need help with fuel valve..maybe
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- puttinginwork
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need help with fuel valve..maybe
Hi there, just to let you guys know your site is very informative. Bought a 86 Spree about a month ago, ran perfect. A friend and I took it apart to check it out. BAD IDEA. Originally the vaccum line was sealed off, still ran. In trying to assemble correctly noticed fuel going through the vaccum line into intake flooding the engine(?) and seizing the kickstart. Carb is fine. Fuel valve is currently soaking in gas. Where should I start? Tried to set it up the way I first got it and does not start either. Just bad valve? Please help! Thanks.
- puttinginwork
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i dont think cleaning the valve would help, if thats whats happening. its something more then being dirty. your best bet would be to get a nice used one off ebay.
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- puttinginwork
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Yes, but you need to install a manual inline fuel valve between the valve and the carb. It would allow you to stop fuel when it is off. You could leave the fuel on all the time, but the danger is that you will empty the gas into the carb, the float will allow gas out and the overflow will spill the gas onto the ground causing a hazardous situation on a wayword spark. Or it would leak up into the carb through the fuel needle, then into the cylinder creating a bomb.
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1985 Spree (NQ50) - Mid restoration
1985 Spree (NQ50) - Mid restoration
- puttinginwork
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It just seems strange because upon first purchasing it, it was running amazing with no leaks what so ever. It might not be a stock petcock. One more problem, because of all the current fuel spillage I cant remember how the hoses were hooked up on the back of the carb. Three connections, one small clear hose. Cant seem to find diagrams anywhere!
- burnt_toast
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Sounds like you took it apart and put it together wrong. You will now need to download the factory service manual (in tech docs) and put it together right, using that as a reference.
Otherwise sounds like you might have a bad/sticking fuel petcock. You'll need to check it's operation out too. Procedure in the manual.
Otherwise sounds like you might have a bad/sticking fuel petcock. You'll need to check it's operation out too. Procedure in the manual.
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