Trying to get Spree running again after long sitting
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:43 pm
Hey all. Yep, I'm still around and have my Spree. I Have had a Helix for a long while now but hung into the Spree since no one wanted to give me any kind of reasonable amount of money for it.
Anyhow, I am trying to get it running again. Needless to say, it's needing some help. I put a charger on it last night and so today it was turning over fine. I checked the spark plug and emptied the carb of the old gas and sprayed it with carb spray while taken apart partly, put a bit of fresh gas in it, etc.
It acts like it's not getting any gas. I can't recall how the petcock works on the Spree. Shouldn't it be draining gas out of the hose when it's disconnected from the carb? I tried blowing into the hose and it makes bubbles in the gas tank so i know it doesn't have a major obstruction. A small amount of gas will trickle out after I do that but then stops.
When I had the spark plug out, I gave it a very quick spray of starter fluid. It fired off with that tiny of of spray for a fraction of a second then died, so it seems to be a purely fuel system problem. I did notice the hose between the carb and the oil mixture part had fluid in it and it was a bit gummy so I took it off and had to blow air through it to get the gunky gas out. I suspect I'm gonna have to do major cleaning of the carb if it's all varnished like that one hose was.
Any suggestions beyond giving the carb a major cleaning and probably draining the gas out of the tank? Should I attempt to clean the petcock too? And why the heck doesn't the spree have a fuel filter? I may add a tiny mower one once I get it running.
Anyhow, I am trying to get it running again. Needless to say, it's needing some help. I put a charger on it last night and so today it was turning over fine. I checked the spark plug and emptied the carb of the old gas and sprayed it with carb spray while taken apart partly, put a bit of fresh gas in it, etc.
It acts like it's not getting any gas. I can't recall how the petcock works on the Spree. Shouldn't it be draining gas out of the hose when it's disconnected from the carb? I tried blowing into the hose and it makes bubbles in the gas tank so i know it doesn't have a major obstruction. A small amount of gas will trickle out after I do that but then stops.
When I had the spark plug out, I gave it a very quick spray of starter fluid. It fired off with that tiny of of spray for a fraction of a second then died, so it seems to be a purely fuel system problem. I did notice the hose between the carb and the oil mixture part had fluid in it and it was a bit gummy so I took it off and had to blow air through it to get the gunky gas out. I suspect I'm gonna have to do major cleaning of the carb if it's all varnished like that one hose was.
Any suggestions beyond giving the carb a major cleaning and probably draining the gas out of the tank? Should I attempt to clean the petcock too? And why the heck doesn't the spree have a fuel filter? I may add a tiny mower one once I get it running.