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Post by Macrofeet on Apr 15, 2006 15:34:42 GMT
i agree that its important to make sure the air box is well sealed but if its raining, rain will get sucked in to the filter - and onto the carb along with the air
filter oil is the best bet
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Post by lilbit592000 on May 12, 2006 16:08:05 GMT
my red one still hates rain did ok for a bit but shortly same thing no go I did the sparkplug and put heater on it to dry it out and charger on to bring batt back I may say heck with that one and use it for parts for my black onesame model same yearand i have a book for that one .but on the wd40 thing i wouldn't i believe it would get gummy.
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Post by lilbit592000 on May 12, 2006 16:21:49 GMT
my red one still hates rain did ok for a bit but shortly same thing no go I did the sparkplug and put heater on it to dry it out and charger on to bring batt back I may say heck with that one and use it for parts for my black onesame model same yearand i have a book for that one .but on the wd40 thing i wouldn't i believe it would get gummy. so it's back in the house drying out again with the charger and heater on it again lol
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Post by cb50j on May 12, 2006 17:12:41 GMT
.........while your scoot is dried out try to seal any gaps where wiring enters or exits cdi etc with vaseline(less mess than grease) spray HT lead and plug cap with WD40(which disperses water)......I did this back in December and have had absolutely no problems so far. I obviously had the standard filter before my freeflow(which hasn't needed cleaning yet) and neither have ever shown any signs of sucking water into the carb.........if you do happen to take your plug out and it appears to be wet,it is far more likely to be petrol than water due to flooding with petrol that hasn't burn't off ......
.................. #sprint#
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Post by Scootin on May 12, 2006 18:27:38 GMT
I don't have that problem, as I don't ride in the rain! I don't fancy hitting a wet manhole cover & ending up flat on my back in the street.
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Post by onamission1989 on May 24, 2006 19:43:40 GMT
Hey all these bikes dont seem to run very well in rain. this is what i did to cure mine. 1) Get from halfords a product called damp start. and spray it on your spark whilst its in place on the engine. leave to dry and spray once more. it leaves a thin water proof layer over the spark plug. 2) Make sure your ht lead isnt connecting to any metal as when this becomes wet it to can jump to the frame. 3) Cover the HT lead with Damp start. then place it back in the spark plug. 4) if you have got a free flow do what i recomended in cleaining your free floww clean. 5) for those of you with standard airbox buy a product called easy start. you spray this in the foam of the box and it just makes the air goin through more flammable and easy to combust. 6) then seal your airbox and spray it with dampstart to make it water proof. if i bought this kit, do you reckon it would solve my problem, it is really pi**ing me off now cnb-host1.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/save-and-drive?productID=530&op=catalogue-product_info-null&prodCategoryID=61
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Post by ally1756 on May 24, 2006 20:25:59 GMT
it would help you if it stopped running cos of the damp but i dont know if it will make much diff in day to day running, Big-W do damp start cans for 10p
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