Why can I not get a spark on my 150cc scooter?

by Kevin Widder
(Shoeboygan, Wisconsin, USA)

I cannot get my 150cc scooter started. I am not getting a spark on the plug. I have checked the CDI and I have checked the coil... what do I do?

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Jul 10, 2011
STATOR
by: Anonymous

I am having the same problem with my vespa 150.
I have changed the stator and the HT lead, cap and plug. I know my CDI is ok too but still no spark!

Mar 31, 2011
Spark Check
by: Bill

Key is on, Check kill switch, side kickstand must be in up position, pull brake handle, then push starter button. Check with spark plug out of scooter to see and hear spark.

Mar 25, 2011
Kill Switch
by: Jim Zeiser

We always ask if your kill switch on the handlebars is on or off? When you say you checked the CDI and coil I presume you mean they're functioning. Next check the spark plug cap and wire and change the spark plug. The only thing after that is the stator. One of the coils on it supplies power to the ignition.

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