I'm winterizing a bike tomorrow. Probably will do my generator too. I had planned on draining the old gas that is in it; getting fresh gas mixed with Stabil, putting a small amount of gas in to run it, then draining the carb and the tank. Or should I rund the carb dry and leave the gas in the tank?
I had not planned on fogging.
I'm amazed at how quick gas goes bad. The gas in that motorcycle was 5 months old, and it would not start. I had to go and get fresh gas to get it to run tonight.
Thoughts on winterizing?
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I like to drain the tank nearly dry and give the remaining gas a healthy dose of Sea Foam. Then run it dry.
Pull the spark plug and give a couple of oil squirts down in the cylinder and crank it a few times.
Of course, I always forget to do this and wind up cleaning the carbs in the spring. >:(
Oh c'mon now Frank, this is NM. Winterize!! Buy warm gloves. Stuff newspaper in the front of your jacket and pants legs. And if it's a 4 stroke and the oil is kind of thick when you go to ride, because of the cold, drop a soldering iron in the tank for a while. ;D ;D ;D
Seriously, all I ever did was get it warmed up good, drain the oil and replace it with fresh. Run the engine RPM's up a little and shut off the fuel. When it stopped I left it, disconnected the fuel hose and drained the gas. Make certain the tires were properly inflated. Remove the battery and clean the exterior. Put it on a shelf and try real hard to remember check the charge every month or so. Buy a new battery in the spring because I'd forget.
Quote from: MountainDon on December 19, 2009, 11:24:26 PM
Buy a new battery in the spring because I'd forget.
rofl