How to clean a Chinese scooter carburetor [Taotao] 

I watch many Coborator videos but must say this is the Best Explained, very simple but straight forward, lol he even explained why the scooter was running in the Back gorund # A+ in My Book #Honor roll

If you use a left hand drill bit it often will catch the bolt and unscrew it in one operation. Thanks for the vid.

Thanks for this. I used my drill bits and extracting tool , which i hadnt used in years, to get the 3 bolts out from my carb earlier today. Beats needing to buy a new carb. Now to get replacement bolts with actual heads to them.

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I have a scooter I got for free. It wasn’t running and would not turn over. These videos helped out a bunch I getting it going. I cleaned the carb the same way and I used throttle body cleaner which worked for most of it. The jet was so clogged I couldn’t see through it and could not get a wire through it. What I did was I used torch just like the video then ran some speaker wire to clear it out. You will see a little and I mean tiny puff of smoke when you use the torch method. I didn’t hold the flame up longer than 4-5 seconds and it burned the fuel that turned to lacquer out. BTW I held the jet with some needle nose pliers. Great video!!!

couldn't get scooter to start, did everything from valve adjustment to replacing fuel/ vacuum lines. turns out pilot jet was clogged. now it runs like new!

Hey sir, my taotao 50 wasn't running, just cranks and cranks but no start. Watched your vid, did your tricks, cleaned the jets (with a blowtorch), then reassembled. Went to fire it up and it just cranked and cranked, I was a little bummed especially after seeing the idle jet was clogged, I thought for sure I found the issue. After a few more tries it fired right up to my amaze! Thank you for this great vid and i learned a ton! Thanks again! You're awesome!

Luv my ridgid cordless had it forever and still rock's . Great video good show👏

Dude!! So great full for all your videos!! I spread the word to all my friends that own scooters bout you!! ✌️ 🕊️

I know this is from way back in January, but any chance you can do a vid on putting the whole carb back in?

Thanks for this. I didn't want to buy a new carb. This actually helped. I saw the screws and I was like why?

happen to know the thread size on the float bowl screws by any chance?

I put a pod filter on and a new carburetor put a 110 main jet in and it takes about 4 tries to start then it runs good trying to figure out if i need a bigger jet

What size are those 3 float bowl screws?

Hi Matt. Love your videos! I need some advice, Im thinking about buying my friend's 2015 taotao 50cc which hasn't started since last fall. I don't have much experience, do you think I have a shot at fixing it up or is it a bad investment? Thanks!

fantastic video

Hack saw it and make it a flat screwdriver groove.

Hey Matt great video just so you are aware the location that would have the Air fuel adj screw that's is just a brass cap drill it out and the screws underneath

I did the same but after first small hole drilled, I just hammered in old hex bit and unscrewed it and it even resulted in being able to reuse old screws

Hello! I have a Buddy 50 cc scooter. It runs great except for sometimes it hesitates a little in the sense that it will turn off at strange times when I am going lower speeds or it will not turn on.. In order to get it to turn on I carry a little screw driver and carb cleaner and I will take off the air filter cover and spray the intake with carb cleaner and put it back on. Then I go to start and it starts VERY good. It was just brought to a shop who charge like $200+ for a carburetor cleaning and spark plug replacement. The shop is called Boca Scooters… I am NOT convinced that they did honest work but I don’t know know for sure. I would like to have it turn on normally. (without having to have to spray the carb cleaner every time) I believe that I need to work on the carburetor again or get replaced altogether OR get a valve adjustment. I would like to bring it to a different shop but I don’t know really where to start. Gas is clean, premium used (50CC 2018 Buddy) Carb JUST got cleaned but NOT positive they did honest work…….. Spark plug all new. Where should I start from here?

What thread are the new screws?

Whats the float height on the carb because the carb body has an angle, do you set the float height at the angle or keep it straight

This may work, myself having dealt with many break off screws I use a dermal grinder to make centre of screw then a 1/16 to 1/8 left hand thread bit and just back out screws.

What size screws do you recommend ? Thanks great video

How do you make these chinese scooters run for the longest time possible? I watched a video and they said Premium gas and changing oil every 500 miles.

Matt, I have a tao tao quantum 150 with a 61 mm big bore kit and your retro exhaust plus a uni air filter running the stock carb. I ride it in West Virginia, how much bigger jet should i need to get it tuned right?

Trying to do a main jet on my stock carburetor. 2020 Taotao pony 49cc Same bowl cut off screws also pieces need drilling also. Thinking of just getting a new carb upgrade. But, there's alot of fakes going around. Back to playing with the stock one abit more. I.g.

Awesome video

Is the 150powersport taotao also has a carb?

Got my scooter running! Any tips on adjusting the jets so it doesn’t die when idle or revving?

what size are the new screws?

I need to change my carburetor tray. If I remove the carburetor, not moving the adjustment screws will it throw the carburetor out of control.Thks for your video 😊

i saw a video to tap a notch on the corner with a wood screw then with the same screw and hole bink it counterclockwise save threads 2

What size screws?

I just purchased a Znen 150cc GT and it will start but then when it gets some gas, it stops running. I have to keep starting it. Any suggestions? Battery is good. just changed the fuse when it didn't need it. drilled a hole in the gas cap like someone suggested. It only has 32 miles on it.

I have a 200cc go cart and removed my old air filter box which had two hoses that ran to the old air box from the crank case where the belt is and from the valve cover where the valves or piston is. which both have vacuum but when I put an aftermarket filter on what do I do with those hoses that have vacuum.my cart is like this one in the link. I’m not to familiar with small motors maxoffroad.com/product/200cc-4-seat-spyder-go-kart/

I got a linhai 4 wheel same carb. I got it to start and it idles just fine. I can even rev it up for like the first 30 second to a 1 min after start up. After that if I try to rev it, it boggs out and dies. I've checked for vacuum leaks, cleaned jets and even checked to floats, this a brand new carb. I tried letting it run till it warmed up, think it was just cold natured. Even after idling for 30 mins and its nice and warm its still boggs out and dies if it touch the gas. Got any idea? maybe a bigger main jet? I just don't know.

can i put 2t carburetor on 4t scooter? will it be better? i am putting 82cc cilinder kit.

Where the air fuel screw should be on the side of the carburetor where that plug is you can drill that plug out in the screws underneath it I just did it on mine

Which carb is this Chinese carb a copy of?

I've been watching you for a while and you know your stuff. Bro I just put a new carburetor on my Chinese scooter and removed the egr/pair system and now when I tried to start it it won't stay running. Please tell me what to do. I have a mentally ill brother and a elderly mom to take care of and this scooter is my only transportation. Please tell me what I need to do. Please help

Matt, I own a tao tao future champion. It has a 100cc big bore kit. I installed a 26mm 150cc carb. It runs like shit. What jets should I be running? It has a 105main jet but will not idle at allllll

Idk if the cameras making it look bigger, or my carburetor is really.. small 😂

Hay man I dig your channel and your content whatever that means to the only thing is you do seem kind of preoccupied with videotaping have you ever considered having somebody video tape (run camcorder shoot video and all that crap) and why would you have a person to run the camera for you and take a big part of the taping? So? you can and can concentrate on telling somebody how to clean the carburetor second nature to you but you're pretty occupied with the video part of it you need a video crew here sound Smith after and remember.. your the face of of the out for and that sir makes you the man on the the scene kind of a Bill Nye the science Guy of scooter world

Do you come to Chelsea Mass 02150

I watched another dude use a Dremel rotory tool to just cut a flat head screwdriver notch into those screws

to center a drill u will NEED to punch a hole.. if u can simply take a screw/nail and a hammer to make a little small dent to put ur drill for it to follow if u dont have a center punch. just need a simple tap or two.. but pls use it so ur drill doesnt wander...and u wont have to use ur fingers trying to center the fking drill bit.

I don't think mine has the tamper-proof screws...that is a good way to fix that problem...another thing I want to say is there's another guy that did a video on that air adjustment... that's just a plug ...drill that plug out and you can get to the air adjustment screw

Leave your ped that long running like that in the Uk and someone will try take it lol

If you bothered by such, end the EPA! You wronging the manufacturers for trouble they never wished to cause you - thy lose money to these extra production steps too. It is the EPA and its like that are causing all this as they rule that you are not to serve or adjust your own carb anymore. A set of broken screw extractors usually fix that issue. Center punch the broke off head, drill, and then punch the extractor in. With such crusty internals it always better to completed disassemble the carburetor, which is also need with carb cleaner, that will eat your seals and diaphragms otherwise! Seriously, carb cleaner kills seals and diaphragms!! Use a fitting ring spanner when removing the main jet the counter and then remove the needle section of the jet, it got fine fuel ports too. Rather then to heat any brass jet, soak it in carb cleaner for some time. Heating the brass jets will soften them up to be then eroded away by the fuel stream or the fall apart midway at some point from vibrations. So if you do use heat on the jets, be prepared to buy and replace then with new jets as soon as possible.

Hate to be the one to tell you this buddy, but... Much like a car, just idling your scoot isn't going to charge the battery. You have to actually RIDE it. FYI...you can also drill out that plug over the mixture adjustment screw too.

Notch it take out with screwdriver

Could have shut off the noise in the background though

Hate to tell you this but it has nothing to do chinese manufacturers has more to do EPA = Environmental Protection Agency and Carb = California Air Resources Board keep in mind even lawn mower, weed eater and many other power tool have same problem and anything with engine will also have same problem to

That’s not a taotao dude and it’s a standard Cvk carb and they have snap off heads btw that’s not called fuel screw it’s a low speed idle mixture adjustment screw seriously dude?? You can buy a new carb on amazon currently for $18 total