2000 Elite SA50P Not Running After Initial Repairs/Service
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:17 am
Hello all,
I picked up a 2000 Honda Elite 50 about two weeks ago for the purpose of an in town vehicle and something to use motor pacing to train with my cycling team. I am a bicycle mechanic so very mechanically inclined but new to engines and gasoline powered toys. It was an amateur race car drivers "pit bike" so the plastics were really beat up but it was low miles and a decent price. Top speed maxed out at 25mph so I have been collecting the parts and tools to completely de-restrict it, as I would like to hit 35mph. Don't need or want it to go any faster than that so I am keeping it mostly stock. Scooter started and ran fine, sometimes would not start easily after being ran for 10 minutes on short trips to the store and then shot off while I went inside. Always started immediately after sitting for overnight or for multiple hours. I was hoping that the service below would help with that. Yesterday I completed the following:
1. Removed variator backing plate "governor" and installed new rollers, slightly heavier than stock as I was not getting the belt to the top of the variator
2. Installed a new CVT belt (old one looked okay but wanted to do it)
3. Upjetted carb main jet from stock to 82 (bought a kit with multiple sizes, started with 82 based on a suggestion from someone I know)
4. Knocked out extra tab in stock air intake
5. Drilled out the washer in the exhaust
6. Checked spark plug condition and it looked fine
7. Replaced air filter (purchased from noiseguy's amazon)
8 Installed new, fully charged battery
After doing the above I got the scooter to run, but it would almost die when throttle was applied. I fiddled with the air/ fuel screw and idle to try and get it to run better, which it did for a few minutes but then it died. Now I can get it to turn over but not run. The carb fills with gas and I have to drain it if I run the starter too long (noticed gas was dripping to find this out). My next planned step is to take the carb apart again and actually use carb cleaner/spray it out with compressed air, yesterday I just wiped out oil and put it back together with the bigger main jet.
Any suggestions on what else could be the problem? Thanks in advance!
Connor
I picked up a 2000 Honda Elite 50 about two weeks ago for the purpose of an in town vehicle and something to use motor pacing to train with my cycling team. I am a bicycle mechanic so very mechanically inclined but new to engines and gasoline powered toys. It was an amateur race car drivers "pit bike" so the plastics were really beat up but it was low miles and a decent price. Top speed maxed out at 25mph so I have been collecting the parts and tools to completely de-restrict it, as I would like to hit 35mph. Don't need or want it to go any faster than that so I am keeping it mostly stock. Scooter started and ran fine, sometimes would not start easily after being ran for 10 minutes on short trips to the store and then shot off while I went inside. Always started immediately after sitting for overnight or for multiple hours. I was hoping that the service below would help with that. Yesterday I completed the following:
1. Removed variator backing plate "governor" and installed new rollers, slightly heavier than stock as I was not getting the belt to the top of the variator
2. Installed a new CVT belt (old one looked okay but wanted to do it)
3. Upjetted carb main jet from stock to 82 (bought a kit with multiple sizes, started with 82 based on a suggestion from someone I know)
4. Knocked out extra tab in stock air intake
5. Drilled out the washer in the exhaust
6. Checked spark plug condition and it looked fine
7. Replaced air filter (purchased from noiseguy's amazon)
8 Installed new, fully charged battery
After doing the above I got the scooter to run, but it would almost die when throttle was applied. I fiddled with the air/ fuel screw and idle to try and get it to run better, which it did for a few minutes but then it died. Now I can get it to turn over but not run. The carb fills with gas and I have to drain it if I run the starter too long (noticed gas was dripping to find this out). My next planned step is to take the carb apart again and actually use carb cleaner/spray it out with compressed air, yesterday I just wiped out oil and put it back together with the bigger main jet.
Any suggestions on what else could be the problem? Thanks in advance!
Connor