dahermit
03-17-2022, 08:24 AM
Just bought a Tao Tao non-running scooter. My aim is to get it running for very limited use.
The first problem is that there are two 1/2" (ID) hoses just hanging down from the engine area. I have figured out where one of the hoses attaches, but am at a complete loss as to what the other connects to.
I have circled (Yellow oval), the hose that I cannot figure out. It has some kind of a filter (or something else) as indicated inside the Yellow oval.
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-2TVObsA_RjFZ1FzVZsfiy1e7Bpf7wJ44XV0TxD8xI-eglUtvvZKFzpx8w6CEVzgUKwg5ydwHipy3aIZBf9dNYQ?cn=TH ISLIFE&res=small&ts=1647518897
This picture shows where that mystery hose comes from... also circled in Yellow:
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-2TVObsA_RjFZ1FzVZsfiy1e7Bpf7wJ44XV0TxD8xI-f_v5ZlziTo-msf3xPcBv2bKwg5ydwHipy3aIZBf9dNYQ?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1647518727
One possibility that occurred to me is that it appears to be part of some kind of EGR (Exhaust Gas Recycling) system and that a EGR canister or some other part may be missing.
Can some Tao Tao owner and/or mechanic clue me in? What/where does that hose connect?
Addendum: I found this video relative to my problem of the two 1/2 " hoses. At 0:34 of the utube video, he states that the tube with the filter on it goes to open air (vented to atmosphere), however, there is a hose clamp on the end of mine which suggests that it was connected to a 1/2" port somewhere. Can anyone confirm?
Also, at 1:19 of the video, it shows the other 1/2" hose connecting to the bottom of the Cylinder Head Valve Cover... which I already had figured out, but would like confirmation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUosWJUhM4
The first problem is that there are two 1/2" (ID) hoses just hanging down from the engine area. I have figured out where one of the hoses attaches, but am at a complete loss as to what the other connects to.
I have circled (Yellow oval), the hose that I cannot figure out. It has some kind of a filter (or something else) as indicated inside the Yellow oval.
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-2TVObsA_RjFZ1FzVZsfiy1e7Bpf7wJ44XV0TxD8xI-eglUtvvZKFzpx8w6CEVzgUKwg5ydwHipy3aIZBf9dNYQ?cn=TH ISLIFE&res=small&ts=1647518897
This picture shows where that mystery hose comes from... also circled in Yellow:
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-2TVObsA_RjFZ1FzVZsfiy1e7Bpf7wJ44XV0TxD8xI-f_v5ZlziTo-msf3xPcBv2bKwg5ydwHipy3aIZBf9dNYQ?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1647518727
One possibility that occurred to me is that it appears to be part of some kind of EGR (Exhaust Gas Recycling) system and that a EGR canister or some other part may be missing.
Can some Tao Tao owner and/or mechanic clue me in? What/where does that hose connect?
Addendum: I found this video relative to my problem of the two 1/2 " hoses. At 0:34 of the utube video, he states that the tube with the filter on it goes to open air (vented to atmosphere), however, there is a hose clamp on the end of mine which suggests that it was connected to a 1/2" port somewhere. Can anyone confirm?
Also, at 1:19 of the video, it shows the other 1/2" hose connecting to the bottom of the Cylinder Head Valve Cover... which I already had figured out, but would like confirmation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubUosWJUhM4