(21-01-20, 07:38 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: I've got a bottle of this stuff. It's supposed to help prevent carb icing. Might be worth a try https://www.silkolene.com/motorcycle/fue...s/pro-fst/
That's exactly the stuff i was on about, being an expensive version, but it doesn't work anywhere near as effective as 99% I.P.Alcohol, and is more costly for one litre than it is for the alternative 5 litres.
This is not something i have done on a whim, i totally researched it all before i tried using pure alcohol, and the reason i did research it was because the Silkolene wasn't really any good so i was looking for another better/cheaper product.
My bike does suffer from carb icing, no ifs or buts about it, even after having the heater circuit cleaned, and i know exactly how the bike behaves when it happens, and also which temperatures, so now i put that 1% ratio (200ml to 20,000ml fuel for my 20 litre tank) in the tank as soon as the colder weather kicks in and i don't have to worry about it whatsoever throughout the rideable winter.
I used to use 300ml every time, but kept lowering it to see the least amount i could get away with, but it burns exactly like petrol and will also absorb any unwanted moisture from your fuel tank and burn it off as fuel as well. Removing this moisture/water also lessens the chance of icing, plus the alcohol lowers the freezing point in the first place.
My cooling system itself has always been spot on, but i do Radflush the system probably every 3 years, and replace the coolant with the yellow bike stuff. Works for me, and i'm happy doing that as part of my own servicing routine.
Something to point out, propeller planes suffer from carb icing too. Just something to ponder over if you ever get to fly in one :lol
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