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Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:18 am
by EthioKnight
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.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84 ... 11171.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15 ... 11170.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/35 ... 11173.jpg/
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.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:20 am
by Mystic
Someone put it there for a reason but it shouldnt be there lol
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:22 am
by EthioKnight
So I guess I did the right thing in plugging it up then...tnx for the fast response.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:25 am
by Trafficjamz
Did you put tape on it?
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:32 am
by EthioKnight
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.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:37 am
by dun rite
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.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:43 am
by EthioKnight
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...
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:44 am
by Trafficjamz
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:34 am
by wiguy05
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
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:13 am
by Mystic
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
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:21 pm
by EthioKnight
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.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:38 pm
by Mystic
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
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:01 pm
by evilone
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.
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:09 pm
by SpreeMadness520
Someone dun tried to make dat little spree faster, Thermosteel
Re: Suspicious hole on the exhaust...84 spree.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:29 pm
by Trafficjamz
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.
.....or not...... 
