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by jonnynabors
Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:03 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Re: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter

Thank you! The flywheel is covered in rust so I've had to assault it a few times w/ WD-40 so I can get it all taken apart with the help from a puller. I've reached my hands into where the fuel pump was and pulled out pencil shaving sized metal shards and even some metal the size of a grain of rice. ...
by jonnynabors
Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Re: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter

Thanks for the responses! It would roll counter-clockwise but get stuck rolling clockwise. I took off the engine and removed parts (carb, fuel lines etc.) for cleaning and further inspection. The piston is still fine but I took off the where the oil goes into the engine and cranked the roller around...
by jonnynabors
Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:33 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Re: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter

The battery is new and I installed the acid and have it currently on a 1amp trickle charger. I'm trying to figure out why when I installed the battery and pressed the start button, it did two feeble attempts of starting the moped and then locked up to where the kickstart doesn't push down. Could tha...
by jonnynabors
Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:00 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Re: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter

There is oil in the reservoir behind the gas tank. I took off the crankcase and noticed the on the spindle that two of the teeth where the kick rotation begins were welded together. The gap is gone and it's just metal all the way across so I'm trying to off-set it and start the kick rotation one too...
by jonnynabors
Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:34 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter
Replies: 11
Views: 3482

Trying to resurrect a Spree, locked up kickstart/starter

So I've just acquired what I think to be an 86 Spree 50 from a guy who said one day it just stopped working. I pulled the carburetor out which had about a 1/2 inch of filth on the bottom bowl that I scraped out and a fully clogged jet. I cleaned that up, reattached the hoses and electric choke and d...