1985 Spree with starting issues

slmullen7514 · Post by **slmullen7514** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:23 pm

I've cleaned out the muffler (put it over a campfire and cooked the carbon out), I know the bystarter works (applied current to it as recommended by someone here), the fuel valve appears to work (I apply a vacuum to it with a syringe and the gas flows). I've cleaned the jets in the carb and know they are clean. IF I shoot gas into the cylinder head, it will start up ok but dies soon after. I'm thinking that I'm down to low compression or a brass pipe in the manifold is blocked (saw that on another post). I'm going to clean out the brass pipe tonight, test the compresson tomorrow. Any other possibilities?

slmullen7514 · Post by **slmullen7514** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:30 pm

Compression tests out at 120. When I use a syringe to create vacuum, I get gas flow, however, apparently not enough vacuum when cranking it as the carb bowl stays empty. I checked the vacuum line and the pipe that the line connects to and both are clear. It almost runs...

Any other ideas?

iforgeiron · Post by **iforgeiron** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:23 pm

Hi I'm having just about the same trouble. But the first thing that comes to mind is that you may have a problem with the vacuum line its self. have you tested it to see if it has any leaks?