Modern Buddy

Ok, I'm storing my 125 for several months and I followed all the storage instructions except for draining the carb which was too complicated for me. So, if I start her up and let her run every couple of weeks will that prevent the gas from evaporating in the carb and leaving deposits, or will that just make more gas to evaporate? How long does it take for the gas to evaporate and leave deposits? Or does it even matter? Thanks.

Add a gas stabilizer to the mix and you should not have to worry about the gas issue

Skippy wrote:Ok, I'm storing my 125 for several months and I followed all the storage instructions except for draining the carb which was too complicated for me. So, if I start her up and let her run every couple of weeks will that prevent the gas from evaporating in the carb and leaving deposits, or will that just make more gas to evaporate? How long does it take for the gas to evaporate and leave deposits? Or does it even matter? Thanks.

I have found oxygenated fuel to evaporate its high ends (becoming less volatle) within a week or two......this because the carburetor is vented to atmosphere and has little volume.
The fuel in the tank, by virtue of its volume, takes far longer to degrade....hence the carb draining response.
This must be done by those of us that only ride seasonally due to weather extremes.......otherwise we have lots of plugged carbs.

You can run it every week or so to refresh the fuel in the carb, but run it long enouph to get the exaust to hot to touch.......touching the muffler with a saliva dampened fingertip will work......the saliva will sizzle and evaporate almost immediatly.
This way you are preventing the muffler from rusting out internally.
If you do run it weekly, keep a tender on the battery and change the oil before riding......the oil will be fouled with unburned fuel and moisture due to the comparativly short running times involved.

Rob

Thanks for the responses. I did add Seafoam and it's hooked up to a trickle charger. I will just run it every week as suggested. As for the oil change, could it wait another 90 miles or so when the scooter will be due for its first tune up anyway (only 110 mi on it) or must I change it myself first before any riding? Will it really screw it up if I wait

Skippy wrote:Thanks for the responses. I did add Seafoam and it's hooked up to a trickle charger. I will just run it every week as suggested. As for the oil change, could it wait another 90 miles or so when the scooter will be due for its first tune up anyway (only 110 mi on it) or must I change it myself first before any riding? Will it really screw it up if I wait

Since there is no way to determine fuel dilution I recommend a change prior to riding.
Heck, it only takes a few minutes, use cheap oil, and get it serviced after 100 miles.....consider the short oil change a method of flushing the crankcase......never saw an engine damaged by too much service.

Rob

ok, will do. I suppose there's a tutorial on this on MB somewhere.