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Stupid me, water in carbs, I don't think it is that bad.

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So guys,

Getting my tank back today, going to ride but...

When I was syncing my bike up, I hooked a funnel to the gas line to run it. Worked great. I thought I would leave it just in case I needed to do more work on it running. Well, I covered it up with a tarp and left it over night. The next day I come out and take the tarp off. Apparently somehow, lots of water got in the funnel. It was full and not going down. Now this is what I think happened:

Water got in the carb bowls, the floats floated, closed off the ports: no water in the crankcase. True, maybe? Should I oil change? I have NOT ran it since this happened. Oh, and of course, I will drain the carb bowls.

Thanks.
 
You've inadvertantly discovered an old survival technique used to scavange water. :p

Drain the carbs, then open the petcock and let some fuel flow with the caps off to force any remaining water out.
 
Nice. I have heard that fuel (and probably water) can seep into the engine. I figure the floats worked correctly as the carbs are clean and there was water standing in the funnel.
 
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Skyboy8950 said:
Nice. I have heard that fuel (and probably water) can seep into the engine. I figure the floats worked correctly as the carbs are clean and there was water standing in the funnel.
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Water condensed under the tarp and was funneled in. Like I said, it's an old survival technique. You were just unfortunate to discover it in this manner.
 
Skyboy8950 said:
Nice. I have heard that fuel (and probably water) can seep into the engine. I figure the floats worked correctly as the carbs are clean and there was water standing in the funnel.
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Yeah, sounds like the floats and needle valves are working fine. Drain it like suggested and run some clean gas through it. If you're worried about it, put a little 'dry gas' in your gas and that will take care of any residual that may not have came out with the flushing.
 
Edit: several posts above while I was typing - all saying the same thing.

As red stated, I'd pull the float bowl drain screws, drain the gas/water, and turn the petcock to Prime for a short burst to wash things down before reinstalling the drain plugs again. Put it all together and take the bike out for a good blast to make sure all the water gets sucked though the engine.

Good luck,
 
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