Cdal1
06-07-2017, 04:22 PM
Hi new member here looking for some help. I have a 1985 Honda big red 250es that I'm trying to get back running the way it did when I was younger. The last time it was in regular use was about 10+ years ago. I first started out giving it a service which I changed the oil/filter, spark plug, and air filter. I then bought a zoom zoom carb off eBay and put it on.
So now with all that completed it starts up perfectly and giving it throttle it acts just like it should. My issue is with the choke, if I have the choke off it goes to idling normal but when I give it choke it kills the engine. The choke lever slides back and forth like normal. If I adjust the idle knob on the carb to a higher idle and move choke all the way it idles normal then when turning off the choke it idles at higher rpm. It's almost like the choke is working in reverse depending on how high I turn the carbs idle knob.
I hope this is making sense and if not I'll try and describe it in a different way. Any thoughts on my issue?
Thanks
So now with all that completed it starts up perfectly and giving it throttle it acts just like it should. My issue is with the choke, if I have the choke off it goes to idling normal but when I give it choke it kills the engine. The choke lever slides back and forth like normal. If I adjust the idle knob on the carb to a higher idle and move choke all the way it idles normal then when turning off the choke it idles at higher rpm. It's almost like the choke is working in reverse depending on how high I turn the carbs idle knob.
I hope this is making sense and if not I'll try and describe it in a different way. Any thoughts on my issue?
Thanks