Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

NacsMXer wrote:Hi everyone, this is my very first post here.

I have a 1984 Spree that I can't get to idle correctly. With the float bowl removed from the carb, shining a flashlight through the pilot hole, should you definitively be able to see a speck of light? Is the hole a straight shot from top to bottom? Pics in Wikispreedia.

I can only see a very faint/muffled bit of light through the hole but it basically looks black/dark. It looks nothing like the main jet hole which is a definitive pin hole of daylight. Looking down from the top of the carb at the pilot hole I see what looks like brass in the pilot hole? Really weird, like 1mm down in the hole you see brass colored something. I tried poking a small needle through the pilot hole, but it stops dead. Already tried carb cleaner and compressed air a million times and can get a couple bubbles of carb cleaner coming out. ,carb cleaner of the spray can type will not get it and compressed air with more pressure than about 35 PSI causes more trouble than it cures. Again in the technical section of Wikispreedia.

With the Auto Bystarter unplugged, the Spree runs/idles and starts great. With the Auto Bystarter plugged in, it will be harder to start, and may run for a short while. After that short period it will stall and die and will not restart. For a cold start, whether the bystarter is plugged in or not. With a hot start, yes maybe. Sound like a clogged pilot jet to you guys? Yes Thanks a lot for the help, I appreciate it.

motomech wrote:As well as the low-speed jet, you must make sure the low-speed circuit passageway is free and clear.
Here is a Wiki I wrote on the subject years ago over at Scootdawg.
http://scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cg ... hread=6235