85 250 Big Red choke lever question.

[Scootertrash]

I have an 85 250 BR here that the enrichener lever won't stay in the open position. If I take my thumb off of it it goes back to the closed position. Is there a way to tighten something up to stop this from happening?

I see nothing on the switch housing that would snug things up. I haven't torn into it yet, so I'm not sure if there is something on the carb that will do the job.

TIA

[Homeless Dave]

Is the cable clipped into the handle bar housing correctly? How is the cable routing? Both of those have caused that issue for me.


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[Scootertrash]

No clip for the cable on the handle bar housing. I'll be tearing into sometime in the next couple days. I have other plans for this machine I need to complete first. All depends, I may dig in sooner.

I worked on this machine about 10 years ago, but I don't remember how everything went together. I DO know that it was working fine when it left here last time.;)

[SoFarKingSlow]

Is it an aftermarket cable? Is your problem that the cable defaults to the choked or unchoked position?

[Scootertrash]

Is it an aftermarket cable? Is your problem that the cable defaults to the choked or unchoked position?

To be technically correct, it's an enrichener, not a choke. To use your vernacular it defaults to the unchoked (unenrichened) position.

[Shad Owe]

To be technically correct, it's an enrichener, not a choke. To use your vernacular it defaults to the unchoked (unenrichened) position.

Scooter a lot of Honda enricheners are adjusted at the mount for holding tension. Ive never had a 250es So I cant say for sure thats how it works.