Does it pay to turn the fuel 'tap' off from the Carbs [when storing over winter] or just leave the fuel on. ????:
Does it pay to turn the fuel 'tap' off from the Carbs [when storing over winter] or just leave the fuel on. ????:
Turn it off.![]()
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Leave it on and ride it![]()
Makes no difference if it's a vacuum tap.
Tap off to be on the safe side, and full tank to discourage corrosion and fuel degradation.
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I don't have a fuel tap.
It really depends on the bike ... on older models (pre-1990) it probnably pays to turn them off. In some cases gravity will push pertol passed the needle valve in the carb/s float chambers and flood the intakes if the carbs were angled downwards and the float chamber was not on the bottom of the carb. If an intake valve is open it could flood the cylinders. I have heard (tho' I have no proof of this) that cyclinders have filled with fuel - which has then blown the motor apart as soon as it as started (and someone will give me technical reasons why it's not possible) .. but the idea is a good one. It at least stops the tank drainig through a faulty needle valve ..
I always turned the fuel tap/s off on carbed bikes, when I owned them .. every time I stopped.
Of course, on modern injected motors that doesn't matter ..
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Ya I start it up and run the motor up to operating temp. about once a month..
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