Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

I have an 87 elite 50. Got it free in almost running order. Had a bearing fail and had to replace it which involved removing the engine and breaking it down.... It ran fine for a little while after this but then developed some sort of electrical short/glitch in one of the parts somewhere.

Seems like it'll accelerate fine up until 20mph or so then it might bog down(not mechanical feeling but electrical). Sometimes i can get it up to 30mph but it doesn't last long. When it does in fact goes into this electrical tantrum the headlight goes dim.

I don't want to say this for sure but in the rain a while ago it felt like i was getting a slight electric shock through the break handle. I've checked every wire i could and can't find one being grounded on something.

Battery is new with clean connections. I also needed to replace the oil pump(this caused the bearing to fail) I also have cleaned the carb multiple times. I had a mechanic do the bearing replacement who i trust a lot so i don't think that has anything to do with it. Just another part failed or a wire being grounded.

I thought it might be the stater motor but it checks out fine. I know it's kinda hard to understand but i figured i'd give it a shot. If need be i can probably take a short video of it doing it. If you need any more info let me know.

If you though you were felling electric shock its probably a leaky coil.

doulble check your rectifier too.

chevyguyjay wrote:doulble check your rectifier too.

I also have an 86 spree that i switched rectifiers to check if that was the problem. The 86 isn't running but they seemed to be the same type so would that fix that problem? Is there a way to test the rectifier?

How do i check for a leaky coil?

Is there a way to test to see if the stater motor is working right? I have a feeling thats the only thing i have left to try.

I took a short video (really to test out my new camera ) but since i wasn't getting any answers before maybe this will help. I'll probably take another one later this week b/c this one is not exactly the best indication of the problem.