Destinmatt
11/4/2005 2:16:37 AM
Just wondering, are you supposed to turn the gas to off over night or can you leave it on main w/o loosing much gas?
Overnight theres probs leaving it on
Anubis
11/4/2005 5:15:03 AM
I`m sure he ment No probs,
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ORIGINAL: Anubis
I`m sure he ment No probs,
Oops, thats exactly what I meant
Destinmatt
11/4/2005 9:06:04 AM
ok thanks, I'm not getting great milage exactly and I just wanted to rule that out.
Anubis
11/4/2005 12:16:03 PM
Mileage can be effected by many things, tyre pressure, old air filter, bad air/fuel ratio and just hard riding.
TAYLOR66
11/4/2005 11:41:33 PM
I LEAVE MINE ON EVERY NIGHT...NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM...UNLESS FLOATS ARE STUCK OPEN HARD TO GET FUEL THROUGH ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP
sparrow
11/6/2005 10:42:56 AM
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ORIGINAL: Destinmatt
Just wondering, are you supposed to turn the gas to off over night or can you leave it on main w/o loosing much gas?
Matt, is your bike leaking gas? Just wasn't sure if I understood the question correctly?
Destinmatt
11/6/2005 3:04:59 PM
I was just wondering if the amount of gas (if I understand how everything works correctly) that is lost through evaporation in the carbs is worth turning the gas off overnight.
05Tribal
11/6/2005 5:13:48 PM
If I understand how the carburetors work the only fuel to speak of in your carbs are in the bowls and will remain at the same volume whether you turn off the fuel petcock or not. As long as the floats are working properly that is. If they are then the floats should hinge up as the fuel is filled into each bowl up to the point when the plunger in each bowl stops the gas flow prohibiting the bowl to over flow. As long as this system is working correctly the gas in the bowls should not evaporate any faster then the gas in the main tank so it shouldn't matter if you leave the fuel petcock on or not.
