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Winter storage first start up replaced plugs runs good sitting but don't take fuel on the road

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If it's carburated, then they will require cleaning. Sounds like the carb/carbs will need to be cleaned out.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: My KTM 250 EXC has been sitting all winter. Now it

???? check oil and try to choke with hand and clean carb

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SOURCE: r1150rt. after a fuel stop it died on the road, changed the fuel

Carburator clean up could help solve the problem, it seems some dirt may have entered the float chamber!
Blow the jets with compressed air.
Hope this helps!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 17, 2010

SOURCE: 2008 DL650 Starting issue.

fix the leaky injector its loosing fukle into the pots locking the engine up when you try to crank it over,,,
be warned,,,,it will bend your con rods or smash the pistons,,,

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 24, 2010

SOURCE: Won't idle after sitting all winter. Got it to run

after siting for a winter carbs will offten get "gum" in the them. this is just from the gas being still in the carb too long. it is important that carb be removed and cleaned thuroughly. the carb has what are called jets. these are small brass toobs, and these are the more than likely dirty and the reason for the poor idle. more specificaly the smallest one. clean with carb cleaner. ( i use Barrymans B12 chemtool, can be found at local autoparts store) reinstall the carb and test ride. at the end of next season it will help to turn the fuel off and drain the carb of gas completely

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  • Posted on May 16, 2010

SOURCE: sitting all winter with battery tender, battery

The best place to store a battery is in the back of your refrigerator, but you don't want to do that.Your battery will hibernate in the cold, but will age in the warmth. Your car battery is outside all winter and it does not freeze. I put my batteries in a tray, fully charge them and leave them in the garage, topping them up one or twice during the winter and once before installation in the spring. If a battery freezes I would have had to replace it anyway it would not have been good for the season anyway. Put your battery on a different charger and have your battery load tested at a shop. You either have a defective battery, or a defective battery tender, or both. At any rate warm storage for batteries is bad, cool or cold is better for longevity.

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