| Author | Message | ||
     Eboos |
After beating my head against a wall for a month trying to fix my bike, I desided to try one more thing. Before taking it to a shop and throwing more money at it, I thought about how the gas tank filler cap doesn't seal as well as it should. I drained all of the old gas, and threw in 2 gallons of fresh gas. Started it up, and did a run around the block. At this point with all of the disappointments that I have had, I was expecting it to cut out any second. It didn't. I returned home to put on proper gear, then went to wring it's neck a bit. It hesitated a bit in first gear, I figure that there may be a little moisture left in the tank. For the most part, it ran fine. When I got home, I adjusted the idle, and the mixture screw, then went for a ride around the block again. I think that I solved the problem finally. | ||
| Midknyte |
Good on ya! | ||
| Diablobrian |
Woo-Hoo! If the fuel fill cap isn't sealing some fuel stabilizer might help as an interim fix until you can get that resolved. | ||
| Eboos |
Tried that, that's why I didn't think that was the problem. | ||
| Tramp |
fuel stabilizer is great- for keeping fuel from component separation. isopropyl is a better band-aid if you think water might be getting in. ALWAYS start with a fresh tank of gas before toubleshooting fuel systems | ||
| Diablobrian |
Yeah, and you have to add the stabilizer to fresh gas for it to work too. Tramp is right though, you need fresh gas and a fully charged battery to start troubleshooting. | ||
| Eboos |
I'm learning... little by little. Edit: Now my girlfriends car has a couple gallons of watered down 93 octane. Tastes great, less filling. (Message edited by eboos on August 13, 2006) | ||
| Blake |
Excellent. I almost advised that you also drain the float bowl. D'OH!  The older I get, the more time I spend laughing at myself. | ||
| Hans |
Thanks for the feed back. Congratulations. Cheap and easy fixes are te best. Have a goooood ride. Hans | ||
| Superhilti |
You know I just had an episode with some water in my gas, luckily draining the tank and refilling was my first step. I think that oil we're paying $78 a barrel for is a bit watered down. |
