Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Was told by a wise one to take the tank off and clean it. I took it off a poured out the remains, it was all brown. Rust. Awesome. Any ideas how to clean a tank well? I'll look for a forum post on it.

I unscrewed the petcock and corrected the angle the lines pointed at, however, those lines were in rough shape. I went and bought some new lines



They're connected with some radiator clips, I prefer them, easier to undo.

Once again, another dumb question. What do both of the lines do? Is one a vaccuum? Or is it a return? Either way I need to get new lines, I was wondering if it made a difference. All I know is that they're all of a sudden too short to be used on this moped. :/ did you re-install your petcock correc...

Once again, another dumb question. What do both of the lines do? Is one a vaccuum? Or is it a return? Either way I need to get new lines, I was wondering if it made a difference. All I know is that they're all of a sudden too short to be used on this moped. :/

dun rite wrote:how could they shrink that much??? Sure there routed proper??

I have no clue. They were off for one night. now they hardly touch the carb. If I strech them on and put the clamp on the slide back off and the lines really tight.

I am starting to hate everything about this moped. Every thing is annoying about it. Now, the fuel lines shrunk, and won't reach the carb.

only get the metropolitan if its 06 to 09 the previous years have a major fault with the engine that requires new crank bearings and seals around 5000 miles. the engine only has one hole to breath in clean air and expel bad air :D It's relatively new. Hopefully it's newer than 06, I think its an 08...

I am going to be selling my Spree relatively soon. I hope. After of course, it's back to running great again, and I get my plastics looking good again, I thought there was gunk all over the motor, but I was wrong! There was just gunk on the carb (That I cleaned off.) The wiring wasn't well in the ba...

Well this is now completed. I got the head bolts fasted to the correct torque.

Bear45-70 wrote:That is not the head. It is the cooling shroud.

I know it isn't the head. Hence why I said it goes on top of the head. But what does the tube do?

That goes on top of the head, but what is that little tube? It wasn't connected when I took it off. One sides covered in mud/oil/gunk. Not sure what it is.

mbilderb wrote:From your picture, it looks like there may have been some leakage from the exhaust port. Perhaps the gasket for the muffler was bad or absent.

Is it supposed to be between the head and the exhaust? If so, its not there, and hasn't been there.

Any gasket stuck that hard to the surfaces was not leaking. If it was there would have been oil all over the area it was leaking. Well... If that isn't it... Could you give me any ideas where it could be leaking? I noticed there was a gasket on the carb... possibly that? Why do you think it is leak...

Bear45-70 wrote:Any gasket stuck that hard to the surfaces was not leaking. If it was there would have been oil all over the area it was leaking.

Well... If that isn't it... Could you give me any ideas where it could be leaking? I noticed there was a gasket on the carb... possibly that?

Any gasket stuck that hard to the surfaces was not leaking. If it was there would have been oil all over the area it was leaking. Meh, I don't know much about gaskets. For what it's worth, the front of the head had rust where the gasket was. Everything was stuck down real well, except the front, it...