Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

UPDATE: i got jacked.

they guy never sent the engine, i got screwed for $160 or so... 3 others got ganked by this sack of s*** as well...

life in the big city i guess...

i'll find one sooner or later...

greg

if you need the ease of the pump, get a new one, you can trust it. you can either put it on and calibrate it, or hang it in the 'cable failed-full oil' position...

if you don't just premix.

32:1 is on the 'lots of oil' side of the ratio spectrum, with a good synthetic i'd be comfy at 40:1

the difference is he's proposing to build a unit with gaskets that have been compromised by deing dis-and re- assembled (subjected to compression) versus a unit that has been 'run-in' components wearing together... with gaskets that were fresh when installed...



greg

do it.

half-assing is it's own reward, and these aren't exactly F1 engines, are they?

just give that jug a scuff, slap it together and see what happens? whats the worst that could happen? air leak, crank bearing seizes, crank twists, rod bends breaks snd shoots through the cases..

oh wait a ...

kenny,

in 1986 my inlaws paid $453 out the door, tax included, for my wife's spree. I have the invoice.

in 1985 they were $399 out the door almost....

FYI

interesting-

i'mcertainly not looking to re-invent the wheel, i'll be asking questions when i get to those points..

right now,i have to get what i've got into the beadblaster cabinet...

greg

holy crap all the bad english/grammar over there is burning my eyes!!


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done....

i'm afraid after looking at burnttoast's pics, the cases i bought do not appear to be 1998, they look like cases prior to 94... if any of you can take a look and tell me for sure send me an email where to send the pictures before i pay for the things...

greg

PS appreciate it in advance!!

i'm on the north side of houston.

a bit east of san antone...

greg

where do you guys buy all your stuff?

okay....

i've got a '98 engine coming from ebay. cases, crank, gears and a few other things-

do the electrical bits from the sb50 interchange with the 94+ motor?

here's an interesting excercise- if you had about ~1200 budget to build a motor, how would you go, and where would you source the ...

you have 76 thousand miles on a scooter?

it dutifully went over that pitiful ramp countless times with you surly teenagers on it, i'd say it died like a man! show that fallen soldier some respect!!

greg

i live in a rural community north of houston texas. the usual mode of transportation is a 3/4 ton 4x4 crew cab. i thought i was the only one with a scoot till i went on a ride this weekend, whilest i was on the side of the road an older gentleman on a CH80 zipped by, so i 'chunked up the deuce' (how ...