Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.

EthioKnight · Post by **EthioKnight** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:18 am

Hey there,
I am a recent but very proud owner of a'84 spree. I was tinkering around (aimlessly as I'm not particularly technical) and after having unscrewed the 'grill' like plate from the exhaust, I came across a poorly screwed hole just beneath and to the left of the hole to which the grill was attached. I'm of a mind that this 'hole' didn't come stock since the screw in it is very loose and unfitting and since I wasn't sure and didn't want anything falling off, I just applied a masking tape over the screw and am riding around as so.
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I just want to know if I did the right thing or maybe if I should have left the hole open (let the exhaust breath more freely, perhaps??)
I just don't know, and I would like to be illuminated.
Thanks in advance.

Mystic · Post by **Mystic** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:20 am

Someone put it there for a reason but it shouldnt be there lol

EthioKnight · Post by **EthioKnight** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:22 am

So I guess I did the right thing in plugging it up then...tnx for the fast response.

Trafficjamz · Post by **Trafficjamz** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:25 am

Did you put tape on it?

EthioKnight · Post by **EthioKnight** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:32 am

yeah...(starting to get anxious now lol)....can't you see the pics? I had a hard time posting them, so I just pasted the urls.

dun rite · Post by **dun rite** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:37 am

Hello: If you can't weld it closed maybe clean it and the screw that was in it real good then jbweld epoxy it in the hole might hold.

EthioKnight · Post by **EthioKnight** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:43 am

Cheers!...Never used epoxy before, but I'll definitely look into it now that I know the hole shouldn't be there. I wonder why the previous owner put it there though...

Trafficjamz · Post by **Trafficjamz** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:44 am

There ya go

.....or not......

hows this?

You do know that the exhaust get hot .....right?

Might just melt that tape

wiguy05 · Post by **wiguy05** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:34 am

Trafficjamz wrote: You do know that the exhaust get hot .....right?

Might just melt that tape

The new crowd around here sure is......well lets just say not all that bright

Mystic · Post by **Mystic** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:13 am

The exhaust may be clogged so they made an extra exit? who knows why people do the things they do sometimes. Its probably been that way for 20 years

EthioKnight · Post by **EthioKnight** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:21 pm

Well, thanks for all the help, and my use of the tape was only intended to be 'temporary'...that is, until the most high and illuminated of spree owners could look down their noses and begrudgingly pass judgement.
Thanks again.

Mystic · Post by **Mystic** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:38 pm

Sometimes you just have to look over some people, it doesnt take a genius to work on a scooter. It is supposed to be for fun but some people are sour pusses

no offense but there are some crabby folks around here sometimes. If it works who cares, more than one way to dig a hole lol have fun with the scoot

evilone · Post by **evilone** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:01 pm

EthioKnight wrote:my use of the tape was only intended to be 'temporary'...

Knead some JB-weld or similar and spread over that hole. I did that to my scooter muffler and a hole in my trucks exhaust, my trucks been good since last fall. When it fails i will replace.

SpreeMadness520 · Post by **SpreeMadness520** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:09 pm

Someone dun tried to make dat little spree faster, Thermosteel

Trafficjamz · Post by **Trafficjamz** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:29 pm

EthioKnight wrote:Cheers!...Never used epoxy before, but I'll definitely look into it now that I know the hole shouldn't be there. I wonder why the previous owner put it there though...

I was a sad attempt at going faster on the spree.

It does not work.....it only makes the spree very loud.

Plug it up.......without the tape

evilone sugested JB weld..... That should do the trick.

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