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Hi there,

I've just bought an 02 plated Vespa PX125. With a malossi 166 kit and scorpion exhaust. The last keeper for some reason has disconnected the auto-lube, therefore i pressume i go back to the "old school" way" of filling tank then add oil in tank. But i dont know what the ratio is. Can anyone help. Also would it be easier to fill a jerry can and pre mix at home? Any ideas why he has disconnected auto-lube, and would it be better to get it re-connected.

Many thanks

Mark

Depends why he disconnected it? If it was because it had gone wrong, then dont reconnect it! Rare but not unknown...
If its been disconnected and blocked off properly, I'd leave it that way, and run at 3% mix.

Thanks for your reply, so does that mean 30ml to 1ltr unleaded?

Get a 2% mixing jug to keep in your glovebox from a proper scooter shop that deals in parts for classic scooters,or a parts fair, theyre only 2 quid . The measurement on the side is 5 litres, so for 2% oil in 5 litres of petrol you fill up to the 5 lt line and pour that in the tank. For 8 litres for example do 5 then 3.
For 3% do one and a half times the jug so if you put 5 litres of fuel in fill the jug to 5 pour in then again to 2.5 to get your extra 1% . Easy!

heres one on ebay;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Scooter-2-Stroke- ... 3a50ed94d8

Thanks Ben,

Bought one today, works like a treat. Just filled up. Thanks again

just a note on disconnecting the autolube.. i recently did this on a mechanics advice as there's some problem with the carb and it was leaking oil.. so that could be your reason. i'm hoping to rectify by picking up a second hand carb if / when i see one available.