Wilsons Sandbox

Mike, I'm leary of additives in general, especially AUTOMOTIVE stuff that may work great in cars or trucks, but may be bad for our bikes. I remember a rash of clutch slippage problems many years ago when m/c riders decided that STP oil additive just had to be the hot setup (what's a wet-clutch setup? you mean my car doesn't have one? OH!). What works in cars may not work well for cycles. I know next to nothing about injectors, but I think they they atomize the fuel/ air mixture under pressure. Our CV carbs don't work this way. Could the chemical cleaners in injector cleaner do any harm to rubber and/or plastic parts? Let's see, the enricher has a small rubber diaphragm and of course the carb slide assembly with its attached diaphragm costs over $100 to replace. Ever use carb choke cleaner & see what it does to rubber or plastic? Maybe some listers have used injector cleaner with good results, it's too chancy for me. I prefer to use a quality fuel filter with an internal bronze filter element. Draining the float bowl for winter storage aids in preventing buildup in the off season. Adding a small amount of gas line anti-freeze from time to time helps remove water condensation from the fuel system. I heard many people say that adding a bit of Marvel Mystery oil to their gas does good things. I never was able to find out specifically what those good things were. I may be a sucker for gas company marketing, but I beleive that all gasoline blends include a detergent additive package to help keep the fuel system clean. Hope this helps. Professor A9 Federal Way, WA. [USA] ps: Never fillup if a fuel delivery truck is at the gas station. The refills stir up accumulated sediment in the station's storage tanks & it takes a while for it to settle to the bottom again. (yeah, I know the pumps have fuel filters, but ...) ------------------------- --- mrob1515@a... wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience or opinions about keeping a > motorcycle carburetor clean by adding a small amount of fuel > injector cleaner once or twice a year when filling the tank.

Still waiting for my Darien I ordered in the beginning of July. Hope it arrives soon. -Brian Shepard A13 -----Original Message----- From: k650dsn@... [mailto:k650dsn@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 5:24 PM To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: buy Darien NKLR --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Chuck McCullough" wrote:

> I just toured the aerostitch factory this weekend with a Guzzi > group. They are 12 weeks behind on Roadcrafter orders, 7 weeks on > Darien Jackets, >

I received my Darien yesterday after over an 8 week backlog. Haven't even had a chance to get it out of the box yet, but tomorrow will be the changing of the guard; My 3 year old First Gear Kilimanharo will be retired and a new, red Darien will take its place. Gino Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com