Puch Maxi- WILL IT RUN? Part 1

In this video I take the first look at the Puch engine- Is it seized? is there a spark? is the carb good?
Will the moped moped?

Features a special tool that keeps on breaking!

[jesperolsen]

We keep our fingers crossed it’ll start in the next video - a good project you have there with simple mechanics for us amateurs to follow👍

[michaelgamba]

Once your brew is done your going to have some great tea cheers mate cool video wish we hate more maxis in the states they are getting harder and harder to come by and when people do want to sell them they wanted classic used car prices not moped prices

[DetroitMicroSound]

I hope you do more Puch mopeds in future! 🤘 I ride a 1978 JCP "Swinger 2" (E50 Kromag Puch X frame bike)

[geraldscott]

The Puch E50 transmission is supposed to use Type F transmission fluid, which is red. That isn't red. I would never turn the engine over by hand the first time without removing the spark plug, exhaust, and carburetor, and spraying a lot of lubricating oil through the spark plug hole, exhaust and intake ports. Turning it over dry will seriously damage the rings and cylinder. That looks like a new engine drive chain. It's better to just replace the points and condenser, and put points cam lube on the points cam. Don't strip the threads in the flywheel. It's VERY easy to do. The tool, even a good one, just barely screws into the flywheel. I have a VeloSolex 3800. I would use sandpaper and clean those magnets really good. For decades I have used business cards to set the points gap on cars, motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds. They seem to be the perfect thickness. Try PB Blaster or Kroil instead of WD-40.

[tommarkeng]

Where did you buy the puller? Im getting an old maxi in a couple of weeks and was planning to buy a puller from an danish Company with Hansen as its last name. Hilsen Tom fra Norge

[SDsailor]

Are the condensors on all mopeds installed like that? Pressed in?
Is it a good idea to install them outside instead of in the plate and out on the frame of the moped?

[ShaunMurray]

That's good you have a spark, now to un-seize the carb and it's happy days.

[briangtester]

This looks like a danish moped, with the severe neutering measures, i can practically se the gap between the cylinder head and the cylinder. In the rest f the world this motor was allowed to breathe, as i teenager i spend countless hours grinding away at the ridiculous rim off compression reducing mothering rim of appr. 1 cm. The piston that was actually made for this bike was practically UN-obtainable at the time. the one theses bikes had where neutered beyond belief.

[victorkjrsgaard]

Hvilken farve er det er Puch maxi gear olie du bruger, for der løb noget rødt væske af min, er det fu bruger også rødt

[menditman]

Hi do you still have the puch? Just curious 🙂👍

[henrikkrievs]

Svinghjulsaftrækkeren - er den fra MopedSpeed?

[SDsailor]

I did not know that the puch had a transmission.