Shoshin wrote:
I used pepper once to seal a manifold leak on my Ford truck. The recipe is is two shakers of pepper per radiator, cook at 200 degrees, drive like hell home and hope it holds!

I've also heard of oatmeal.........

MikelJay wrote:
Shoshin wrote:
I used pepper once to seal a manifold leak on my Ford truck. The recipe is is two shakers of pepper per radiator, cook at 200 degrees, drive like hell home and hope it holds!

I've also heard of oatmeal.........

yea, works great in a manual tranny..quiets that puppy down in a heart beat...banana peels and sawdust work pretty good too,,for a little while...........

so this sea foam stuff, do you mix it in your fuel tank or what?

easyrider003 wrote:
so this sea foam stuff, do you mix it in your fuel tank or what?

Add acouple ounces per tankfull for normal use. For a shock treatment put the whole can in a tank full, try to do it just before oil change time so that after the heavy duty treatment you change the oil.

Clifford

So I'm assuming that to stabilize fuel you would be somewhere between "shock treatment" i.e. a full can in a tank, and a regular fuel treatment of a couple of ounces in the tank. Would you figure about 1/3 to 1/2 can for a tank to stabilize fuel for winter storage? (not cold winter, garage temp no lower than 40 degrees F.) What ya figger?

We use and sell Seafoam on a regular basis...

It is not only great for winterizing,
but with the gas breaking down so quickly these
days (30 days) I'd recomend it.
If you ever let your machine set
for any period of time it will save you a carb clean,
EFI bikes have not been as prone to trouble as carbies,
but still a good idea...

woodster wrote:
So I'm assuming that to stabilize fuel you would be somewhere between "shock treatment" i.e. a full can in a tank, and a regular fuel treatment of a couple of ounces in the tank. Would you figure about 1/3 to 1/2 can for a tank to stabilize fuel for winter storage? (not cold winter, garage temp no lower than 40 degrees F.) What ya figger?

As per directions on the can, 1oz per gallon for stabilizer. For winter storage a lot of folks will run a tank of gas mixed with 5 -8 oz's of SeaFoam before the last fill up and then 5oz's of Sea Foam, also, you can turn off your petcock and run the bike for a minute or two (not dry) before you kill it taking about 1/2 the gas out of the float bowl so it doesn't sit all winter.

What is your from/too dates there? I'm at about the same latitude as you and I store mine Dec - March. But I'll pull it out and ride if we get several nice days in between.

I will put road insurance back on mid March, depending on weather. If it's peeing rain I just wait and that lets me go a bit longer in the fall. Usually insure for 8 months. We can't insure month by month, needs to be for three months minimum. And of course,fees for short term, fees for cancellation, fees for walking up the steps, fees for standing in line, fees for, well, you get it. During the off months i will occasionally run it around the block (no insurance) and thoroughly warm it up. I usually turn off the petcock and run it a few minutes, but not dry. I looked all over my Seafoam can and could not find the ratio - it only says it will treat 30-90 litres per can. Not very helpful. Our winters here are fairly mild, comparatively. Rarely snows, and many people ride year round, but I figure the insurance costs for the number of decent days is not worth it. And it makes me really appreciate the bike when I do get out in the spring.