Few Winterizing Questions

[Edsel]

[Cal Price]

1) I would be happy not to change the oil at 1000km/600miles if I were doing it.

2) Don't know, never done it but watch this space for a picture.

3)"Turn it over" take the engine through a few piston cycles, with a kick-start it's easy simply use the kick and gently but firmly pump it. You can duplicate this effect with bike on centerstand, in gear, rotate the rear wheel and this should do the biz. I would not use the electric starter as it would probably chuck the oil straight back out. In recent winterisation threads WD40 has been recomended as an alternative to the "teaspoon of motor oil" There is a section on this in the owners manual if you have one.

[Kerry]

2. On a 2004F, where is the drain for the carb? Or how do you drain the carb?

2) Don't know, never done it but watch this space for a picture.

I don't have a picture ( ) but item #13 at the very bottom of  this Ron Ayers diagram seems to be what you're after....

[Edsel]

1) I would be happy not to change the oil at 1000km/600miles if I were doing it.

i used Motul semi-syn oil, is there enough acid build up for me to worry?

[Mat]

i would change the oil and the filter

it doesn't cost that much to do

relatively simple to do

and always a good idea on a new motor


i just rebuilt mine and changed the oil after 100 miles
and i will change it again in a few hundred more

as for putting oil in the spark plug hole and turning it over
it means just that

remove the spark plugs and put a few drops in each cylinder and turn the motor over

put the plugs back in don't connect the plug wires and hit the start button to turn the motor


as far as draining the carbs go i am not really sure if you need a screwdriver or not but the valve is next to a little spout that hangs down from the bowl