August - November 2020 - Finally .....
Fast-forward to present. Misplaced the key and got busy with life as a family man, leaving the Kiney in neglect. One day had the gut feeling for that and decided to get it fixed any way. If it's beyond my scope, would convince some mechanic to attend it. By this time, Kinetics have become extremely rare and kinda moving to cult status. Hardly see any nowadays.
Had both Duke and GT battery removed for charging. Found the duplicate key. Connected and cranked. No life. Again put to rest. Still I couldn't sort out what's wrong. Put this image as Whatsapp status and a 2-stroker friend came motivating. He said nothing except fuelling can go wrong in a 2 stroke.
Two months later, Dio had some weird electrical issues (which turned out to be some loose contacts and sorted). Removed battery from it for charging. While going to install back, thought of Kiney. Installed the same battery and tried cranking. It was cranking properly, but not starting. I would spray carb cleaner through the spark plug hole and it starts, but dies when that is burnt. Thought it might be due to low fuel. Drained petrol from Dio and filled up Kiney.
Reverted to stock engine. Didn't clock a single kilometre after the swap. I thought the swap engine was 110 cc, but on closer inspection the cylinder was marked 98 cc. My stock engine had many brand-new parts including drive belt and brakes and a working oil pump. So, it was better.
This time, installed the engine all alone. It took less time and effort than during the initial swap where we had 2 of us. Removed exhaust, air filter box/mudguard and suspension, which made it a breeze. Less than 10 min in mating and installing the bolt.
Done and cranked and it started up, but not idling. Tried spraying carb cleaner through carb and cranking and it idled as long as I kept spraying. Again, it would start if I block the carb mouth and idle if I open it intermittently. I was going crazy. Tried tuning carb, turn by turn and nothing happened. Then choke came to mind. Removed the choke and signs of hope, cranking and idling, but insanely high rpm. Adjusted the choke to a bit open position and voilà, all sorted out.
Started spitting smoke. Idling was normal.
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Oil pump was working perfect. Idled for 30 mins. No issue at all. Starts with single crank or kick. Tried many times after cooling the engine.
Now gotta find a matching choke cable and lever. Hornet had the perfect length of less than a foot. Next one was from scooters like Activa, which I have to fit in the front panel as it was over a metre long. In both cases, I have to check the carb end connection part for a match.
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