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- Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
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Re: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Have questions...
HAHAH bout time I caught you with your foot in your mouth :D You are always giving us welps a hard time Bear lol I think you can get gasket material at autozone if you dont want to spring for the gasket kit. Thats what I usually do when the gasket isnt major like a head gasket or a inner case one, ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8131
Re: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Have questions...
Awesome. Sounds like I'm going to Autozone tomorrow.Bear45-70 wrote:Upper one is the bowl vent and the lower one is the bowl drain. Both should have at least 6" piece of hose on them.
Also, where do I get new gaskets or maybe stuff to make gaskets? Will making them work?
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8131
Re: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Have questions...
Cleaning the carb, and these 2 connections are FILTHY so obviously there weren't connected to anything. What are these two connections circled in red??
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
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Re: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Have questions...
:surprise: :*: what on earth is the tube for? get it out and get a new filter and seal up that hole. clean the carb 3x and then once more for good measure per the wikispreeda site that you can find the link to on this site. where does the metal sound come from? you might want to change the oil for ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
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Re: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Have questions...
So today I finally had a little time to tear the Spree apart. I had that time because I couldnt go riding because IT DECIDED NOT TO START!! Boo. Not good. I've had this thing for about 4 days. Somebody rigged a tube up that went directly to the intake of the carb. The tube inlet rested conveinently ...
- Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
- Replies: 37
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Just picked up a 1986 spree. Making it run again..
So I just bought a spree. Seems to be an issue or two. 1. When cold, it wants to die but after it's warm, it will idle. What's the deal here? 2. Acceleration. You have to give it full throttle for several seconds or it just won't take off. Maybe the belt is slipping? Not sure. It does finally go but...