My fingers are still cold from my ride....
My spree hit 27 mph tonight! It went 30 downhill!, with no startup or bogging or backfire.
It was a clogged idle jetl I actually tried to remove it with pliers and pulled to hard and ended up breaking the idle jet tube with a piece left inside. Doh! Luckily I had another spare carb and not wanting to make the same mistake, I removed ALL gaskets from the carb and put it in a toaster oven at 300 degrees for 15 minutes. The aluminum expands faster than the brass tubes, and walah, the idle jet was easy to remove. I unclogged the idle jet by soaking in bath of carb cleaner and using wire. Then I spent all day drilling out the old piece of idle jet.
I cannot BELIEVE how small the hole is for the idle jet. This would be the first thing I look at from now on for carb probs.
Thanks for the tips Greg and Noiseguy on the previous posts they really helped
Success! It was a clogged idle jet!
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Success! It was a clogged idle jet!
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Yea those clogged idle jets cause a lot more problems than you'd think, but I'm glad that you got it running good. And a top speed of 27-30mph is a good platform to start on if you go about doing any modifications or upgrades to the engine.
Well I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you have a great time riding your spree(I know I do ).
Best regards,
JF
Well I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you have a great time riding your spree(I know I do ).
Best regards,
JF
1978 Puch Free Spirit, a 1980 Honda NC50, a 1985 Honda Spree, and a 2005 Yamaha Zuma. Gotta love two-stroke power...