September 9th, 2007

September 9th, 2007
I called QLink to report the problems with the scooter, and to find out if there was any way I could begin to troubleshoot the issue without going to a dealer. I spoke with both the sales manager, who suggested that I take the scooter to Bradfield Motors in Mount Joy, PA. He said that it was highly unlikely that any 2007 models were in stock in Pennsylvania, since most dealers still had 2006 scooters for sale. (This included Bradfield Motors.) He also told me that QLink had close to 20 2006 scooters near the beginning of their production run that had identical cooling issues, but that they hadn't seen any since. He admitted that it might be an issue with the cylinder, head, or head gasket- but wanted a dealer to see it first.

Replaced stock "1.1" radiator cap with a Stant brand cap purchased at Advanced Auto parts, stock number 11233. No difference in symptoms.

Drained all of stock coolant, replaced with new 50/50 antifreeze mix. Test drove bike. No difference in symptoms.