Double digit temps (Celsius haha)....ugly roads to the mountains...its looking about that time soon. Just wondering how you guys store for the summer? Treat the fuel? drain it? drain the carbs? fogging? Looking for some tips. Heard some guys drain everything including carbs but don't want anything to dry out and crack. your thoughts?
Backwoods M Max
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My summarizing strategy is get the air box pulled off and get the belt off. Run it to warm it up a little bit then fog it real good. Once it's just about to choke out I kill it with the key. I'll pull the plugs and spray a little more down the plug holes to lube the top real good and pull it over slowly to lube everything up. I lift up the back of the sled and one ski to make a low spot and empty the tank with a shaker siphon. If there is anything considerable left in the tank I suck it out with an oil changing pump. Then the carbs come off for cleaning. I get the carbs cleaned and put away dry with the cables adjusted. Then the air box goes back on with everything set up. The track gets slacked and all the grease fittings get grease. I put a rag up the exhaust to prevent any critter nests and a loose fitting cover to let air circulate. Put it in the corner and wait for next fall.
If you fill the tank all the way the fuel pump will gravity prime in a few pulls. A little pre mix down the plug holes and it will sometimes stay running the first time, normally on the second time.
If you fill the tank all the way the fuel pump will gravity prime in a few pulls. A little pre mix down the plug holes and it will sometimes stay running the first time, normally on the second time.
all kinds of opinons on this.
we run all of ours every 3-4 weeks up to temp spinning the tracks with the oil cables pulled. full tank of 91 octane gas with sefoam in it when parked. when we check in the fall, never any crud in carbs and they all run like champs.
we run all of ours every 3-4 weeks up to temp spinning the tracks with the oil cables pulled. full tank of 91 octane gas with sefoam in it when parked. when we check in the fall, never any crud in carbs and they all run like champs.
03viperguy
Moderator
always drain all my stuff, dont want the hydrophobic gas pulling water into the carbs and corroding things, especially the crank. fog it good so everything is coated inside
sleddineinar
VIP Member
Fog the motor, grease all the fittings. I leave carb cleaning & tank draining for the fall. Put a couple boards under the skis, and jack the rear end up & loosen the track, take off the belt.
shaggyzr2
Active member
I drain most of the fuel out of the tank, ad marine formula stabil, works better than the regular stabil. Run sled for a while to to get the treated fuel up into the carbs. Fog the crap out the engine, I usually use at least a half a can per sled. Stuff a rag or steel wool in the exhaust to keep the critters out. I put the rear up on a stand, I block up the front end just far enough to get the skis off of the ground to take the weight off of the front suspension. Instead of using a cover I just cover mine with a bed sheet or old blankets so it can breath, most covers are water proof so they'll trap moisture in. I also spray the metal parts under the hood with wd40 to help prevent corrosion, not on the clutches though.
roudyroy1
Active member
toss some stabilizer in the tank then run it up to temp, then with the airbox off fog it till it dies. drain fuel tank and carbs, clean the carbs and put it back together, plug the pipe, hit the grease fittings and take the belt off. next year pull the cord and go!
i dont like the idea of not fogging and just starting every once and a while or pulling the oil cable wide open, dont get me started.lol
i dont like the idea of not fogging and just starting every once and a while or pulling the oil cable wide open, dont get me started.lol
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My oldest sled is a '98 and I've been using this method since day one,and it's the recommended method from the owners manual.Wash the sled thoroughly,wax the hood and painted surfaces,use silcone spray on the seat and all rubber and I use metal protectant on the metal to stave off surface rust.I usually drain all the gas from the tank and run the engine till it dies,that way the carbs are dry.I've never had anything inside them dry out yet and the brass is always clean and free of debris come fall.Throw the cover on it and stow the trailer in the back yard til fall.
shaggyzr2
Active member
You don't fog the engine?
I have in the past but I don't do it routinely.I'll take the plugs out and shoot some down the cylinders to coat the walls and turn the engine over by hand to spread it around.I'm sure having fogging oil or some such down into the crankcase and around the bearings is beneficial but it's not part of my normal practice.
super1c
Super Moderator
Single most important thing if you do nothing else for these old 2 strokes. FOG THE ENGINE! and when I say fog I mean fog it till you can't see the handlebars there is so much smoke. Then let it die out. Then just clean carbs and PV's in spring. These Sleds will last a long time if treated right!