Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Gapping the plug properly would be the first step. I've seen plugs that were suppose to be gapped at .030" come out of the box at .040" plus. I always check the gap before installing. I was a professional marine mechanic for a lot of years and always checked.

This is a classic example of a bad plug wire. The insulation is oldand the moisture in the air lets in start arc when you put any kind of a load on the engine.

The idiot is full of crap. Most plugs come gapped around .045" anymore and the Spree needs .020" to .030". Always check the plug gap before install. anymore 99.9999999999999% of parts counter guys are computer geeks and not motor heads anymore, like back in the 60s and 70s.

I like the cutaway design. When people think old Honda scooter, its either the Cub or Spree that comes to mind. The cutway is enough to show its not a Cub. The shirt will get them thinking about whats inside. If you thinking are doing more Honda scooters - Gyro, and Urban Express are shirts I'd als...

I would prefer a design with the plastics on. The normal people won't recognize the Spree without the plastics.

I've noticed that some of you have K&N cone filters on your scooters and I was wondering where you got them. I looked on K&N's website but I couldn't find one that was like the ones that I seen here. BTW my scooter is an SE50 and I was wondering what the diameter of the carb inlet is? that ...

I got cheaper replacement headlight bulbs for my Quads at the local auto parts store. Less than half of what the dealer wanted and they also had upgrade bulbs available too. Since I don't night ride, I just got the standard bulbs.

Does anyone know what the correct wattage 4h bulb i should be looking for?My manual does not say anything about bulb probably because they want me to purchase the whole headlamp. As i said i would like to just have a light in the mean time while i look for a headlamp replacement later on the forums...

wouldn't that be giving you worse gas mileage though since some of your mixture is going out in the exhaust, which would require more gas to be taken into the intake to get enough mixture to cause enough compression, but a small portion of it not burned? Exactly, The unburned mixture caused real hi...

Sounds more like a bad coil , plug wire, plug or stator than the CDI box. Good spark at cranking speed doesn't mean much except the motor will start. Sounds like something is getting warm and quits working properly. This is a classic bad coil symptom, but I've seen everything in the ignition system ...

Do a compression test. It sounds like you melted the piston. The compression should be 114 psi minimum. That's with the throttle wide open and cranking the engine over at least 5 times. Should have a warm engine, but since yours won't run do it cold.

With your engines 6.8 to 1 compression ratio, 89 octane is a waste of money, as little as that maybe. Cheap oil is bad. Running the manufacture's oil is smart, because you know they are not gonna put out junk oil and then warranty the engine.

Diesel Spree wrote:so no one thinks it makes a defferance it just makes the head cooler

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Which increases longevity.

Don't think their is. It's limited by the gear/pulley. Max rpm on any engine is controlled several factors. It's ability to pump air being the primary one. The amount of air it can pump is controlled by the CCs, the intake and exhaust port sizes (or valves and intake sizes on a 4 stroke), carb size...

Don't think their is. It's limited by the gear/pulley. Max rpm on any engine is controlled several factors. It's ability to pump air being the primary one. The amount of air it can pump is controlled by the CCs, the intake and exhaust port sizes (or valves and intake sizes on a 4 stroke), carb size...