Spree fails to run after 5 miles or so

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:48 pm

Ive had my spree for about 6 months now, when i first purchased it it ran poorly but i cleaned the carb and replaced the sparkplug etc. and it ran perfectly (started first kick every time) for over 1000 miles. Recently while riding up a very large hill after reaching the top the spree quit running. I waited aproximatly 15 mins and then tryed starting it again, after kicking many times it finaly started and ran for about a mile or so. The same thing then happend again. After that it ran all the way home (about 8 miles) and then wouldnt start after i turned it off. I cleaned the plug and it started again. I drove it for a mile or so and it once again slowed down and then stalled. The next day it wouldnt start so i purchased a new spark plug and it still woulding start. I then cleaned the entire carb once again and check the whole engine for possible problems but saw nothing wrong. After i put it all back together it ran perfetly for about 15 miles but then it died again and shows no sines of life whatsoever. I talked to my freinds father who is a mechanic and he said that he thinks that it could possibly be a dirty fuel filter or a faulty head gasket that when expanded by heating results in a preasure loss.

Any help is greatly appreciated, i am compleatly stumped on what the problem could be.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:53 pm

i say u have something in ur carb, it clogges the jet then pops out then cloggs it again.

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:57 pm

ya i thought that could be a possibility and thats what my dad said it could be aswell. Could it be in one of the fuel "jets" i am not very familiar with the ways in which fuel is injected into the carborator. Do you know how i could possibly clean this out and where they are?

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:59 pm

Today i took the carborator off and sprayed carb cleaner in all of the little things inside of it.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:01 pm

ok your first jet is called you main jet, this jet is located in the middle of the carb, you take off the bottom half and it will be big and in the middle remove it with a screwdriver by unscrewing it. then in that same hole is a long pipe thingy with holes in it, another jet, clean with carb cleaner and compressed air, then if u pull out this littke brass tube next to the big one ( it is stubirn, dont bend or damage it!) then clean it also with carb cleaner and compressed air, then blow the whole carb otu with compressed air takeing out the idle and mix screwes and bystarter, and blow in those. then reassemble and run seafoam through the carb, and wala. shoudl work nicely.

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:05 pm

ok, thank you so much. I just went out and kicked it a few times and it started up. I then started it and stoped it about five times and it started flawlessly ever time. This tends to happen after waiting a few hours or so every time. Does this further support a dirty fuel jet?

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:06 pm

one more question... what is the bystarter?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:12 pm

big black thing on top of carb with 2 wires comeing out, green and yellow. and yea i still think cuz the dirt settled to the bottom of the carb so now it will start.

DYLANHSMITH · Post by **DYLANHSMITH** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:14 pm

alrighty, thanks again.

berreta22 · Post by **berreta22** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:14 pm

spend a few bucks and put an inline filter in it.

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:16 pm

bleh......inline filter actually cause problems for me.
Somethin from it got stuck in my main jet and cause my scooter to screw up...(filter was clean for one thing...)
And with the inline filter stopping short caused the scooter to die...also i couldnt run with less than half a tank...

so...thats why all i got to say to inline filters is bleh...

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:51 pm

im running an inline in my leet and i can run just as good, and long and i run my tank dry, so...

Post by **noiseguy** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:02 pm

Check your compression, if you have the tool for it. I'm wondering if your rings are going, and the carb's contributing to poor running.

On that inline filter problem: Are you running a sintered-metal filter, from a bike shop, or an automotive one with an element? B/c the auto ones don't work on gravity-feed fuel systems, they need pressure behind them to flow.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:34 pm

get a lawn mower one for home depot or lowes, thats what im running a brigs one from lowes. it works awsomely, and looks good when i have the panals off.

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:48 am

ah....oh well....it's running better than ever w/o the inline filter. I run clean gas in it so the strainer is doing fine.