New to Spree, oil question
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:00 pm
Hi guys,
I picked up an 86 Spree with 1900 miles on the odo last week and with NO idea when it was last run. The guy I bought it from got it as part payment for something from the orig owner in norcal. Anyway, he bought a battery, but he could only get the lights to turn on- lol, shocker! I offered him 250 and he said yes! Took it home and cleaned and began tear down. Spark plug, carb cleaning, air filter, fuel lines, trans oil and that got her going, and purring like a kitten. There are a few things left to do, the brakes are weird, when they engage they want to stay engaged, but when I disassembled the from drum it actuates as it should... maybe both brake cables get snagged in there somewhere.. TBD.
My buddy who is more technical than I, suggested I run 70/1 mix on the tank from the get go, because we don't know if the oil pump works. The oil tank was almost all the way full, and a guy at a lawn more shop told me that oil doesn't really go bad, so just leave it and let it do it's thing. Well my question is, how will I know it's working (besides watching the level go down (hopefully it does)... or should I remove and empty that tank and put fresh oil and clean that screen?
I ran the bike yesterday for 20 minutes did a couple of runs (30mph) but seems she'll pull a tiny bit more, but I'd rather have the peace of mind the oil system is mixing/working as it should. Much appreciated guys, sorry for the whole back story, excited to continue to ride this lil guy!
I picked up an 86 Spree with 1900 miles on the odo last week and with NO idea when it was last run. The guy I bought it from got it as part payment for something from the orig owner in norcal. Anyway, he bought a battery, but he could only get the lights to turn on- lol, shocker! I offered him 250 and he said yes! Took it home and cleaned and began tear down. Spark plug, carb cleaning, air filter, fuel lines, trans oil and that got her going, and purring like a kitten. There are a few things left to do, the brakes are weird, when they engage they want to stay engaged, but when I disassembled the from drum it actuates as it should... maybe both brake cables get snagged in there somewhere.. TBD.
My buddy who is more technical than I, suggested I run 70/1 mix on the tank from the get go, because we don't know if the oil pump works. The oil tank was almost all the way full, and a guy at a lawn more shop told me that oil doesn't really go bad, so just leave it and let it do it's thing. Well my question is, how will I know it's working (besides watching the level go down (hopefully it does)... or should I remove and empty that tank and put fresh oil and clean that screen?
I ran the bike yesterday for 20 minutes did a couple of runs (30mph) but seems she'll pull a tiny bit more, but I'd rather have the peace of mind the oil system is mixing/working as it should. Much appreciated guys, sorry for the whole back story, excited to continue to ride this lil guy!