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Hey there,
I've read a couple of relevant threads here about what I've just managed to do which were very informative. I just want to make sure that I don't miss anything as I deal with this. So here's my issue:
Last evening I left the gas on after running the bike for a few minutes. It sort of occurred to me that I might have forgotten to turn the taps off later last night, but I fell asleep before going out to check.
This afternoon I went out to start the bike and I could smell gas in the shed as soon as I opened the door. Didn't think too much of it because I had put a full can of gas in the day before and figured it was that. Climbed onto the bike, turned on the choke, gave it a couple of kicks, and nothing (thankfully - at this point I had no idea how serious this was). By now I figured she was flooded, but never imagined how flooded. So I did all the things I'm used to doing on other machines under the circumstances. I pulled the plugs, dried them off, turned the gas off and kicked a bunch of times, put the plugs back in and tried again. No start... again thank goodness.
By now I was getting pretty late for work so I pulled the plugs and went off to work in the truck. Before coming home I checked Access Norton and realized that I might have an engine and primary full of gasoline, and if the engine had started, or had there been lots of fuel in the cylinders I could have really done some damage. Thankfully, I didn't feel or hear anything bad happening when I was kicking her over, and luckily she didn't fire up.
This evening I pulled the drain plug from the bottom of the engine and whole lot of gas (mixed with a bit of oil) came flying out. Probably a good litre and a half I'd say. There was more than a litre in the primary too... oh my...
So I'm getting set to change the oil now. Should I do the filter as well? And is there anything else I should do other than an oil change and prayers of thanks for it not starting despite my best efforts?
Thanks!!
I've read a couple of relevant threads here about what I've just managed to do which were very informative. I just want to make sure that I don't miss anything as I deal with this. So here's my issue:
Last evening I left the gas on after running the bike for a few minutes. It sort of occurred to me that I might have forgotten to turn the taps off later last night, but I fell asleep before going out to check.
This afternoon I went out to start the bike and I could smell gas in the shed as soon as I opened the door. Didn't think too much of it because I had put a full can of gas in the day before and figured it was that. Climbed onto the bike, turned on the choke, gave it a couple of kicks, and nothing (thankfully - at this point I had no idea how serious this was). By now I figured she was flooded, but never imagined how flooded. So I did all the things I'm used to doing on other machines under the circumstances. I pulled the plugs, dried them off, turned the gas off and kicked a bunch of times, put the plugs back in and tried again. No start... again thank goodness.
By now I was getting pretty late for work so I pulled the plugs and went off to work in the truck. Before coming home I checked Access Norton and realized that I might have an engine and primary full of gasoline, and if the engine had started, or had there been lots of fuel in the cylinders I could have really done some damage. Thankfully, I didn't feel or hear anything bad happening when I was kicking her over, and luckily she didn't fire up.
This evening I pulled the drain plug from the bottom of the engine and whole lot of gas (mixed with a bit of oil) came flying out. Probably a good litre and a half I'd say. There was more than a litre in the primary too... oh my...
So I'm getting set to change the oil now. Should I do the filter as well? And is there anything else I should do other than an oil change and prayers of thanks for it not starting despite my best efforts?
Thanks!!