Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I still have the same Spree IOWA that I started this thread talking about. I've used it for a pit bike for the past handful of years and then it went dead again so I stuck it in the shed and for a year or 2 and forgot about it. It went dead at the races when my buddy took it out for a ride (everybod...

So what is the stock setting for that mixture screw?

Those holes would totally mess the mixture up, that duct tape should help narrow things down. My 84 stock spree has a 68 jet and with a small leak in the air box lid ran very lean. Those holes would be a major issue with that jet im suspecting.[/quote] Yeah, it still will only go 20 mph but it runs...

[/quote] Those holes would totally mess the mixture up, that duct tape should help narrow things down. My 84 stock spree has a 68 jet and with a small leak in the air box lid ran very lean. Those holes would be a major issue with that jet im suspecting.[/quote] Yeah, it still will only go 20 mph but...

is your air filter element in good shape and oiled properly, mine wasnt and didnt run right untill I replaced it they come pre oiled too. And I had the same problem with my airbox and it ran lean, make sure the screw is tight and the gasket is good. I used some self adhesive foam cut in a thin stri...

So I got the new larger jet after waiting 2 weeks...(Thanks SE Sales for your speedy service...NOT)...

It runs better, but still will only go 20 mph and still does breakup on the top end a bit, just not as bad....any ideas?

LM

Thanks Bear, I was thinking the same thing...

LM

Here is a picture of the Spree as it was when I brought it home yesterday...
Not bad for $100

LM

Here is the broken outlet on the exhaust..... I gather that this has been broken for awhile from how it looks...

LM

Here is a picture of my exhaust...doesn't appear to be a restriction device in there.... Exh_Flange.jpg The air box is all there and intact along with the center screw. Hose and clamp from the box is all good.. Hoping the larger jet will make the difference being that the restriction device is gone ...

When you have the carb apart, check the main jet. If it is a 65, you need to install a 68 jet for unrestricted use. Main jet is indeed a 65, where do I get a 68? Just go to the Honda dealer and ask for a Keihn (spelling?) 68 main jet or is it something special??? Thanks, LM The 68 jet is the standa...

lazermule wrote:When you have the carb apart, check the main jet. If it is a 65, you need to install a 68 jet for unrestricted use.

Main jet is indeed a 65, where do I get a 68? Just go to the Honda dealer and ask for a Keihn (spelling?) 68 main jet or is it something special???

Thanks,

LM

lazermule wrote:When you have the carb apart, check the main jet. If it is a 65, you need to install a 68 jet for unrestricted use.

Compression minimum is 114 PSI and is in section 3 of the manual.

Will do, thanks....

LM[/quote]


Compression just checked out at 140 PSI....must be healthy...

LM

When you have the carb apart, check the main jet. If it is a 65, you need to install a 68 jet for unrestricted use.

Compression minimum is 114 PSI and is in section 3 of the manual.[/quote]


Will do, thanks....

LM

All you have to do is remove the exhaust. Look in the head pipe (the part that bolts to the exhaust flange on the engine) and there will be a washer welded in there. Either dremel it out or use a stepped drill bit to ream it out. Bye-bye restricted exhaust. Thanks Bear, I'll take a look. I have the...