Starting

[Marty ULC]

Scooter is becoming more difficult to start in the mornings.
First kick she fires once or twice then dies then it's either 20-30 kicks or a bump to get her going.
Once warmed up she's grand, goes well, ticks over well, plug colour fine.
Changed rings recently and found the old ones were a bit gummed up and one was just over the gap limit so thought that would've been the problem but it's still the same.
Where should I start looking first?

[MickYork]

New spark plug. Check choke.

[grandpa]

Hi Marty
+1 on the choke
If you remove bellows and hold a piece of cardboard over the carb Venturi to act as a choke and it starts ok I would strip and clean carb paying particular attention to rubber seal on choke plunger if it's a Delly or Jetex

Grandpa

[lam1962brettagg]

hi Marty
sounds like damp maybe in the coil connections possibly? or elswhere in the electrics.
im curious about the choke seal grandpa ? where exactly will i find that on a dellorto?
cheers

[grandpa]

hi Marty
im curious about the choke seal grandpa ? where exactly will i find that on a dellorto?
cheers

Hi Lam1962brettagg
If the rubber seal on the bottom of the choke plunger has disintegrated and is blocking the choke jet.
http://www.scooterrestorations.com/lamb ... 1-and-sh2/
Everything (like me) is old on a Lambretta
I wonder what fixed it?
Grandpa

" I don't really need a Lambretta as I have a buss pass "

[lam1962brettagg]

Hi grandpa
am not too far off a bus pass myself
yes wonder if Marty got it sorted?
i dont seem to have a rubber seal at all not sure if i ever did. we are talking standard dellys mine is s1/18
cheers

[lam1962brettagg]

Not to worry grandpa just remembered where it is derrr. memory not as good as it used to be.
Marty.
have you had any luck with that yet?

[Marty ULC]

Haven't had a look at it yet, been too busy playing with my series1.
Wondering if having too big a float jet (300 in a 25mm carb) might be causing it to flood?