main jet is a good place to start. I would also take a look at your spark plug and see if it's black and dripping oil, that will be another indicator if too rich. I wish I knew more about Vogues but sadly there are none near me...

@thekingsilverado9004

8 жыл бұрын

+travelmoto SOMETIMES 4 STROKE PHENNON IS THE FACT THE ENGINE IS GETTING MORE AIR THAN FUEL. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE AND THE HEAT TO ELEVATION... MY EXP DICTATES BY THE KIT MOTORIZED BICYCLES I BUY AND THE MOPEDS I CONTINUALLY FUCK WITH EVEN THOUGH I WONDER WHY I EVEN BOTHER... IT IS THE CARB ITSELF AND THE JET INSIDE THE CARB. THE CARB DESIGNS AND THE JETS CAUSES 4 STROKE NIGHTMARES OUT THE ASS...

Did the furnace tape work? Mine ended up being too thick and I couldn't still wiggle the carb on. O-ring works okay but not great either.

Since KZread won't let me post links in comments: go to the MopedArmy wiki and search "ZA50". On that page you can see a comparison of the e50 single speed and ZA50 two speed. I'm thinking because of the age of your bike you have the e50 but it's always good to check. Once you're sure you have the single speed go to the Treatland website and search "e50 gaskets". Then choose "puch moped E50 one speed full gasket set 50cc". Good luck, I like the green color a lot as well!

What model toque wench would you advise for someone who has never used one? Are there any vids out there a0out how to use one? Thanks Travis!

mopedarmy weekee

Curious how do you change a condenser on a 78 Puch Newport? Thanks

You are awesome

hey bud, I see you obviously know your stuff so heres a question. What if I cant get my moped to start to check for air leaks. Ive rebuilt the motor with all new gaskets, rings, carb, coil, plug and plug wire. I rewired it following a forum post about Puch Maxi's because the horn kept "popping" whenever i would crank it causing me not to have spark. I have spark now and timed it off of a video on here (youtube). itll start when i shoot starting fluid to it but wont idle or rev. Any ideas?

I like your bike.

1978 gloria intramotor blanco what fluid do you use in transmission

Was the leak affecting the speed ? I got a 1980 Peugeot 103 new carburetor and top speed of 16 mph not good 😢 but my carb is leaking

What is the specs on that maxi of yours? I have a 1980 Hi Torc Puch Maxi with a Techno Boss pipe, 12mm bing carb (62 jet), no airfilter, stock head & jug, and etc and I hit about 30-33mph

Can you make a video how to fix airleaks?

Hi man i have a puch pony express and i have a problem it has spark on low rpms but on high no spark ..

Just rebuilt the top end on my 50cc moped and air is getting sucked in through the cylinder. Any idea why it could be?

Also, instead of using abrasive carb cleaner, one can use compressed air, like from a compressor or wd40.

Can I use a gasket sheet and make a gasket for the exhaust, the top end, and bottom end? Or do I need to use metal

@TravisTutorial

2 жыл бұрын

Head gasket will have to be metal

travis, I noticed there isn't a gaskit on the elbow piece with the 2 nuts.is this normal?should there be one there.

@TravisTutorial

8 жыл бұрын

+reddog9401 I had to think back to when this video was made circa 2012, if you look super closely you can see a bit of the paper gasket curl out from the bottom of the intake, I was running a homemade one that wasn't all that well cut. You're correct though, a gasket is necessary there, a lot of factory puch intakes don't even have a smooth mating surface...

Is that metallic blue or just blue

Anyone try Husky socket wrenches,WOW is the only word,best quality I've EVER used

my scooter will not shut off after I run it for only a few min. I have to smuther the carb before it will turn off. any advice?

Can I use WD-40 in stead of carb cleaner?

I just got a tomos 1997 targa lx, and it smokes out like crazy and around the spark plug, how can you fix a leak around a plug

@TravisTutorial

8 жыл бұрын

+Evan Patterson You might have to look into sourcing a replacement head of if the treads are trashed, you can look up spark plug thread repair here on KZread as it's something a lot of car mechanics have tutorials for.

Hey It can be that there isn't a gasket on the top of the carb on older models. I have a Sachs 503 from 1974 and there isn't a gasket i there and she runs fine. Best wishes from Switzerland

@numberonekisser KZread user donyboy73 has a great video on torque wrenches, short and concise, just search "donyboy73 torque wrench" into KZread and it should be the first one. If you have the extra money and can buy a brand name one go for it, an inch pound wrench will do most of the bolts on a moped. Look at your local auto parts stores, my Harbor Freight one is good (brand is Pittsburgh), but I personally wouldn't use it on anything outside the moped, it was a $20 wrench.

So what happens to the carb cleaner after you spray it on an air leak I couldn't tell

@magicguy218

3 жыл бұрын

Carb cleaner is flammable, so it ignites and does not leave a residue like WD-40 would.

Travis, Can you spell out exactly the place or better yet give me a link where you bought Puch gasket kit for $10. Thanks.

@roberthealy8519

5 жыл бұрын

Treats in CA.

@SDsailor7

5 жыл бұрын

Where is treats located? what part of California/Thanks

Travis, heres a question, instead of using carb cleaner can i use wd40?

@knutfinnjr

9 жыл бұрын

ive used brake cleaner/ carb clean/ and ive used starting fluid in a bind. WD40 isnt flammable like the rest and that is what you want.

@thekingsilverado9004

8 жыл бұрын

+Luis Marques LOUIE UNLESS Y'ALL ARE GOOD WITH A MARKER PEN AND HAVE EXTREME ARTISTIC TALENT TO REDRAW YOUR EYEBROWS MA-STACH NEVER SPRAY ANYTHING FLAMABLE ON ANY ENGINE AT ALL.... UNLESS Y'ALL WANT A BARBEEQUED MUSTACHE EYEBROWS AND HAIRLINE AND YOUR OLD LADY AND NEIGHBORS LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF AT YOUR STUPIDITY...

if i have a hole in my engine, how is it going to start? i cant find a video on how to find a hole in an engine that WONT start

Would an air leak cause the motor to stall and die when idling?

@thekingsilverado9004

8 жыл бұрын

+Corey D ABSOLUTELY KIDDO. ALMOST THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WITH AN ENGINE THAT RUNS RAUNCHY AND OR DIES OUT... NUMBER ONE CAUSE THE CARB WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE INTAKE OR THE INTAKE WHERE IT GOES INTO THE BLOCK. CHECK THE CARB TO INTAKE CONNECTION FIRST REPALCE THE NOT AND BOLT COMBO AT THE INTAKE CARB NECK ASS A LITTLE SEALER MADE FOR THE JOB... GET THE BULLSHIT AT NAPA TO SEAL INTAKE GOOSE NECK...

What torque setting jammed that poor socket ? That big torque wrench would scare the nuts of a scooters . Take care , thanks

Liquid gasket or ATV sealer.

I'm working on a puch ms50d btw, 1972

Mine wont even Idle. I have to give it 3/4 to full throttle.

common air leaks are where the bing carb meets the intake. there is no real good way to seal that. if you ever find one you will be a golden god of mopeds. a common solution is to switch to a SHA carb because it uses a plastic shim which seals up nice

Open a patron because if you need money i’m sure people would donate i’m sure i will

Yeah, but how on earth do you carry a moped up and down the stairs on your own?!

Pfffff, long talk!