Honda spree engine destroyed.

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Honda spree engine destroyed.

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I was riding my 86 honda spree and i heard a clicking sound in the engine and then it died. my friend took it apart and said that something in the engine broke scratching the cylinder and piston. i want to know how this would happen. did it overheat? if i fix it how can i ensure it will not happen again.
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did your oil pump work? maybe you ran it without oil getting to the engine. that would cause it to overheat, and then break
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Any idea what scratched the cylinder? piece of piston ring? The dreaded loose circlip?

Hard to advise on odds of a repeat with so little info.
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I believe the rings just broke and pieces scratched the cylinder and piston.
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dude swap in a dio!
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Could have been a piece of carbon from the head or exhaust port. Do you still have oil in the oil tank?
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Really would need to see pics of the bore and piston to tell. Either way you'll need a new piston and rings, and a cylinder boring.

You should at that time decarbonize the bore and check oil pump operation as part of the rebuild.
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