decarb?

[ebs32]

Long time no chat guys. I always am keeping up with what you post, great resourse for learning... anyway I have a question

I had my motor rebuilt last year about this time (1996 intruder 175) I has run awsome, since finding a small crack in a carb.

When I stopped using it last year around november everything was running awsome, clean start and smooth idle. I put stabil in the tank over the winter and topped them off, did not fog cyclinders because i started using her again in febuary. Since than... it starts easy but it idles rough. It will not stall but it hesitates a second when getting up on pad, than runs fine. Carbs are rebult, new powerpack, new filters, and i tried new plugs gapped properly. Am i looking at a decarb? Is that the problem? premix the fuel, disconnected the VRO when rebuilt.

If i need to decarb what is the best brand to go with?

Thanks! ebs

[RUSTY63]

Bombardier "Engine tuner" follow the directions on the can.

Is this the same fuel it was stored with?

[ebs32]

No, I have burnt a few tanks (both sides). I topped them off with a few gallons of the "old" still in the bottom. I would think by now, all the old stuff was buned.

ebs

[RUSTY63]

Did you run the motor after you poured the stabil in the tank in November?

If so, how long?

[ebs32]

Yes I did run it, only to what I thought was enough to get fuel through both lines (dual tanks) and throughout the motor. I ran it off the hose.
ebs

[RUSTY63]

I only use Bomb products, I see alot of carb rebuilds because of stabil.

[jglenn]

any reason you dislike the Stabil? Does it have a negative affect on the gaskets or?

[RUSTY63]

I don't dislike Stabil, Its a good product, I just don't recommend it.

I get a lot of carb rebuilds where the customer used Stabil, did they follow the directions, I don't know but, the fuel seems to be suspended in a small ball of Stabil and the motor wont run.

[jglenn]

interesting.

I've used it over the years on an old Rude(81) and never had an issue but maybe shouldn't on the newer engines