Help, ah Help

[miller95]

Hond elite 150


On the bottom of the gas tank theres a small unit, and two gas lines come from this, one is for gas the other is vacum i assume?

I got it mixed up on where bothe of these go. Does the gas one go to the unit on top of the carb, or straight to nipple on the side of the carb?

Also if i had these 2 hoses mixed up, would the scooter still start?

thank you

[drizzle]

i'd look in here for a definite answer-

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8558

[miller95]

So the bottom nipple on the unit on the bottom of the gas tank, I m pretty sure is vacum? Well its cracked off. I guess Ill have to get a new unit?? Or can I just vent >?

[miller95]

So i realize the unit on the bottom of the tank is the fuel strainer. I assum that the air vacum from here goes to the air cut off valve? And i assume that the other gas line would run straight to the carb?

[toboggan]

Since I don't have a lot of experience with the bigger cc elites I can't be too sure. But if its like the regular elite 50cc that 'unit' is the petcock which includes the strainer! The bottom on should be vacuum. And that hose attatches to the nipplr closes to the engine which is on the manifold, not the carb. And the fuel goes on the top nipple on the petcock, and attatches to the nipple on the carb!!

[Saved]

There is a service manual for the CH150 85-89 located in this section of the forums:
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=11

Even if you have a newer Elite, I'm sure it will help out. There is bound to be a newer service manual floating on the internet as well. I would suggest looking into it as it would give you a better idea of what you're working with (pictures are awesome).

[Clivester]

The fuel line goes to the inlet at the bottom right of the carb as you're looking at it from the right hand side panel area.

I have it marked with the red arrow:


For the vacuum tube routing see the pics associated with this post:

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hon ... essage/215

[miller95]

Thank you all. I just located a petcock and tank for $20, going after work to get it. Just a 45 min drive!

Yeah I was an idiot and initally had the lines backwards

[Saved]

It happens.

How old is the tank / petcock you're buying?

[miller95]

Looks to be from the 80s I could only assume, should I use any type of sealent or lock tight when putting it on my tank?

[miller95]

i got the petcock,and its gunked up, how can i clean it out?

[Clivester]

Check out this thread:
http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB3/viewto ... uel#p84429

Petcocks on the small and bigger Elites are pretty much the same.

[miller95]

Well, got the petcock moving again. Soaked in some orange cleaner for a few hours. Seems to be working well on a bench test. The real test comes tonight when I try to fire up the elite!

[miller95]

Put the petcock on, still no go, so I removed the gas line, and sure enough I was getting gas. Petcock operation was confirmed. I then changed the spark plug, and away she went. Got the fenders painted and the K n N installed. All whats left is the custom exhaust, jet, if needed, and put the fenders and seat back on.