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Buellgrrrl
Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 02:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm back in Naples for a couple weeks. My M2Ls been stored since june and though the battery was up it wouldn't start. Tried fresh gas, still wouldn't start. Opening up the carb, I found green deposits in the float bowl, etc... Never seen that color before. After a thorough carb cleanout the bike now starts and the engine runs fine... The tranny is another matter though!

I'll be heading back to Minnesota in a few days and may be back in a few weeks or may not be back 'til november. What can I do to keep the green goo from taking over my carb again?
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Daveswan
Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 02:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

8th paragraph down - I wonder if it's that??

"There’s a Fungus Among Us—Clean That Dirty Carb!"

http://www.hondaeasttoledo.com/tech-talk.htm
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Xl1200r
Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 03:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe alligator poop?
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Skntpig
Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 09:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think it's the Ethanol.

If you turn off the fuel and let the bike idle it will run the gas out of the carb. I do this if I'm not gonna ride for a while.

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