Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Well I verified it's getting spark. Can't get the by starter to work so maybe it's bad but I used a heat gun to warm up the engine and carb and it still won't start. I really don't want to get it over my head pulling the engine out.

Greetings: Quoth Justin: The new plug was COVERED with oil before I did that. Ah-HAH! This would explain the locking, the sticking, the failure to start. The crankcase fills with oil - Drip, Drip, Drip over the months - until there's enough oil to Hydrolock your engine. If there's enough oil in the...

Ok, sorry for the delay. I'm working 12hr days right now and time is something I don't have. So I got the new battery in and it cranks very healthy now. When it does get "stuck" as I call it, I drain the gas in the carb with that screw and it usually cranks again no problem. By stuck, I me...

Greetings: Quoth Wheelman, somewhat snarkily: Greetings: Sorry, Dawg, but we can't help with our keyboards Indignant Justin responds, politely: Wow. Gotta say, I'm shocked to see this kind of post here, and by a mod no less. With all due respect, this is the equivalent of shrugging and throwing you...

I'd pull the braided line from the intake that leads to the petcock and suck on the end very gently and see if fuel flow through the fuel line. You may want to pull the fuel line so the fuel can drain in to a clean container for inspection. White plastic ice cream or similar work really well you ca...

Greetings: Sorry, Dawg, but we can't help with our keyboards. You're just going to have to start dismantling some things. Read and learn if you've never done this, or get some help. The carb may have either molasses or Epoxy resin in it. It has to come apart for cleaning. "Charging up" an...

Well, I only had a few minutes to work on the Spree today. I put a brand new battery in and it now turns over, but wont start. So, check these out and make sure everything is hooked up right. Also, when I pulled the lines from the petcock not a single drop of fuel came out despite there being plenty...

Took a flashlight and I think I saw a flake of rust in the gas tank. Is this a super bad thing that has to immediately be fixed or will a good filter keep it at bay?

I'm just trying to get this thing running.

Thanks!

I will try these ideas when I get home!

Come on.. please?! Just need to get this running. Thanks

Hey guys As the title reads, my spree has sat for about a year on my balcony. Today I charged the battery, put a new spark plug in, put a little oil down the spark plug hole, and cranked and cranked and it wont start. What should I try next? The starter only engages part of the time. http://s42.phot...

It's alive!!

I pulled the plug and being brand new it was totally dry. So guessed it wasn't getting fuel. I applied suction on the vacuum line and tried again and she fired right up!

abreen89 wrote:check compression with that many miles you will probably have to replace the rings if they havent already..

Ugh great. I guess at that point I might as well get a big bore kit.

If you have fuel do you have spark? I'll check first thing tmrw. Did the run/Stop switch get bumped to the stop position? Been there done that. Oh no. I kept watching that switch like a hawk. A hungry hawk. Something maybe strange though, while the key is turned fully on, the horn and turn signals ...

'86 Spree 8265 miles Ran okay before winter. Cleaned carb, ported intake, new gaskets around reeds, new clear fuel hose, new air filter, and patched previous owners hole in airbox, new spark plug, "new" ignition coil wire. Been through two full battery charges of turning over. No avail. I...