Post by gsbeliever on Apr 26, 2007 19:36:33 GMT -5
I'm new here and this has probably been mentioned before, but there's one detail that can ruin the best start up procedure.
For whatever reason, the fuel in the carb float bowl goes stale in any 4-stroke after just a few weeks (unless you're using stabil in every tank). If your bike sits for more than a week, take the minute necessary to drain your carb float bowl. My 79 has a horizonal screw at the bottom of the bowl. If it's sat a month or more, you'll be amazed at the stinky yellow p*ss that'll drain out. No wonder it doesn't want to start! Turn your petcock to PRI for about a minute and it'll refuel the float bowl w/ fresher gas from the tank, then turn the petcock back to ON.
I can't explain why gas goes bad a 100 times faster in the float bowl than the tank, but I have learned that often this "fresher gas" transfusion has me running in a kick or two.
For whatever reason, the fuel in the carb float bowl goes stale in any 4-stroke after just a few weeks (unless you're using stabil in every tank). If your bike sits for more than a week, take the minute necessary to drain your carb float bowl. My 79 has a horizonal screw at the bottom of the bowl. If it's sat a month or more, you'll be amazed at the stinky yellow p*ss that'll drain out. No wonder it doesn't want to start! Turn your petcock to PRI for about a minute and it'll refuel the float bowl w/ fresher gas from the tank, then turn the petcock back to ON.
I can't explain why gas goes bad a 100 times faster in the float bowl than the tank, but I have learned that often this "fresher gas" transfusion has me running in a kick or two.