05-05-13, 08:16 AM
Great. "Swamp there, bog here", as a local saying goes. I started draining the floats when a clogged main jet (?) gave me a bad scare 3 winters ago. It started and idled nicely, but when I tried to pull away into the traffic all I got was coughing and sputtering. That time it cleared itself, fortunately.
Do one, and you have to pull the carbs come spring. Do the other, and you still have to pull the carbs come spring :'( Next winter I may try running the bike warm every 3 weeks. That probably fouls the plugs, for neighbour's sake I can't rev it too much...
Mike, are you with our American co-Fazerists about the relative merits of Vitol vs. Buna-rubber (nitrile) O-rings? More advanced always sounds better to me (that's probably why I ride a bike that's a decade old...) but you can't get alcohol-free gas here at all. 5% ethanol is the minimum, I usually run 10% with no problems, and if that melts Vitol O-rings then it's an easy decision.
Any other rubber parts I should prepare to change while I'm at it (main & pilot jet O-rings, float bowl O-rings, etc.)? Does any have the sizes for other jet O-rings? Float bowl "O-rings" probably have to come from Yamaha at € 10 each. Float needle seat O-rings are not even available individually, you have to buy the entire float needle set at €51 /each!!! :eek (Parts info from here)
Do one, and you have to pull the carbs come spring. Do the other, and you still have to pull the carbs come spring :'( Next winter I may try running the bike warm every 3 weeks. That probably fouls the plugs, for neighbour's sake I can't rev it too much...
Mike, are you with our American co-Fazerists about the relative merits of Vitol vs. Buna-rubber (nitrile) O-rings? More advanced always sounds better to me (that's probably why I ride a bike that's a decade old...) but you can't get alcohol-free gas here at all. 5% ethanol is the minimum, I usually run 10% with no problems, and if that melts Vitol O-rings then it's an easy decision.
Any other rubber parts I should prepare to change while I'm at it (main & pilot jet O-rings, float bowl O-rings, etc.)? Does any have the sizes for other jet O-rings? Float bowl "O-rings" probably have to come from Yamaha at € 10 each. Float needle seat O-rings are not even available individually, you have to buy the entire float needle set at €51 /each!!! :eek (Parts info from here)