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Technical | How To / Re: best way to store scooter?
« on: December 06, 2012, 03:26:32 AM »
Unfortunately, I'm not where the scooter is from July to Oct so I can't occasionaly run it. I'm not aware of an easy way to shut off the fuel flow to the carb, other than draining the tank and running til it stops. A mechanic told me that if I do that, there will still be some fuel film in the  carb nozzles and it's likely to gum up, given the ethanol in So Cal fuel - he suggested leaving it full of treated fuel. I do keep a trickle charger on the battery - that's not a problem.

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Technical | How To / best way to store scooter?
« on: November 29, 2012, 04:41:37 AM »
I recently got a people 150 and had it sitting idle in the garage in the desert from july to oct. When I returned, it wouldn't start and I had to get carb jets cleaned. Have since learned this is a problem with the ethanol in the gas down there gumming up idle carbs. Question is the best way to store? One option would be with a full tank of gas with stabil /sea foam and star -tron, as versus draining the tank of all gas and running the engine till it stops to clear the carb jets of residual fuel. I'd really like to not have to pay a mechanic every fall to clean it out, and appreciate any thoughts / suggestions from those with more experience.

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