Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

The guy I bought it from was an auto mechanic, he didn't say anything about the engine being replaced. Cool.

Yep it's a split throttle cable. It will do about 37 tops, 35 with no problem.

Hmm, I'm obviously not the first owner, or even the second so I don't know.

I've got maybe $450 into my 86. I've only had to replace tires and batteries since I bought it for $350 about 5 years ago. I made an anchor to repair the oil injector cable and cleaned the carb several times now, oh and I spent $35 on stuff to coat the inside of the fuel tank with. Got some free ...

Yes mine runs, still having a little bit of an idle problem with it though. And sometimes it doesn't want to start when using the electric starter.

OK, sorry, I didn't even see this forum.

Like the rectifier, magnetic pickup and ignition controller if possible. This is on my Linhai PowerMax 50 four stroke, I know this is a Spree forum and I appreciate that but in general what applies to one should be able to be applied to another. You guys are far more knowledgeable than most of the ...

Mine doesn't have that larger spring either.

It's working now, thanks all. I still need to give it a little throttle to start though, is that normal?

First unscrew it from the carb on the top. Then if you look down the side with the slot there is the cable end in there. Push the piston up compressing the spring then take a seal pick and push the cable end out the bottom. Next slide it down the slot on the outside, it will detach the cable from ...

Thanks, I'll try that.

Well yeah, that's crouched down and flat out for about an 1/8th mile but it will do it. 35 isn't a problem even with my 190 pounds on it.

Remember this thing will run down the road about 37 mph. So I don't think fuel delivery is a problem.

I didn't try to size any holes just make sure they were clear.

Here's an update I did today. Put a new battery in and it turns over great, doesn't start though. It will start if I kick it though ...

Went back through the carb with a fine tooth comb and some pin drills just for assurance. Everything is clean and it still does the same thing.

Is it possible that the shut off valve is weak and not functioning at low rpm's? Or maybe I'm just trying to get it to idle too low. I don't have a tach ...

Thanks, I'll play with it some more later today. I've got to get some parts for my piece of crap Linhai too.