1980 Honda Express 2?

Mormonmopedmaifa · Post by **Mormonmopedmaifa** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:14 pm

Anyone know anything about a 1980 honda express 2 moped... My friend is having a real struggle with it.

What it's doing is it takes gas right in but spews it right out the overflow on the carb. Then it's flooding before we even give it gas. Like when we get it started (takes about an hour) it's good to go, but if you let it sit, you're boned. Anyone? Ideas?

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:55 pm

sounds like the petcock is stuck wide open,take the fuel line that leads from the tank to carb off at the tank and see if gas is constantly coming out,if it is then the petcok is leaking,if it aint then check the float in the carb.
But either way gas from the tank should not be constantly running with the bike not running!

Mormonmopedmaifa · Post by **Mormonmopedmaifa** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:40 pm

Yeah the petcock is kinda messed up, it drips when its on the off position but we got it running now (cleaned the carb and all the jets) but the whole "Doesnt stop spewing gas" thing is still wrong... It doesnt flood when its running but you kill that thing and its all gate aflow. So yeah the float makes alot of sence, its just I didnt want to break something that wasnt broke without someone else's input.

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:29 pm

oh,yours have a manual petcock- the kind you turn to off/on /res?
Sorry thought it was vacuum type!
yeah sounds like float valve is stuck open

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:52 pm

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:47 pm

yes thats how my express is... was... i got a new valve adn cleaned the carb adn it was good.

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:49 pm

umm ur express dont even work what are u going to do push it down the street...

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:51 pm

uhh yea it do it always has worked. ok my aero runs yet thene ingine isnt in right now ( engine is getting galss beaded. the spree runs but i have no way of starting it unless i use a drill...( just found out why the starter wont work) and now the express is done engine is in and everything

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:53 pm

Yeah ok

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:55 pm

ok that is why it is laying around in parts

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:59 pm

sry for geting off topic ...

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:19 pm

when u came over it was as of 3 days ago is together

Post by **noiseguy** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:44 am

Mormonmopedmaifa wrote:Yeah the petcock is kinda messed up, it drips when its on the off position but we got it running now (cleaned the carb and all the jets) but the whole "Doesnt stop spewing gas" thing is still wrong... It doesnt flood when its running but you kill that thing and its all gate aflow. So yeah the float makes alot of sence, its just I didnt want to break something that wasnt broke without someone else's input.

You need a new float valve, may a float too (see if it's still good.)

Run a fuel filter to keep the float valve seat from getting crud in it.