Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Would it be worth it to just buy a $30 knockoff carb on ebay? I've cleaned this carburetor at least 4 times and it seems like nothing is really curing the issue...

I checked the bystarter like you said and it seems to be working. I cleaned the carb again and this time took out the idle speed and mixture screws and cleaned them as well. I put it back together and it ran better, but if I let it idle for a minute or two it would slowly start to die again and need...

I had gotten it running for a while, but had electrical problems that looked like a mouse chewing on the wires. I fixed up all of the exposed wires, but had issues starting it again. I cleaned the carburetor again, but now I can't get it to hold an idle again. The only time I can get it to steady ou...

Update- I cleaned the carb again and didn't see any obvious issues. I made sure the air box was seated well but didn't really formally check for vacuum leaks. I put it back together and had the same situation. It revs pretty high when it first starts but after about a minute it settles down to norma...

So i bought a 1986 Honda Aero 50 that had been sitting for many years and after cleaning the carb, putting a new air filter in and cleaning up everything else, it seems to work well except for how it idles. When I first start it up, the engine starts to rev, coughs, and keeps doing this until it mai...