Post by aighead on Apr 9, 2013 10:41:45 GMT -5
Hey gang, apparently I'm going to have continued carb. issues. I fired up the scooter this morning to find that fuel was once again pouring out of the vent tube on the carb. I took the whole thing apart to clean it all out and found some "stuff" on the pin that the float, I believe, activates.
I didn't think to take a picture and I've now put it all back together with similar gas pouring out of the vent results. The "stuff" looks kinda of like the hard water build-up on a faucet. I hosed it all down with carb cleaner, and while that cleaned it up some it didn't get it back to prestine, though I should have used a brush of some sort.
Which brings me to my question... I just bought a new carb and I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to keep this from happening again. I've used Stabil or an equivalent in the gas over the winter, but I'm not positive what it does.
I didn't maintain the scoot over the winter the way I probably should have, didn't start it up at all or anything like that and that would have likely helped. Anyone have any advice or suggestions?
Thanks for your help!
I didn't think to take a picture and I've now put it all back together with similar gas pouring out of the vent results. The "stuff" looks kinda of like the hard water build-up on a faucet. I hosed it all down with carb cleaner, and while that cleaned it up some it didn't get it back to prestine, though I should have used a brush of some sort.
Which brings me to my question... I just bought a new carb and I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to keep this from happening again. I've used Stabil or an equivalent in the gas over the winter, but I'm not positive what it does.
I didn't maintain the scoot over the winter the way I probably should have, didn't start it up at all or anything like that and that would have likely helped. Anyone have any advice or suggestions?
Thanks for your help!