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exodus125
03-18-2005, 01:53 PM
I had a friend give me a 1996 Honda TRX300, she said a week ago it was running, but now its not. She said the gas in it is about a yr old.
i drained the gas from the gas tank, put in new gas. changed the spark plug charged the battery,,, and i cant get it started.

i checked for spark, and compression and the theres gas going to the carb , im not sure what else it could be, does anyone have any suggestions? could it maybe be a dirty carb?

im going to take the carb apart tomorrow an clean it out, does anyone know where the drain screw is an a trx300 carb? i found a nipple on the bottom of the carb with no hose an no gas comes out of it, im wonderign if thats a overflow exit,,, does anyone know what that nipple is there for?

bassman
03-20-2005, 04:09 PM
Change air filter, Spray ether in to the carb while turning it over. Spraying that in there will help narrow down the causes. Such as, if it starts, you know you aren't getting fuel to the engine. If it doesn't start, dirty carb, or something.