how do you clean a Honda Spree Fuel Pump

lacrosseboy · Post by **lacrosseboy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:31 pm

i am wondering if there is any way to clean a fuel pump and if there isnt where can i buy one?

jstone · Post by **jstone** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:40 pm

Sprees don't have fuel pumps. Are you talking about the thing under the gas tank?

lacrosseboy · Post by **lacrosseboy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:37 pm

yes i am what is it called?

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:46 pm

Thats a vacuum operated fuel valve called a petcock.

lacrosseboy · Post by **lacrosseboy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:34 pm

is there a way to clean it i think it has some junk in it but i am not sure.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:47 pm

If it flows fuel when you suck on the bottom hose its fine. There is a big screen inside the gas tank that keeps the crap out, internals are delicate(dont blow it with compressed air, you will break it) and you cant disassemble it.

Scalpel · Post by **Scalpel** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:33 pm

Kenny_McCormic wrote:If it flows fuel when you suck on the bottom hose its fine. There is a big screen inside the gas tank that keeps the crap out, internals are delicate(dont blow it with compressed air, you will break it) and you cant disassemble it.

Is it really that delicate? If so, I think I need to order a new petcock for my Elite...

justinnielsen01 · Post by **justinnielsen01** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:24 pm

i blew mine out with and air compressor and i just didnt do it full blast just light on the trigger

Scalpel · Post by **Scalpel** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:50 pm

justinnielsen01 wrote:i blew mine out with and air compressor and i just didnt do it full blast just light on the trigger

I cleaned mine with a card cleaner bath and repeated blasts of canned air...

Is there a way to test that it's working okay before I reassemble the fuel system?

justinnielsen01 · Post by **justinnielsen01** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:10 pm

not really just put it back on and suck the one end and see if it blows out the other end

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:21 am

Scalpel wrote:
Kenny_McCormic wrote:If it flows fuel when you suck on the bottom hose its fine. There is a big screen inside the gas tank that keeps the crap out, internals are delicate(dont blow it with compressed air, you will break it) and you cant disassemble it.
Is it really that delicate? If so, I think I need to order a new petcock for my Elite...

Yes, it's really that "delicate," though I wouldn't call using 60PSI compressed air to clean something a "delicate" procedure, esp. on something with a rubber diaphram.

Several members have trashed their petcocks doing this. Proper way to clean is to soak in clean gas for a day or two. You can check petcock operation by pulling vacuum on the lower line and checking for fuel flow on the upper line.

If you trash it, gas will leak from the lower line. You can cap it and keep using it, or buy a new one.

lacrosseboy · Post by **lacrosseboy** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:56 am

where can you buy a new one? i think i trashed mine

justinnielsen01 · Post by **justinnielsen01** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:55 am

cheapcycleparts.com

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:57 pm

Or email Greg at uspmale@yahoo.com