Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

My fingers are still cold from my ride....
My spree hit 27 mph tonight! It went 30 downhill!, with no startup or bogging or backfire.

It was a clogged idle jetl I actually tried to remove it with pliers and pulled to hard and ended up breaking the idle jet tube with a piece left inside. Doh! Luckily I had another spare carb and not wanting to make the same mistake, I removed ALL gaskets from the carb and put it in a toaster oven at 300 degrees for 15 minutes. The aluminum expands faster than the brass tubes, and walah, the idle jet was easy to remove. I unclogged the idle jet by soaking in bath of carb cleaner and using wire. Then I spent all day drilling out the old piece of idle jet.

I cannot BELIEVE how small the hole is for the idle jet. This would be the first thing I look at from now on for carb probs.

Thanks for the tips Greg and Noiseguy on the previous posts they really helped

Yea those clogged idle jets cause a lot more problems than you'd think, but I'm glad that you got it running good. And a top speed of 27-30mph is a good platform to start on if you go about doing any modifications or upgrades to the engine.

Well I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you have a great time riding your spree(I know I do ).

Best regards,
JF

Thanks man for your help too, JF. I've learned a lot of stuff on this board from guys like you.

Now I hope the spree will stay in shape. They seem so finicky, fine one day and not the next. I think the trick is to turn it on every couple of days to prevent clogging etc.