A devil in a blue dress...

Welcome to Moped Repair, a blog currently dedicated to fixing my moped! Some background: Last weekend, I responded to a craigslist add for a '77 Peugeot 103. I ended up buying it, but it hasn't been well taken care of over the years. I have almost no mechanical experience, but I really enjoy working on the moped. While the current phase of my plans is dedicated to rust removal, I am also trying to learn about the different parts of the bike.

Some obvious problems:

- It's missing a carburetor (I've heard replacing the stock carburetor - Gurtner - with a Dellorto 15mm is a good idea anyways).

- It's missing the panel of switches that controls the lights, ignition, and horn, as well the clutch cable and the clutch handle.

- It's missing the break light, and the wiring seems disorganized and potentially problematic.

- The inside of the gas tank is crusted with a unknown substance (it seems to be a mixture of crystallized gas and rust).

- The rear brake handle is bent.

- Other cosmetic things (The paint job is peeling/rusting, the fork lock has been destroyed, etc).

I've been able to take some of rusty parts of the moped off to clean (wheels, muffler, chains), but I broke my ratchet trying to take the motor off. I'll have to wait until the weekend before I can get another one. However, I have established that the engine is not seized (I took out the spark plug and watched the piston moving as I turned the crankshaft). I took some pictures of the bike before I started taking things off, and after of what I took off - I'll post those soon. Currently, I'm wondering: 

- What is the different between chokes - i.e. 'lever choke' and 'cable choke' - and how does that play into my bike?