86 Spree will start but not run...
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86 Spree will start but not run...
I recently took my moms 86 honda spree out of our shed and tried to start it up since it had not worked in two years. I tried to start it with the electric starter and the kick start and neither worked. So I stripped her down cleaned the carb, checked the muffler for excess carbon, cleaned off the spark plug, drained out the gas and put in new gas. And when I tried to start it It will start up and run OK at idle for about 4 seconds and then sputter out within 2 seconds. If I give it gas at startup it will run for about 6 seconds no matter how much throttle I give it and then die out within 2 or 3 seconds. Any diagnosis or reccomendations?
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The idle jet is so small when clean you can only see a pinprick of light through it with a really bright light.chevyguyjay wrote:make sure the idle jet is cleaned to. thats why it wont idle.
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theres a brass tube thats pressed in the carb. its next to the main jet. get a pair of pliers, or vic grips and pull it out. the tubes prolly plugged, along with the holes in the carb that the tube fits in.
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Be extremely careful when pulling the emulsion tube out (brass idle tube). If it is clogged you can soak it in a coke bottle for a while (day or more), then use a sewing needle if you need to poke out the varnish that is left. You will want to soak it again after that b/c it will not be open totally with a sewing needle. There is also another brass tube after the main jet(make sure main jet is clean too) that can be pushed out from the top of the carb body. This has airmixture holes that can also get crap in them. Push it out with something small that won't mar the brass up, b/c your throttle needle needs to go where you are pushing. If those two are out and cleaned perfectly, you shouldn't have any carb problems as long as your float and needle are good. Then you just have to tune it. Good luck.
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once all of those tubes are out, just make sure air flows well throughout the body in all holes, there are three on the air intake side that meet up with fuel, make sure it flows free.
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