Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

When suction is applied to the lower (vacuum) tube, a valve in the petcock is opened and fuel should come out of the other tube. No fuel should ever be in the vacuum tube. But if nothing comes out of the fuel tube when the vacuum tube is attached to the carb, then you have a problem. Either a block ...

Thanks for your help... I'll see what I can do

OK, I checked the compression and it's extremely low. 30 psi or so. I'm guessing it's a broken piston ring and I'm about to take apart the cylinder right now. I hope I didn't mess up the entire cylinder and piston...

Where would I be able to find replacements?

Around how much would it cost for the ...

I tested the spark plug, and it seems to be working fine. And I believe there's fuel getting to the carburetor, but not very much. Basically the only thing I haven't checked is the compression...

I haven't tested the compression yet.. I don't have a gauge to do that with. But if this turns out to be the problem, is it relatively easy to take apart the cylinder and piston? And where would I get replacement rings?

After I managed to get the electric start working on my Spree, I drove it around for about 15 miles at max speed. Suddenly, it dropped to about 15 mph for a few seconds, and then the engine quit. Now it won't start. I could crank it for two minutes and nothing would happen.

I've replaced the spark ...