Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

sounds like an issue i'm having...i'm wondering where the mixture screw is located? like on the side of the carb, there's the 'Throttle Stop Screw' and the 'Air Screw'...is it one of those?

or should i be looking elsewhere completely on the scooter?

i notice that when i hit a bump in a road, if i'm at a low enough engine speed, i.e. just creeping forward, the engine cuts out completely, as if a wire is loose some place...if i'm going way faster, the engine cuts out, and then fires back up again...(forward motion, probably keeps the engine going ...

rather than starting a new thread, i will ask my question here, since it relates to oil for the spree.

should we ONLY use 100% synthetic? or is semi-synthetic acceptable?

is 100% synthetic somewhat of a dark dark deep blue/green color?

i have a bottle of semi-synthetic 2-stroke racing oil, which ...

I lined up the groove (see photo below), with the idle screw...
http://www.monty.ca/files/throttle/IMG_5007.JPG

The throttle body sits as such:
http://www.monty.ca/files/throttle/IMG_5008.JPG

I'm assuming the throttle body is not properly seated, so is it inserted backwards? Should I turn it ...

Well I removed the throttle body, and tried reinstalling it. It goes in easily, and the needle goes through the little tiny hole at the bottom, but the cylindrical thing itself goes in, mmm...maybe an 1/8th of an inch...

Is there a specific way I'm supposed to install the throttle body? Like groove ...

As the subject line states, as part of the "cleaning" of the carb I unscrewed the throttle control body from the top of the carb and removed it.

After going to reinstall it, I lined up the cut in the side of the cylinder thingy (sorry forgot technical term) with the idle adjust screw and inserted ...