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1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:12 pm
by cookiemonster131
okay i bought an 84 spree with 31 miles on it. stuck a NOS tank on it and rebuilt the carb and new petcock. got it running like a top straight to 28 mph BUT after 1/2 mile or so it dies out. if i start it in the shop and let it idle for 2-3 minutes it dies out. sometimes it will fire right back up but most times not. gotta let it sit for 1 minute or 2 and it starts right bacvk up. petcock is new and fuel line and vacuum line are new. got any ideas?
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:13 pm
by cookiemonster131
oh yeah new battery and new air filter also
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:23 pm
by mopro logan
Sounds like the carb is not filling with gas I would check the float level
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:28 pm
by cookiemonster131
thats what i thought also but i thought these floats were non adjustable since they are plastic...?
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:44 pm
by cookiemonster131
i was wondering if the carb bystarter was acting up?
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:03 pm
by zuphilius
cookiemonster131 wrote:i was wondering if the carb bystarter was acting up?
Disconnect the wires to it and try that. I did with my Gyro which had the same symptoms and it started and ran.
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:05 pm
by cookiemonster131
Will do
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:17 pm
by Bear45-70
First off if it ran that long it is not the bystarter. It would more likely be the vent in the gas cap. Loose the cap and run the scooter again and see what happens. Again the students trying to be teachers.
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:20 pm
by cookiemonster131
Tried the gas cap already didn't fix it.
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:48 pm
by swimmingfree
petcock is it new or new to you??
what kind of flow of gas are you getting ???
is the screen in the tank clog??
if the float gets stuck or the nettle is stuck this may happen and you will running out of gas ???
i no you clean the carb and its wright ??
we all have done it.. dum things
swimmingfree
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:31 am
by cookiemonster131
Tank is new old stock, petcock is brand new as of last night. The flow out the gas line is pretty solid and consistent. As for the internals I felt certain it was clean but I guess I will start there when I take it back apart.
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:16 am
by swimmingfree
one other thing you may look at is the vac line to petcock ..you may
want to try this and shood let you no the gas in the carb and if you running out.
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freeswimming at 2011-09-30
swimmingfree
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:49 am
by zuphilius
Sorry Bear, but it did resolve my running issue on the Gyro. Although I had more issues than that and Mouse ended up replacing the carb on it and that fixed everything.
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:49 am
by SuprasNsprees
Re: 1984 spree with 31 miles on it
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:27 am
by evilone
swimmingfree wrote:one other thing you may look at is the vac line to petcock ..you may
want to try this and shood let you no the gas in the carb and if you running out.
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freeswimming at 2011-09-30
swimmingfree
Hey, your motor/carb looks identical to mine!
