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Next mission: draining the float bowl
Now that I got my bike running again, I want it to purr. Right now it sputters on occasion, and it stalled on me a couple of times while I was stopped at a light.
I've already put in some carb cleaner in the tank, but it's pretty full (with month old fuel) so I'd like to try draining the float bowl to see what it does. The next mission after this will be to drain the whole tank, if needed. I'm going to follow the directions that I found from one of Easyrider's posts: Quote:
Does everything seem ok with what I'm planning? Any suggestions or warnings would be greatly appreciated. I actually had to google "carburetor" today to figure out where it was on the bike... Thanks in advance for your wisdom! Tom Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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Re: Next mission: draining the float bowl
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Re: Next mission: draining the float bowl
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Maybe I should add that it is necessary to tighten the screw again when the draining is done ????? :roll: :crackup And yes, Tom, you are right on track; you even managed to figure out what PRIme actually does. :2tup:
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Re: Next mission: draining the float bowl
Haha thanks guys. I'm the type of guy that researches something to death before making a move so don't worry Alantf. Googling "carburetor" was only the first step, of many, of my research
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Re: Next mission: draining the float bowl
Finally made some time to do it today. I didn't notice anything strange with what came out. There was a small layer of pink liquid towards the bottom, but I'm guessing that's the gumout? Anyways, the bike seems to be running and idleing (sp?) a lot smoother now. Don't know if the float bowl drain had anything to do with it.
I'm really enjoying this process of learning how to maintain my bike. Any suggestions on what to try next? Thanks for all of the great help and advice. |
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Re: Next mission: draining the float bowl
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Things like water settle to the bottom of the float bowl and draining is the best way to get rid of it .......sometimes the ONLY way if it's not water. Since you did notice some odd stuff, you might want to do it again after burning one or two tankfuls of gas. If there was any extra "gunk" in the tank, it might end up in the bowl. I think you are doing good so far. What's next ??
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Can we find anything ELSE in that post to take a jab at ???? :poke2: :biggrin:
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