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By Isabel Paull

 The top three reasons why your moped isn’t running are A.) a dirty carburetor B.) a faulty spark plug, or C.) worn or mis-adjusted ignition points. The most common reason is a dirty carb. If your moped isn’t even running, the first thing you should check is to see if the spark plug is working. First, pull out the old spark plug and put a brand new one in the cap. Hold the metal part of the plug firmly against the cylinder head while you pedal rapidly with the key and switch on. If you see a blue spark on the spark plug, then that is good. If you don’t see a spark, then clean the ignition points.

To clean the ignition points, use sandpaper, a piece of clean paper, a pair of scissors, some aerosol brake or carb cleaner, and some compressed air. Take off the ignition cover and look for the points in one of the holes in the flywheel. When you find them, lay the bike on its side and sit on something to get situated. Next, pry the points open with a small screwdriver and stick the small pieces of sandpaper (about 1/4″ wide, 3″ long) in between the points and let them close. Now pull out the sandpaper. Do this a few times to each side until they’re smomoth. Then, pry the points open and blow them with compressed air and spray them with cleaner. Now, pull a piece of regular paper through the points to see if they come out clean and smoothly. Blow the points off again with some air and they should be good to go.

If there IS a spark, but the moped still doesn’t run, squirt a spoonful of gas into the spark plug hole and try starting it. If it starts and runs for five seconds and then dies, check for fuel flow to the carb. To do this, take out the fuel line going into the carb and turn the gas on. If it doesn’t flow freely out of the gas line, then you may have a vacuum operated petcock (if you do there will be another rubber line going from the engine to the petcock). Take this second line off the engine or carb and suck on it. Check for fuel flow out of the other line. If there still is none, then take off the petcock and clean it.

Dirty carburetors are the number one reason for poor moped performance. The small holes in the carb (where the air and fuel pass through) are what is dirty. You need to use compressed air to blow the dirt out. Remove the float bowl from the bottom of the carb, then try to blow air through it. If you look through and it’s not clean and clear, push a piece of thin wire through. Then, use aerosol carb cleaner and compressed air to clean out all passages in the carb. Squirt the cleaner in all the small passages, then blast some air in. Do this in each direction several times, then reassemble the carb. If you can soak the entire carb in a can of cleaner overnight (remove rubber and plastic parts), even better. Then blow it out the next day.

Good luck in your quest to get your moped up and running. If all else fails, take it to a mechanic, who can do a thorough inspection to see if something major is wrong with the bike.

Darren Stock is an expirience motor mechanic from Chipham, UK.

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The Right Side Of The Road Isn’t Always The Correct One
By Daniel Millions

 When most people hear about cars driving on the left side of the road, they associate this unique driving situation to all of Europe. However, driving on the left side of the road is mostly a British custom. The rest of Europe drives on the right side of the side, while many of the former British colonies follow their original law. Some of the other countries driving on the left side of the road is most of southern Africa, Japan, and Australia. About one-third of the world population drives on the left side of the road.

Why is it that in some countries you drive on the left side of the road, and in other countries you drive on the right side of the road? Originally, in ancient times, nearly all of the countries traveled on the left side of the roadway. However, once Napoleon began conquering the world, he required that his new countries conform to his homeland France and travel on the right side of the road.

In most cases, the differences between left and right handed driving cars are completely symmetrical. In cars the drive on the right side of the road, the driver’s seat and steering wheel are on the left side. On the other hand, the driver’s seat is position on the right side of vehicles in countries where the law is to drive on the left side of the road. Similarly, passing, turns against oncoming traffic, and traffic signs all take part of the opposite side of the road.

When talking about the flow of traffic, drivers in the United States drive in “right-hand traffic.” However, they drive “left-hand vehicles.” It’s a very important to distinguish the difference. These terms are quite easy to confuse with each other. An uninformed driver could create an unfortunate accident, so it’s important to take special notice in areas the law may be different.

Typically, it’s not possible to license a car that is orientated incorrectly. Aside from tourists, it’s illegal to drive a car that’s built for the wrong side of the road. An exception to this are many countries where the driving law has recently been changed. In many cases, incorrectly orientated cars are not only illegal to drive, but also illegal to sell. The exception to this law is when the vehicle is considered an antique or exotic car.

There are a couple exceptions and interesting scenarios that may take place due to this law. One exception to the law is the postal service. In the United States, the steering wheel placed on the right side, and the vehicle drives on both sides of the road as it delivers the mail and packages. Garbage trucks, road cleaners, and law enforcement vehicles are also allowed to drive against the regular flow of traffic when considered necessary. Another fascinating conflict with that comes with opposite lanes of driving is traveling through foreign countries. In some scenarios, it may be required to switch back and forth between lanes.

For most people, driving on the correct side of the road isn’t too big of a challenge. However, it’s certainly an interesting bit of trivia and is definitely important information for world travelers. You never know when you may find yourself driving down the roads of Australia, or crossing the border from France into the United Kingdom.

Oakleaf a European import car dealer supplies a full range of left hand drive cars also know as Lhd cars.

All about Auto GPS Units
By Phoenix Delray

 Auto GPS units (GPS is an acronym for global positioning system), are part of the GPS family, the only completely functional global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Auto GPS units are becoming more and more popular in America and abroad, with many new cars that are automatically coming equipped with them as a key selling feature. Auto GPS units are also known as navigation systems.

Auto GPS units can help tell you how to get to where you are going. More sophisticated auto GPS units can even navigate you around traffic, through unexpectedly closed roads and construction, giving you the next easiest way to get to your destination of choice. In fact, with the touch of a couple of buttons, your auto GPS unit can plan your route to be the shortest by distance, the shortest by time or the most scenic way possible.

As an added bonus, many auto GPS units can help you find everyday stores and places that you need. If you are vacationing in Florida, and while snorkeling you get bit by some nasty and exotic fish, your auto GPS unit can direct you to the nearest hospital, providing you turn by turn directions as you go. In fact, just about all auto GPS units have voice directions (most have a British accent, for some reason that you will probably never figure out) that tell you to turn at certain points in your journey.

In addition to helping you find necessities like hospitals, your auto GPS unit can help you to find lots of fun things to do. If you like going to the movies, but are new to town and do not know where the theatres are, you can have your auto GPS unit hunt one down for you, and then tell you exactly how to get there. The same is true of nail salons, grocery stores, book stores and just about everywhere else. Plus, your auto GPS unit will tell you how to get back home.

With all of these features and benefits, one would expect auto GPS units to cost at least a thousand dollars. While this may be true of the auto GPS unit systems that car dealerships try to sell you, you can usually pick up a separate auto GPS unit at the store for less than $500. In many cases, you can even purchase auto GPS units on sale for just around $300.

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