bobzdar
Well-Known Member
About a year ago, I had gotten some bad gas that destroyed my fuel pump and gummed up the carbs pretty well. I ended up getting some ebay carbs to get it running while I sorted out the other set. I tried the peashooter trick with the carbs off (and also fixed a messed up pilot screw) and put them back on, no go as three of the floats were stuck shut. I pulled them back off after trying a bunch of tricks to unstick the floats while they were on the bike and opened them up and they were disgusting inside. That gas did a real number on them as they were freshly rebuilt 2 years ago, now they need another complete rebuild.
So, I did some work on the other set of carbs as they had been leaking some while the bike sat (hence why I didn't just leave them on) and got it all buttoned up and running nicely after about a month of downtime on Tuesday and rode it around a bit. Then, I went to my pre work basketball game on wednesday morming and promptly ruptured my left achilles. Long story short, I wont be walking without a cast or boot for at least 3 months and for sure won't be able to ride until I'm back up to strength, so I need to keep the bike from getting gummed up again. I have a bottle of sea foam, should I pour a few ounces in the tank and run the bike for a while and then drain the bowls? Any other suggestions?
So, I did some work on the other set of carbs as they had been leaking some while the bike sat (hence why I didn't just leave them on) and got it all buttoned up and running nicely after about a month of downtime on Tuesday and rode it around a bit. Then, I went to my pre work basketball game on wednesday morming and promptly ruptured my left achilles. Long story short, I wont be walking without a cast or boot for at least 3 months and for sure won't be able to ride until I'm back up to strength, so I need to keep the bike from getting gummed up again. I have a bottle of sea foam, should I pour a few ounces in the tank and run the bike for a while and then drain the bowls? Any other suggestions?