By Melanie Underwood
That doesn't factor in labor either, but I enjoy rebuilding engines so I don't factor that in. I figure to rebuild a worn P engine will run around $500-$600 bucks worst case scenario using stock grade parts (top-end, crank, bearings, seals, and gaskets). The cost of buying a questionable engine can quickly reach the price of a LML crate engine if you need to rebuild it. If you were planning on tuning and rebuilding anyways, I'd find a P engine to work off of. I now either rebuild any questionable vintage two-stroke engines I buy, or accept that I might have an expensive rebuild coming sooner rather than later.
xantufrog Moderibbit 1980 P200E - "Old Rusty", 1976 ET3 Primavera Joined:Posts: 8891Location: Atlanta, GAquote juno106 wrote: So where are you ROVER ERIC???? Whether a PX one will work or not FOR SURE is not known to me, but my guess is it will. The trick is different P-series years have different designs.I would just buy the scoot. The electrical systems are not very complicated, so we can definitely help you work through the troubles. If you pick up the scoot, and take pictures of the regulator, we can probably make sure you buy the correct replacement
rob hodge Molto Verboso Joined:Posts: 1924Location: Seattlequote Re: To which Vespa engine LML engine is identical? miamiscooter wrote: From which vespa engine did they copy the LML 5port 150cc engine? most parts are interchangeable between PX, LML 3 port, and LML 5 port (if not individually then as groups of parts) with a few notable exceptions, mostly in the oil injection and crankshaft areas. both are built and designed for very different home markets, and have been evolved to meet the different market demands of their home market. the LML engines fork from the vespa development tree about 1985-1990ish, and then LML has a further 20 years of R&D work done to make it more suitable for the indian market and/or use more locally designed/sourced parts.
RIP Vader19 Mr. Clean P,SUPER,V90, 50 Special Joined:Posts: 10205Location: This is't my locker! quoteAs far as cable replacement goes, if you just do the inner cable, you can just pull out the old and carefully slide a new greased/lubed cable in... easy. If you want to do the entire thing ie inner and outer there's lots of info.. type cable outer in the search bar and you should get some info... For you in So Cal, got to scooterwest. Awesome guys.As far as cable replacement goes, if you just do the inner cable, you can just pull out the old and carefully slide a new greased/lubed cable in... easy.If you want to do the entire thing ie inner and outer there's lots of info.. type cable outer in the search bar and you should get some info...
It has the auxiliary exhaust ports and the base transfers can easily be enlarged and matched to bigger case ports. I didn't buy the GS piston, but I did run superior 63mm GS rings with my first kit. I used a Polini 177 head on my first one and a VMC 177 head on my current one. Whatever you do (DR or LML 150), you will get better performance than a PX125. If I were you, I would invest some Dremel time into the DR kit, then get a better head and the GS rings.
rob hodge Molto Verboso Joined:Posts: 1924Location: Seattlequote Bar Italia Classics wrote: rob hodge wrote: The ducati style cdi is incompatable with the external pickup lml system. We have even done it the other way around, running PX and even Lambretta stators with hidden LML CDIs so that we can use the correct looking stock HT coils. Having looked at both on an oscilloscope, the systems have very different ignition trigger signals. it's not mind boggingly harder to wire, it's a single extra wire between the CDI and the ignition coil. it's not mind boggingly harder to wire, it's a single extra wire between the CDI and the ignition coil.
