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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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LHD Cars Are They On The Wrong Side of The Road
By Daniel Millions

 It might be a convenience that many would enjoy if the rules of the road were the same no matter what country you were visiting. This could also keep it from being so confusing to individuals when it comes to visiting other countries that use the left hand drive cars, especially if they are more comfortable in driving the right hand drive cars. The reality is however, that there are many countries who have opposite rules of the road.

Many years ago, archaeologists in England made a very interesting discovery. They happened upon a well-preserved path that had been continuously used for traveling by horses. By carefully studying the path, the archaeologists found that it was very clear that the riders that were riding these horses would normally tend to travel on the left side of the path. It was also found that these riders would tend to steer their horses by using their left hands.

The tradition of both the horses that were ridden, and the vehicles that were driven, driving to the left has remained the same throughout many centuries in England. During the 1700s a law was ultimately passed that would secure this driving preference. This law was called the Highway Act 1773, and it states that all traffic is to keep to the left when they are driving on the roads.

The United States also shared this preference of using left hand traffic, but then it was switched to using right hand traffic at about the same time period that England passed the law of the Highway Act 1773. The setup that was used for the horse-driven freight wagons is essentially what ended up prompting this change to take place into using right hand traffic. This preference of driving is still in effect to this day.

There are many places all around the world, as well as a majority of all the countries that prefer using the style of automobiles that are left hand drive cars, yet they prefer using right-hand traffic. There are some countries however that uses left hand traffic along with the use of left hand drive cars.

There are some countries that will allow its citizens to have the right in being able to choose which type of vehicle they would prefer to drive. They have the benefit in being able to decide if they would prefer to drive either a left hand drive car, or the right hand drive cars. The United Kingdom essentially uses the left hand drive cars, but there are some of its individuals that take advantage of being able to choose from a variety of European import vehicles that are right-hand drive vehicles.

Then, there are other countries that have banned the use altogether of its citizens being able to use any automobiles that have the wrong-side steering wheels. This could be perhaps due to the tremendous amount of confusion that it can create for the country’s normal flow of traffic.

Even with the variety of options and different rules of various countries, the left hand drive cars still remain the most popular and preferred choice for a majority of individuals all around the world today. A majority of the automobile manufacturers that are responsible for making both the left hand drive cars, as well as the right hand drive cars, still prefer making and producing the left hand drive automobiles.

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

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