Seriously, too much stabil is a possibility? I might have done that. I suppose I could drain the entire tank, dump that into my car, and refill the magna with fresh.
I didn't think too much stabil would be a problem; worst case just a waste of stabil. Is that not true?
Is there such a thing as too old stabil? That might be another factor.
I'm not a big proponent of Stabil. This is pretty much all IMHO,
ReplyDeletebut I think Stabil treated gas is much more likely to gum up carb
passages than untreated gasoline because Stabil does not keep the
gasoline from evaporating from the carb bowls. After the gasoline does
evaporate, you're left with a sort of Stabil goo. Stabil is supposed to
keep gasoline from chemically breaking down. When a bike is in winter
storage and the gasoline is cold and should break down much more slowly
than if the gasoline was being stored in a warm climate. My winterizing
of a bike involves draining the float bowls, and that's it.
So in answer to your questions: Yes, there is such a thing as too
much Stabil. Yes, Stabil can get too old (they recommend a max 2 year
shelf life).
As to your bike not starting: Stabil might be a contributor or it
might not. I think it's just as likely the choke circuits have some
problems and aren't enriching the mixture as much as they should. I'd
try a bit of starting fluid (ether) to get the bike running initially.
A short squirt into the air intake should be enough to get the bike
running for a few seconds and hopefully enough heat will get into the
cylinders that the gasoline will take over. You do not want to run the
bike for extended periods on ether, just enough to get it running. If
it doesn't start on ether, look towards iginition/battery.
>If it's got a vacuum-operated fuel-valve, it should have a "prime" position
ReplyDelete>rather tahn an "off" position. Turn it to "prime" and the fuel should
>flow.
It should, but it doesn't. Remember the "New" Magna engineering moto:
"Low Tech, or No Tech." ;-)