1988 honda elite lx sa50 starting problems

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:01 pm

I just brought a 88 honda elite lx and am having trouble getting it to start. I have spark, have fuel, and have compression. I just need to know what else am I missing to get it started. I did notice that the spark plug was extreme wet when I pulled it out after trying to get it started. What does this mean I need to do? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:02 pm

Make sure the airfilter and airbox lid are clean/in good shape ( if the filter isnt 1/2 inch thick and spongy toss it and buy a new one).

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:32 pm

I did that and got nothing

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:33 pm

It does not have a air filter box. The air filter is a foam air cleaner. Do you think that a new carburettor will solve the problem

aleminx · Post by **aleminx** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:35 pm

where would i go about ordering a new sponge for my airbox it is deteriorated and fell apart when i tried to clean...

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:03 pm

did you try finding it on ebay.com. That is where I have found a lot of my parts for my 88 honda elite sa50.

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:20 pm

Does anyone know where I can find the bystarter is located on the scooter.

dei4life38 · Post by **dei4life38** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:57 pm

Does anyone know if a new carburettor will solve my starting problems.

Mackeral61 · Post by **Mackeral61** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:01 pm

The bystarter is a plastic apperatus that is attached to the top of the carb by a bracket and 2 screws, there is wiring coming off of it to a wiring bundle.

Cleaning the carb is prolly a good start 1st, I took mine to a small engine reapir and they usually have a carb cleaning thingie it can soak and aggitate in...cost me 20 bucks. Myabe try starting it by restricting the air to the carb by using fingers to cover up the entrance port from the airbox, if your gastank is dirty or rusty on the inside it can glog the jets and little holes gas must flow in the carb.

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