Do you really have to drain the carbs if you have fresh gas with Marine Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer and Seafoam added. I thought the whole purpose of using these additives was to keep the gas stabilized over the winter so who cares if there is clean stable gas in the float bowls.
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Winterization - Draining Carbs
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Re: Winterization - Draining Carbs
Stabilizer will keep the gas from separating in the tank - but the carburetor float bowl is vented. If you let it sit for weeks, the gas inside the carburetor will evaporate, leaving behind whatever nonvolatile content is in the fuel: sludge, lacquer, etc. So better to run the bike with the fuel off until the carb float bowl is emptied.jsthomps wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:56 am Do you really have to drain the carbs if you have fresh gas with Marine Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer and Seafoam added. I thought the whole purpose of using these additives was to keep the gas stabilized over the winter so who cares if there is clean stable gas in the float bowls.
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Re: Winterization - Draining Carbs
Thanks for the info ... now it makes sense!
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