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football55 Dec 23, 2008 12:26 PM

Sitting atv's
 
What do i need to do if anything to atv's sitting for a while, I have a 50cc and 110cc for my kids, the gas vavle was off during sitting time.

onebigzj Dec 23, 2008 01:58 PM

Sitting atv's
 
if there was gas left in the carb you need to clean the carbs. I would also change the oil.

football55 Dec 23, 2008 02:18 PM

Sitting atv's
 
thanks will do

tripleR Dec 23, 2008 02:34 PM

Sitting atv's
 
Anytime I know my bike is going to be sitting for a long time I use Stabil in the gas.

football55 Dec 23, 2008 02:36 PM

Sitting atv's
 
Thanks for the tip. Do i have to drain before i ride them after sitting.

tripleR Dec 23, 2008 03:24 PM

Sitting atv's
 
If you are talking about when you use Stabil, no you don't. We use it on our farm equipment over the winter as well as Heet ISO for moisture control and we just run it out when we start them up. I am sure some people will tell you to drain the oil, but a lot depends on the condition in which it was stored and temperature fluctuations. This is all well and good when you are talking about a couple of quarts, but not when you have over five gallons of oil in each machine. The only ATV I have that sits for months is in a temperatre controlled environment and I do not change oil in it and it is over thirty years old.

football55 Dec 23, 2008 03:27 PM

Sitting atv's
 
Thanks

LT80 Dec 23, 2008 04:45 PM

Sitting atv's
 
You should drain the carbs and fuel tanks after sitting (with no sta-bil).


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