Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

ok so my 84 spree runs sweet 30+ all day unless going uphill but.....on my home from work going downhill the belt which is new honda part slipped almost sounded like it popped off the clutch??? thats not all after i get almost home like the last mile or 2 of 13 at a light she stalls and wont restart wo wot pumps afew times gotta let it cool a bit too??i thought bad vacume so new hose and two small cable ties on each nipple for every hose but still low fuel delivery when its hot i do live in nc and on averege the heat index 3pm to 6pm when im on the road is98-101 so any ideas thanx in advance!!!!!!!!!

take the trans cover off and check to see if the belt is ok.check to see if anything broke in the clutch area like the spring or clutch.pull the lug and see what color it is. also do a compression check to see if the motor got hurt.

Best to look around before jumping to any conclusions.

How fast were you going down the hill?

And did you close the throttle while going down this hill or keep it twisted to WOT?

wot all the way down kept up w traffic so i was goin at least 45mph belt looks worn but ok no time to check clutch gotta do it after werk but still why when she gets real hot why does she not stay runnin rite its only on my hot return trip from werk in the morning its fine?would mounting a computer fan inside the plastics aid in these humid and hot as u know what nc summer?? new bystarter? gonna clean carb thiss weekend cold be a part of my issue. thanks again folks im off to werk to do another 9 in the sun ima look mexican b4 the month is out

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Woodman Double-Posted:

wot all the way down kept up w traffic so i was goin at least 45mph

Hmm, nobody knows less than me about Sprees, but from what I've read it's hard to make a stock-ish Spree go anywhere near that fast, Hill, or No Hill. Cliff, maybe...

If Honda-san thought the Spree needed a computer fan under the skirts, he'd have installed one. There are warmer places on Earth than the Carolinas. You have an issue that you need to uncover.

belive me wheelman i was shocked it was a 4 lane road and the hill is about 2 miles and a constant grade that in the last half mile gets about 20% steeper in pitch ive hit 30 on my bmx wifes mitsu speedo confirmed so keeping up w traffic for about 3/4 of a mile speed limit 45 and trust me folks round here dont go under the posted limit did happen and well was a shock even to me i dunno gonna try a colder plug and clean the carb a couple times . i checked for air leaks but to no avail for shure im gonna take in easy down hills for a while and still gotta check the clutch i swear these scooters are more than just transportation their more of a great hobby that gets you around the more i learn and do the more i like it.thanx for your input.

I've seen would should be 40+ indicated on the speedo, downhill at WOT. But it stabilizes and will not go faster, no matter how steel or long the hill is.

well who knows perhaps the 3 cars i was keeping up with in the left lane were going under 45 unlikly but i wasent in their cars i was screaming downhill along side them for 30-45 seconds when zzzzzippop the belt goes i lay off the throttle it stabilizes and i stedily travel uphill slightly now ive passed the bottom of said hill at about 26 mph dunno what to tell you but uh thats my story and im stickin to it like i said earlier it shocked me never ever went that fast on my spree before 35-38 is my usual top end aside from this single exp. coming home on a record hot day.

well whatta ya know tighten up the carb and fix a broken airbox clip and..........whammo back to normal its really amazing what a small air leak will do....i thought that the speed i was reaching was high and im glad i dident thrash my jug that wouldent be ideal.