The Short Version:
I got a free 1985 80cc Honda Elite Scooter from a guy at work that hasn't been run for 10 years. I changed the fuel, got a new battery,e cleaned it up, opened the carb and it had gunk in it so I cleaned that. So now, I can start it up with starter fluid, but I have to keep the revs pretty high, or else the engine will stall. So now, I need some help. What should I check next? Any suggestions?
The Long Version:
So, this guy I work with gave me a 1985(?) 80cc Honda Elite scooter for free. It's been sitting in parking garage the past 10 years! So, I borrowed my dads van and picked this thing up.
The first thing I did was to go and make a key for it, since the guy from work didn't have the key. I then went and bought a battery for it.
The next thing I did was to drain the 10 year old gas in it, and put some new 87 octane in.
I've never worked on engines before, except to change spark plugs, so I called my motorhead buddy over to help out.
The first think we tried was to see if it would run. It didn't. It just kept cranking. We then got some starter fluid, and sprayed it in the intake, and it actually turned over and would run off the starter fluid. This told us it was having fuel delivery problems.
So we started to take it apart to see what kind of condition it was in. We found that the carburetor didn't look so good, so my buddy took it apart and cleaned it with some carb cleaner, then we put it back in and still it didn't work. After a while he had to take off, so I was left with a non-running scooter.
My buddy quickly cleaned the carb, and didn't open up every part of it to clean. So last night, I took it off and cleaned everything I could find. I found that there were two metal shafts screwed into the middle of the carb, with little holes in them. I guess those are the misters/difusers/injectors??? Well, the little holes had all kinds of junk in them and were plugged up, so I cleaned them out, and one of the shafts wad hollow in the center, so I cleaned that out as well. I also made sure that air could move through each of the gas and air intakes, and made sure they were not clogged. I also make sure the throttle moved up and down, and basically worked.
So I put the carb back together after cleaning it, and put it back on the scooter. I then cranked the engine, and nothing happened I then started cranking it while using the starter fluid, and it started running on it's own !!! I took it for a quick spin around the block, but I had to keep the revs up, or the engine would die.
So now, I can start it up with starter fluid, but I have to keep the revs pretty high, or else the engine will stall. So now, I need some help. What should I check next? Any suggestions?
I got a free 1985 80cc Honda Elite Scooter from a guy at work that hasn't been run for 10 years. I changed the fuel, got a new battery,e cleaned it up, opened the carb and it had gunk in it so I cleaned that. So now, I can start it up with starter fluid, but I have to keep the revs pretty high, or else the engine will stall. So now, I need some help. What should I check next? Any suggestions?
The Long Version:
So, this guy I work with gave me a 1985(?) 80cc Honda Elite scooter for free. It's been sitting in parking garage the past 10 years! So, I borrowed my dads van and picked this thing up.
The first thing I did was to go and make a key for it, since the guy from work didn't have the key. I then went and bought a battery for it.
The next thing I did was to drain the 10 year old gas in it, and put some new 87 octane in.
I've never worked on engines before, except to change spark plugs, so I called my motorhead buddy over to help out.
The first think we tried was to see if it would run. It didn't. It just kept cranking. We then got some starter fluid, and sprayed it in the intake, and it actually turned over and would run off the starter fluid. This told us it was having fuel delivery problems.
So we started to take it apart to see what kind of condition it was in. We found that the carburetor didn't look so good, so my buddy took it apart and cleaned it with some carb cleaner, then we put it back in and still it didn't work. After a while he had to take off, so I was left with a non-running scooter.
My buddy quickly cleaned the carb, and didn't open up every part of it to clean. So last night, I took it off and cleaned everything I could find. I found that there were two metal shafts screwed into the middle of the carb, with little holes in them. I guess those are the misters/difusers/injectors??? Well, the little holes had all kinds of junk in them and were plugged up, so I cleaned them out, and one of the shafts wad hollow in the center, so I cleaned that out as well. I also made sure that air could move through each of the gas and air intakes, and made sure they were not clogged. I also make sure the throttle moved up and down, and basically worked.
So I put the carb back together after cleaning it, and put it back on the scooter. I then cranked the engine, and nothing happened I then started cranking it while using the starter fluid, and it started running on it's own !!! I took it for a quick spin around the block, but I had to keep the revs up, or the engine would die.
So now, I can start it up with starter fluid, but I have to keep the revs pretty high, or else the engine will stall. So now, I need some help. What should I check next? Any suggestions?
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