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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: christiaan on May 06, 2005, 10:58:05 PM

Title: restarting bike after storage
Post by: christiaan on May 06, 2005, 10:58:05 PM
so everything is dry
the tank is dry and kreemed
the carbs are dry

before I reassemble and fire it up
is there anything I should double check?
how much fuel should i put in at first?
Title: restarting bike after storage
Post by: MR_PINK on May 06, 2005, 11:00:47 PM
i would pull out the plugs and give it a spritzer of oil inside the cylinders to be safe
Title: restarting bike after storage
Post by: scratch on May 06, 2005, 11:21:57 PM
You could fill the tank up all the way, turn on the shutoff valve and set the fuel selector to PRI, but the real test will be to see if the float needles will stick open, or not (probably not); or if they get stuck shut, tap on the sides of the floatbowls to free them up.
Title: restarting bike after storage
Post by: Faxxxy on May 07, 2005, 07:44:24 AM
Quote from: MR_PINKi would pull out the plugs and give it a spritzer of oil inside the cylinders to be safe

While you have the plugs out, replace them..

I use a bit of marvel mystery oil in my gas for the first couple of tanks after a long winter sit..

Of course, my bike doesn't sit for more then 3 weeks during the winter..
There are always those freak 70 drgree days in Jan. and Feb.
Title: good tapping got me closer
Post by: christiaan on May 08, 2005, 08:34:44 AM
cleaned carbs
needles are moving
I saw plugs have nice spark
clean 91 octane new fresh gas
but still won't turn over
it may pop/put once but thats it
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