1983 - 1985 Honda 200x - Starting Issues

[dakotadean]

I bought a 200x nt sure what year not running. All the wires from the engine to cdi to cdi box

To spark plug . Got it rigged up and now it has spark- i got it to fire twice yesterday for about 3-4 seconds each time. It has a diff style MIC carb on it. Its gettin gas to the bowl but from there i am not sure. From the carb back there is no air hose idk i that makes a difference or nt. i am lookin for the correct way to connect the ignition system. And does anyone knw were to get a 200x carb for cheap?

[dakotadean]

How is the right way to test if soark is strong enough? And how to see if fuel is makin it into engine. And wht kinda plug should i be usin? And does the open air hose make a difference?

[marioweldinginc]

Take off the air tube and see if carb is squirting fuel into motor. To test spark you would need a spark gap tester. Without it the spark should be white/blue in color.

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[dakotadean]

I can see into the carb but how would i knw if gas is squirtin its nt fuel injected so wouldnt it use vaccum??And the soark is blue i held onto end while kickin it and it shocked me. When i kick it it sputters and shoots pressure out of the carb. Could it be getin to much air with straight ipen carb to engine??

[marioweldinginc]

what year 200x? I thought you meant a Honda 200x trike lol

[dakotadean]

Its a 200x trike- but the carb is off of something else according to the honda dealer . And i cant really see gas squirtin but a white haze in there every once in a while. It smells like gas while i kick it. An it putts once in a great while.. I have takin the carb completely apart and i cleaned every hole.

[marioweldinginc]

Try putting in a teaspoon of gas in the sparkplug hole and try to start. I know kdirtbikes sometimes tend to flood easy when you try to kick them over

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[oxidized_black]

the manual for your bike is here ...

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as far as a new/used carb, ebay would be a good start, or look for an atv salvage yard in your area ...

[cadet85]

it may sound stupid but it happened to me check the electric start if it has 1 the wire coulda shorted making it not start or the coil mighht be bad

[dakotadean]

Kick start only. And it has spark- would tht make a difference?

[cadet85]

you need gas spark and air for a motor to run if u have spark make sure ur getting gas then check ur air box if ur getting all that its prolly electrical issue ur have and take it to ur local shop and have them test it it cost me 40.00 to do it

[cadet85]

try the mpst stupid crap u can think of i had a 200 es with those its the stupid sh** that dont make it work... try some carb spray or starter fluid in the carb

[cheriah]

check your compression too...is it real easy to kick or is the kick start really hard to kick down?

[dakotadean]

Its hard with plug in real easy withnout-- and i can see the blur

Spark- and i can get it to fire once in a great while foolin around with it. The carb is open on the intake end and the gas is gettin to carb. But the float bowl is aleays full of gas

[dakotadean]

Alright it has blue spark, it is getting fuel into the carb.... But still wont start up. Could the spark be too weak? If i hold hand over carb and kick

It my hand gets soaked with gas. The spark is blue but it is a little spark. And i found out the carb is a 30mm aftermarket.

[oxidized_black]

the spark should be bright blue, and should stay consistant and rapid as it turns over.