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'82 CX500 won't start all of a sudden

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#1 ·
Hi everyone! new to the forum! I have an '82 CX500 and it won't start for some reason. It was running fine and then I let it sit for about a week this summer and when I started it again it rev'ed up to about 5000 RPM's and wouldn't come down. I shut it off and now it won't start. It does have a spark but never gets going again. Any suggestions? Anyone have a link to a Clymer manual or something? Thanks for the help.
 
#2 ·
Forget Clymer's collection of errors & misprints. You can find links to the real manuals in the Wiki (link in my signature).

I had a similar symptom a few years ago (ran really fast after sitting for a couple of weeks) and it turned out to be corrosion on the accelerator pump rod that was making it push on the fast idle. But mine would start so your problem is probably something else.
 
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