85 Spree hard start, wont idle.

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Re: 85 Spree hard start, wont idle.

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I've purchased a few of those replacement cylinders/ring sets and they ALL suck. The rings have NO markings on them, nor is there a chrome plating to determine which is top, and which is bottom. The seller will tell you they are the same, but they are not. There is a top ring, and there is an up/down with ZERO marking on them. So, you have to take a VERY strong magnifying glass and look for the bevel on the rings.

Hunch says you have one of the rings in the wrong direction or the wrong ring land.
1986 Spree
1986 Spree (Big Bore)
1985 Aero 50
1985 Aero 80
1988 Elite 50 (SB50)

1985 "OrangeJuice" (Sold)
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