What's your cold (and hot) starting procedure?

Scooterspal · Post by **Scooterspal** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:06 am

I find I cannot start my Spree unless I twist the throttle about 1/4 of the way, hold it and hit the start switch. Trying to start with the throttle closed per the manual and it will never start.

Is this an indication I have some issues or is this fairly common for a cold start?

How do you folks start off?

Elite1998 · Post by **Elite1998** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:05 am

For both cold and warm start on my elite I slightly open the throttle and it starts right up cold. Sometimes it takes a little longer warm but still not much problem

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:09 pm

These things are small so less than a thou inch can give it a completely different personality. For mine with the way the carb is set up (bystarter is out of whack cause im a dumbass) I start it at idle and rev it a few times on the stand, after that it runs alright.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:34 pm

My Elite will start right up in one kick cold, but when its hot it takes 2 or 3

shortcal · Post by **shortcal** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:45 pm

will start if i give it some throttle when pushing the ignition. otherwise when warm it starts right up.

PimpinSpree · Post by **PimpinSpree** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:05 pm

i took the choke off mine. so usually i spray the air filter with a little carb cleaner, hold the throttle 1/4 open and starts right up. If its warm it starts fine. Sometimes if its a warm day i can just start it without the carb cleaner if i leave the throttle closed

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:11 am

PimpinSpree wrote:i took the choke off mine. so usually i spray the air filter with a little carb cleaner, hold the throttle 1/4 open and starts right up. If its warm it starts fine. Sometimes if its a warm day i can just start it without the carb cleaner if i leave the throttle closed

If you remove the bystarter you gotta ill in the hole with jb weld.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:26 am

Kenny_McCormic wrote:
PimpinSpree wrote:i took the choke off mine. so usually i spray the air filter with a little carb cleaner, hold the throttle 1/4 open and starts right up. If its warm it starts fine. Sometimes if its a warm day i can just start it without the carb cleaner if i leave the throttle closed
If you remove the bystarter you gotta ill in the hole with jb weld.

yup or you will run lean

PimpinSpree · Post by **PimpinSpree** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:14 am

i cut the needle off and stuck it back on

po89mm · Post by **po89mm** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:16 am

i usually twist the throttle about half way or so and just hit the button/kick start. fires up every time, cold or hot.

sprees dont have fuel injection, so just like passenger vehicles w/o injection.
giving it some gas when ya start em isnt all that unusual or necessarily a bad thing.