86 Spree NQ50 Fast Idle

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86 Spree NQ50 Fast Idle

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Greetings Everyone,
Have a question have a 86 Spree my parents bought new back in the day. Now I have them, trying to restore for one of my sons. I finally was able to get it to fire up. But when it starts it seems to run at full throttle. I pulled the carb and cleaned it out, (these Honda's had been sitting for well over Twenty years untouched). Its like the throttle is stuck fully open, I have checked that it is free. I have it to the point that it will fire up as soon as the start button is hit now. just can't get it to idle down.
Any suggestion?

Thanks, Trey
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Re: 86 Spree NQ50 Fast Idle

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Bystarter/Auto choke is probably bad. Have you tested it? Probably rusted on the inside so it's sticking.
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Re: 86 Spree NQ50 Fast Idle

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When you pulled the carb did you take it apart and clean it? If so my guess is you have the the throttle plunger installed incorrectly. There is a groove in the plunger and a pin in the throat those must line up to allow the plunger to move smoothly.
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Re: 86 Spree NQ50 Fast Idle

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btosi, I know about that crazy groove because yes that was the first mistake. But I finally got that correct. I'm not for sure about the Bystarter though eclark5483, I not for sure what it is supposed to do. I did read there should be a certain amount of resistance across the coil and that was good . I did not stick 12v to it though. I assume it acts like a plunger, when voltage is applied, just not for sure what its supposed to do.
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