Tao 125
 

Question.. So I recently bought a tao 125 from a guy and he said the carb was bad. I ordered a new carb and throttle cable. I installed both of them on the ATV and now right when you start it the engine runs at full throttle even if I am not touching the throttle. There is also no response when you do try to use the throttle lever. Just runs at continuous full throttle. I'm new at working on ATVs but I'm pretty mechanically inclined but I'm stuck. Help!!!! Also found out the kill switch doesn't work. I had to pull the spark plug wire off the spark plug just to get the engine to turn off and I can't find any wire diagrams to fix it. Help!!!!

Check to make sure the slide is installed correctly. Look through the carb from the filter side toward the motor. The slide should be all the way down or close to it. If not, then it's in backwards. There are pins on both sides of the carb throat, one higher than the other that line up with the grooves on the slIde. If I remember correctly, Weldangrind (a poster here) stated that the beveled part of the slide faces the idle adjustment screw.

Human Being will be along with the info about the kill switch.

willing to bet david is right on the carb issue, the slide should drop all the way to the bottom of the throat, if it dosent pull it out and turn it 180deg and drop it back in,
as far as the kill switch goes , just replace it. you can get then from any of the dealers or amazon or ebay for about $10 and are very simple to replace,

here is what i found on a quick search on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...witch&_sacat=0

:hmm: Check the ViN w/ local officer 1st. Maybe a stolen vehicle...
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If it's clean
AC-CDI:
Trace "black & white" (s/w line to CDI) & it's neighborhood ie. the continuity btw ground
http://www.sanxin.com.cn/exhibit/upl...6333681848.jpg
Typical horizontal chonda:
http://s24.postimg.cc/l63htxec5/ign.gif
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DC-CDi = cut + (vdd)
http://www.sanxin.com.cn/exhibit/upl...9364161715.jpg

HB's in charge of the China bike Mars space craft wiring :hehe:

I just ripped them off from chinese site. Divide into groups method were common sense taught in Chinese printed media yrs ago to average Joe & Jane...
Other examples: http://do.ejdz.cn:8087/%E6%91%A9%E6%...B%BE%E7%BA%B8/

Hb I have been curious. Where are you from? City , etc (understand if you wish to keep anonymous)

You are one of the best technical contributors on this site .

Hong Kong born.
Family root: a few blocks away from http://j.map.baidu.com/Za3ue Further study of that area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longdu_dialect | Homeboy's stories https://translate.google.com/transla...tml&edit-text= | Casa Ley's founder Quarrel w/ family & took a walk 30 miles away to Macao (the nearest big city) & ended up in Mexico...http://programme.rthk.hk/rthk/tv/pro...3710&m=episode

Ok...:hmm:. You were born in Hong Kong, then emigrated to Mexico? Where do you currently live?

Not MX. Those url introduces the area which shown they ain't CCP's great fans as many ppl had supports from oversea relative (almost EVERY family in my village) in some way ...
I'm an average guy boned to HK for generations (elder uncle was born there BUT grandpa's biz fails & returns homeland | Dad born in homeland & went to HK after teens/ Me...) . I wanders around in S. China here & there for a living... my home dialect gave me the opportunity to communicates in someone's local talk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Min Tea table http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?p=213626 is the key...
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As street view's url above. My family rooted from lower LD that Oceania countries (Great-grandpa was in AU during gold rush & made some fortune...) , Honolulu are the most popular...
Latin America attracts poorer folks from upper LD (as Mr. Ley) ...