185s wont start, has spark! Please help!

[bambam203]

Got It Started....yeah.....but Haven't Rode It Yet...

[MTS]

if the problem presists after this, you may want to check your stator with an ohms meter..it could be weak causing the hard starts, the stator/flywheel are a common weak spot on the honda 4 stroke 200/185's

[bambam203]

We got to ride it today......yeah...it is still idleing fast all of sudden even after you adjust it back down.....any suggestions????

[Gillfisher]

Check to make sure you have a good seal at the intake manifold on engine side and also on carb side. Make sure there are no cracks in the manifold, it should be a slightly flexible piece with molded rubber insert inside of it and a black rubber coating on the outside. The outer coating may have a crack at the flex point causing an air leak. If you have this condition you can patch the rubber coating with some perm-a-gasket that stays flexible.

[83185s]

yea thats an air leak right there..when it idles slow then gets faster all the suddeni used to be able to idle up my driveway sometimes when mine did it..lol it would go real fast all the sudden and start goin..im like..uh ok..lol..but i fixed that now..i hope

[BIG BAD RED]

sounds like you sprayed to much fuel in and fouled you plug...what is your float hight set at right now? take a peice of clear hose small enough to fit on the little tang on the bottom of the carb and un'do the drain screw. make sure u hold the hose up to the side of the carb. it shoudl come up to the top of the bowl...

[86200s]

i built my bike its a 86 200s out of junked parts let me tell u i had to deal with so many problems. I would say to take the carb off check the timing all the connections are connected and the ground is grounded and spray starter fluid or drip some gas in the intake and see if it starts if it has compression, spark, gas/starterfluid, and the sparks on time it should start its more than likely going to be some stupid minor detail that u over looked.It could be the boot test the ohms in the boot ignition coil and wire that could be it right there and make sure the switch is on the run position

[86200s]

sry im a little late

[bambam203]

We checked everything again and it is def getting enough fuel....however we are thinking that spark might be the problem.....you can see it when it starts to get dark....it is a little thin blue line......
there is a little crack on the gasket so that can fix the idle problem but now.....once again it is not running... :mad:

[busy44]

Do a search on 200s spark problems see what others did