Carb Help!! PICTURES INSIDE!

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:07 pm

1985 Honda Spree - Electric Start only.
Hey Everyone. I'll start by telling you what went wrong when i started my spree for the first time today.
I started it, and it ran really slowly and dog-like. This is because i had cleaned everything out and it was finally startin to flow again. Anyway, it was dripping gas here and there. And would also leave puddles if i stood in a place for a while. But i kept riding it for a good 10 minutes until it was out of gas. (i started with a quarter tank worth of gas.)
Then I decided that it used the gas way too fast. So I put more in it, and start it back up. I stood in 1 place and gave it quarter throttle, to keep it ideling. but when i gave it gas, it would just pour out of the carb. It only comes out of 1 place as far as i know. there is an open outlet/inlet on the carb that doesnt have a hose or anything connected to it and i dont know what its for, but i labeled it.
In the pictures, i labeled each one of where the hole where the gas comes out. also labeled the part where there is an open outlet/inlet with no hose connected.

there ya go... any help would be so awesome! i dont know what to do!

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:33 pm

send me the carb. i will fix it for free.

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:34 pm

i dont even know if there is somthin wrong with the carb bro.. it could just be that it needs a hose or screw somewhere.. i have no idea. but if it turns out the carb needs a fix, ill talk to you.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:36 pm

i always had this problem. it was the float needle. needs to be cleaned and free. use compressed air to blow out all passages.

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:39 pm

ok, i had no idea because this is a stock spree... so why would there be a carb from an elite?

also, which, and how do i plug one of the nipples?, and is the float needle the orange ring? or is it somthin else?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:41 pm

ok that is a spree carb! not an elite smert one lol.

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:43 pm

ok, there is that unplugged outlet/inlet in the back (not pictured)
in this picture i just labeled where the hoses go to as far as i know

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:46 pm

float needle is the small metal thing the float holds. make sure this operates smoothly

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:47 pm

no! oil very bottom. vacume (bottom hose on petcock) gas on top.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:49 pm

disregard my earlier post. nipple in carb is not for oil. i looked at it wrong. it is for fuel. sorry for the confusion.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:51 pm

say it say it. myspree(darek) you were right! say it!!

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:53 pm

im not sayin sheet.lol

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:29 am

so i just put oil on the floater pin... (again im kinda nooby to the terminology) ... is this the floater pin?

Also, do I need any hoses connecting to anything? or am i set?

Justinsane · Post by **Justinsane** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:17 am

ok, i put oil on what i thought was the floater pin.. i dunno if it was the float pin or not.. but its what i posted above.
anyway, i started it again and same results... gas pouring out of that nipple again... do i have somethin connected wrong?

whats goin on here??

OR.
Could it be this bottom thing?
the first time i took my carb apart, i took off that piece. what it is, is a metal flap, that covers 2 openings, and then on top of that, is that metal piece... did i install these backwards or something? or is it still a carb problem?

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:20 pm

that would be ur reeds. dont mess with them. i use carb cleaner to clean the jets in mine and runs great after that.