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charlie c
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Hey people,
I'm back for more advice about basically the same problem. I have a 1975 Honda CB550 that's been sitting for a year. There was some gas in the tank & carbs when it was parked, but it ran just fine when it was put away a year ago. Now it will run only at high revs and won't idle - as soon as you let off the throttle the engine immediately dies.
I'm wondering, since it's only been sitting for a year, could this be stale/expired gas, maybe some carbon or gummy gas in the carbs, and I could just run some new gas with a can of Sea Foam through the tank and it would fix this problem, or does sitting for a year require full-scale carb rebuilds with new jets and floats and everything?
Of course, I am planning on changing the oil and gas before I try to run the engine again. I just need to know what to expect as far as carburettor rebuilds.
Thanks!
--C
I'm back for more advice about basically the same problem. I have a 1975 Honda CB550 that's been sitting for a year. There was some gas in the tank & carbs when it was parked, but it ran just fine when it was put away a year ago. Now it will run only at high revs and won't idle - as soon as you let off the throttle the engine immediately dies.
I'm wondering, since it's only been sitting for a year, could this be stale/expired gas, maybe some carbon or gummy gas in the carbs, and I could just run some new gas with a can of Sea Foam through the tank and it would fix this problem, or does sitting for a year require full-scale carb rebuilds with new jets and floats and everything?
Of course, I am planning on changing the oil and gas before I try to run the engine again. I just need to know what to expect as far as carburettor rebuilds.
Thanks!
--C