Tao Tao bull200 - Page 7

ckangaroo70 · 05-10-2018, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglass

Once I power up my unit, I'll verify if I am displaying MPH/KMH. If I am MPH, will take a picture of the back of the circuit board to compare against yours.

That would be excellent! Thank you.

Douglass · 05-10-2018, 04:45 PM

I am going to ask for huge a favor. If/when you have time, could you see if anywhere on the emissions label it says anything about CA compliant or CA approved?

ckangaroo70 · 05-10-2018, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglass

I am going to ask for huge a favor. If/when you have time, could you see if anywhere on the emissions label it says anything about CA compliant or CA approved?

Here is a photo of my plate.

ckangaroo70 · 05-10-2018, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglass

I am going to ask for huge a favor. If/when you have time, could you see if anywhere on the emissions label it says anything about CA compliant or CA approved?

Ok.. found it in the manual. It does meet federal and California emission standards.

Douglass · 05-11-2018, 10:41 AM

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Ok.. found it in the manual. It does meet federal and California emission standards.

Thank you! I really appreciate you doing that. I wanted to see if I got the wrong label installed. I would never had thought about looking in the manual. I looked at a few pages, and just assumed it was an old generic manual.

I was able to get most of the ATV done last night, as well as getting the battery charged. I just need to change the brake line routing a little bit, install the front grill, front rack, change the oil/brake fluid, then I'll be done. When I powered up the display, I am showing MPH. I will get a picture up tonight or tomorrow showing the back of the circuit board

ckangaroo70 · 05-11-2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglass

When I powered up the display, I am showing MPH. I will get a picture up tonight or tomorrow showing the back of the circuit board

Glad to see you are getting that machine together. Its a nice wheeler...I think you will enjoy it. Got some vibes in mine I want to find and isolate, but I have been happy thus far regardless of the few minor things here and there to sort out. I am even happier knowing that yours came with the speedometer setting in mph. I will appreciate very much you getting me a photo of that board. Thank you!

Douglass · 05-13-2018, 12:49 AM

Sorry it took so long, today was very busy. Let me know if you need any other pictures

ckangaroo70 · 05-13-2018, 06:50 AM

Thanks a million for taking those photos Douglas. Nice of you to do that since there is no issue with your speedometer. So thanks for helping a brother out.

After comparing your board to mine...I can't see any difference in wire configuration. However I do notice that my board is PSO4437A and your board is a PSO4437B. So my guess would be yours has some different diode/capicitor configuration there somewhere that makes yours different then mine. I think my best bet is going to be to order a new board if they ever become available if I ever want my display to read mph. Otherwise just have to learn to calculate the conversion in my pea sized brain. lol
Thanks again!

**JerryHawk250** · 05-13-2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ckangaroo70

Thanks a million for taking those photos Douglas. Nice of you to do that since there is no issue with your speedometer. So thanks for helping a brother out.

After comparing your board to mine...I can't see any difference in wire configuration. However I do notice that my board is PSO4437A and your board is a PSO4437B. So my guess would be yours has some different diode/capicitor configuration there somewhere that makes yours different then mine. I think my best bet is going to be to order a new board if they ever become available if I ever want my display to read mph. Otherwise just have to learn to calculate the conversion in my pea sized brain. lol
Thanks again!

Have you contact the dealer about the issue? They should replace it if it's not working properly .

Darth Racer · 05-13-2018, 08:42 AM

Do either of you have a picture of the other side of the board?

I think there might be a jumper or jumped soldered/un-soldered position to enable/disable MPH.

It doesn't make sense to have two separate boards for MPH/KM/H. There has to be a function on the board to select either.

Even the method of calculating distance would need some sort of way of calibration for how many revolutions = set distance to compensate for different sized tires (circumference)

Just whatever you do.....DON'T mess with that yellow trim pot. If you do you might need a spectrum analyzer to get it set right again otherwise the board will be useless. It's glued to it's setting for a reason.

It will be something as simple as touching two wires.... something any grunt on the assembly line can handle with no skill.

Still would call TaoTao customer support on this one. I really doubt you are the only one with this question.

Douglass · 05-13-2018, 10:07 AM

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Thanks a million for taking those photos Douglas. Nice of you to do that since there is no issue with your speedometer. So thanks for helping a brother out.

Glad to help.

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I think my best bet is going to be to order a new board if they ever become available if I ever want my display to read mph.

This should come in handy at some point. You could try calling TaoTao, and see what they can do. You may have to call obsessively until the answer though. So far email has not worked.

https://partskit.com/#/product/searc...n=ATVs&vc=0586

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Do either of you have a picture of the other side of the board?

The other side has the display, but I will try to get a picture up today.

I do have a question, When I was draining the assembly oil from the engine I found two plugs under the front of the engine. Drained those, but I found a third small drain plug in the back under what I believe is the gear box. I loosened the plug a little so I was able to get a little fluid out, and it is actual oil (different from the engine oil). Is the fill plug under the plastic side cover on the left side? I was going to remove it to check, but there is a gasket between the block, and the cover. I didn't want to risk tearing the gasket.

ckangaroo70 · 05-13-2018, 12:12 PM

The plug under the gear case is gear case oil. I drained mine and put in new 80/90w gear lube. I filled mine from the bottom. Just stick the tip in there and squeeze till you see a bit come into top vent line.

Douglass · 05-13-2018, 12:46 PM

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The plug under the gear case is gear case oil. I drained mine and put in new 80/90w gear lube. I filled mine from the bottom. Just stick the tip in there and squeeze till you see a bit come into top vent line.

Perfect, thank you for confirming.

I pulled the display again, I do not see anything on the front of the board that looks like it would change the display. Your board and mind are slightly different, and one of the wires are a different color. I think the display powers up, shows all the options it can display. I think they must have a KPH board, and a MPH board. You could try the dealer to see if you could get a replacement display, or trying TaoTao. I'm also curios to the accuracy of the gauge. I feel it may be displaying a speed faster than what's being ran. We'll see.

Douglass · 05-15-2018, 01:33 AM

I went through the manual, and gave a good look. I do not see where/how to adjust the chain. The only mention of the chain is in the inspection/maintenance section. I just says when to clean, inspect, lube, and adjust the chain. I would like to buy a new o ring chain, but not sure what to expect being that I don't see how to adjust the slack.

imapdog · 05-15-2018, 08:13 AM

i got a good one.
only gripe i had upon assembly was that
one of the rear tires wouldn't hold air.
a very slow leak that ended up being glue of
some sort in one spot on the outside bead of tire/wheel.
i let the air out, knocked off the glue and it now holds air.
this is my first atv, so i really don't have much to compare to.
i like it. not one blemish!
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05-10-2018, 04:45 PM	#92
Douglass Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 375	I am going to ask for huge a favor. If/when you have time, could you see if anywhere on the emissions label it says anything about CA compliant or CA approved?
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05-13-2018, 12:49 AM	#97
Douglass Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 375	Sorry it took so long, today was very busy. Let me know if you need any other pictures
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05-13-2018, 06:50 AM	#98
ckangaroo70 Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 113	Thanks a million for taking those photos Douglas. Nice of you to do that since there is no issue with your speedometer. So thanks for helping a brother out. After comparing your board to mine...I can't see any difference in wire configuration. However I do notice that my board is PSO4437A and your board is a PSO4437B. So my guess would be yours has some different diode/capicitor configuration there somewhere that makes yours different then mine. I think my best bet is going to be to order a new board if they ever become available if I ever want my display to read mph. Otherwise just have to learn to calculate the conversion in my pea sized brain. lol Thanks again!
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05-13-2018, 08:42 AM	#100
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	Do either of you have a picture of the other side of the board? I think there might be a jumper or jumped soldered/un-soldered position to enable/disable MPH. It doesn't make sense to have two separate boards for MPH/KM/H. There has to be a function on the board to select either. Even the method of calculating distance would need some sort of way of calibration for how many revolutions = set distance to compensate for different sized tires (circumference) Just whatever you do.....DON'T mess with that yellow trim pot. If you do you might need a spectrum analyzer to get it set right again otherwise the board will be useless. It's glued to it's setting for a reason. It will be something as simple as touching two wires.... something any grunt on the assembly line can handle with no skill. Still would call TaoTao customer support on this one. I really doubt you are the only one with this question.
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05-13-2018, 12:12 PM	#102
ckangaroo70 Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 113	The plug under the gear case is gear case oil. I drained mine and put in new 80/90w gear lube. I filled mine from the bottom. Just stick the tip in there and squeeze till you see a bit come into top vent line.
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05-15-2018, 01:33 AM	#104
Douglass Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 375	I went through the manual, and gave a good look. I do not see where/how to adjust the chain. The only mention of the chain is in the inspection/maintenance section. I just says when to clean, inspect, lube, and adjust the chain. I would like to buy a new o ring chain, but not sure what to expect being that I don't see how to adjust the slack.
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