warming up

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:15 pm

ok, my friend's spree when you first start it you have to hold the throttle for it to idle.then you have to let it run for like 5mins before it runs good. the carb is clean and has a new electric choke in it.also a new plug. why does it take so long to warm up?

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:13 pm

Did you check the float inside the carb?
How about the float valve?
Sounds like the float isn't set right.
Might be running to lean.
Otherwise try setting the throttle valve to a different notch setting.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:21 pm

carb is fine/cleaned. it runs fine it just takes forever to warm up.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:56 pm

hmm, dont know what that could be. normal warmup time for my spree is like one run up and down the street and its good to go.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:05 pm

the thing is, if i take the choke completely out of the carb it will run but race. i dont really want to leave it like this because i dont know if it is racing because it is bypassing the throttle valve, which would also bypass fuelflow right? making it run too lean if i just left it out.

Post by **noiseguy** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:49 am

Removing the choke will lean it out; it starts pulling air through the choke circuit.

How's his intake tract look, and filter?

Is the idle set correctly, i.e just slow enough to keep the rear wheel from turning on the stand?

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Thu May 19, 2005 8:32 am

everything is clean+good. as for the idle it revvs high on the stand but if i set it any lower when i put the brake onit will stall, soo?

Post by **noiseguy** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:18 pm

Sounds like a blocked idle circuit. You're using the main jet to idle.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:09 pm

ok, which one would this be?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu May 19, 2005 3:56 pm

I think noiseguy hit it on the head......