carburetor stripped. 1986 spree

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carburetor stripped. 1986 spree

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So I took my carb off to clean it and unfortunately stripped it. Now it's loose and will not seal properly. And my spree will not start. This could be a cause for it not starting right?? I want to go the route of attaching two nuts to the backside. I just need to know what size bolts to buy. And what size nuts. Thanks again.
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carburetor stripped. 1986 spree

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Yes that will cause it not to start use ure stock bolt and m6 nut
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Ok thank you. But the stock bolts will not reach. I have to go to the hardware store and buy some. I just don't know the specs. How thick are they?
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just take the stock bolts with you and get ones that a a little bit longer to compensate and matching nuts. If that doesnt work you can use a tap and die and go one size bigger on the holes
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I tried going to a 7mm bolt on one of my Sprees. One problem is that the hex head on the bolt is too big to get a socket on. That's on the inside bolt.
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otto-man wrote:I tried going to a 7mm bolt on one of my Sprees. One problem is that the hex head on the bolt is too big to get a socket on. That's on the inside bolt.
get a 1/4" bolt
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Greetings:

The easiest and cheapest fix is to buy a 1/4" tap and a 9/32" drill. Retap the Al carb flange - no drilling needed. Then enlarge the holes in the manifold and brown plastic insulator to fit a 1.5 and 2" x 1/4" trimmed to prevent punching a hole in the carb bowl. The bigger threads will make stripping them harder, but go easy on the Wheaties when snugging them up Hoss.
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So that problem is fixed. Good compression it has a good spark and I just cleaned the carburetor. Still will not start. The carb is getting gas I'm all out of ideas. What can it be?
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whats good compression did u test it with a compression tester?
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It has about 115.
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do you have the stock air box in place?
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Yeah it is in place and it has a filter. Ive cleaned the carb about 8 times
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