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Post by artman26 on Nov 13, 2015 17:02:34 GMT -5
Besides putting Sta-Bil in the tank and running the engine for a bit, what else should I do? Do I need to remove the battery and put a trickle charger on it in the house where it's warm? Would it be ok to just start it up and let it run for a while once a week?
The scooter is a TaoTao 150 air cooled.
Thanks!
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Post by lain on Nov 13, 2015 19:05:14 GMT -5
Besides putting Sta-Bil in the tank and running the engine for a bit, what else should I do? Do I need to remove the battery and put a trickle charger on it in the house where it's warm? Would it be ok to just start it up and let it run for a while once a week? The scooter is a TaoTao 150 air cooled. Thanks! It's best to drain all of the gas from the tank and carburetor, put that gas into your car or snowblower. There's no use in keeping that gas it will break down before you plan to use it again if you store it and keeping it in there will increase the chances of it clogging stuff while a dry system won't have that issue just fuel up and start up when you need it. Then remove the battery and charge it fully and store in a warm place. You can use a trickle charger but I find if you just charge it fully and check the charge once a month with the charger it will work great still next season. |
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Post by artman26 on Nov 13, 2015 20:49:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the great advice!
What I have is a TaoTao Roman. It's so encased in plastics I'm wondering how much I have to do to get a spot where I can drain the tank. Anyone else have one of these?
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Post by lain on Nov 13, 2015 21:03:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the great advice! What I have is a TaoTao Roman. It's so encased in plastics I'm wondering how much I have to do to get a spot where I can drain the tank. Anyone else have one of these? Just siphon it out. Get a hose for fuel and a spray bottle top, and a bucket. Put one end of the hose int he tank, make sure the other end of the hose is below the tank. Put the straw from the spray bottle top in the hose and firmly grip around it with your hand so it is air tight and start squeezing the spray trigger and it should start coming out after a few sprays and make sure to remove the spray bottle top after it starts flowing and aim it into a bucket! To drain the carb there is a drain valve that is usually bolted onto the CVT case on the bottom left corner (closest to the front of the scooter). There is a screw on the bottom of it, if you turn it it should open the valve and allow the gas in the carb to drain out of the side of the valve. With the above methods you barely have to do anything to get the gas out. |
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Post by geh3333 on Nov 14, 2015 8:01:21 GMT -5
As long as it only sits for a few months it will be fine to leave the fuel in the scoot and use something like stabil or seafoam . just make sure you run it for a few mins so it makes its way into the carb. Also I would keep the battery on a trickle charge all winter . you can also do as lain suggests , there is no problem with using his methods, its up to you at this point.
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Post by scootdoggydog on Nov 21, 2015 15:09:33 GMT -5
I like to change the oil in mine before I let it sit for a while
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