Cold weather vs. Performance
#11
01-27-2006, 06:13 PM
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RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
I'm a noob when it comes to motorcycle carbs icing. I did however have an old (1968) Dodge W200 4X4 that had a carb that iced on me all the time. Wait I'm calling a 1968 Dodge old?.......Awww crap I'm a 1964 model, what does that make me? [sm=bangbang.gif] When it iced, I would just pull over, and the engine would heat up the carb base and off I went for a few more miles. Well that was then and this is now. Are there kits that can be put on these bikes and ran through a switch? What about a 12V heat tape wrapped around the carb? Please don't laugh, I really don't know anything about this subject. LOL
deej
deej
#12
01-27-2006, 06:19 PM
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RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
Interesting reading, there are several pages here. I'm going back to finish reading.
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...ght=Carb+Icing
deej
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...ght=Carb+Icing
deej
#13
01-27-2006, 06:58 PM
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RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
Hey Guys I just had a live chat conversation with a guy about carb heaters, and skid plates, he is going to e-mail me with information in the next month when they get thier parts files updated.
http://www.onlineparts.com/
http://www.onlineparts.com/
#17
01-27-2006, 07:10 PM
RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
ORIGINAL: deej
I'm a noob when it comes to motorcycle carbs icing. I did however have an old (1968) Dodge W200 4X4 that had a carb that iced on me all the time. Wait I'm calling a 1968 Dodge old?.......Awww crap I'm a 1964 model, what does that make me? [sm=bangbang.gif] When it iced, I would just pull over, and the engine would heat up the carb base and off I went for a few more miles. Well that was then and this is now. Are there kits that can be put on these bikes and ran through a switch? What about a 12V heat tape wrapped around the carb? Please don't laugh, I really don't know anything about this subject. LOL
deej
I'm a noob when it comes to motorcycle carbs icing. I did however have an old (1968) Dodge W200 4X4 that had a carb that iced on me all the time. Wait I'm calling a 1968 Dodge old?.......Awww crap I'm a 1964 model, what does that make me? [sm=bangbang.gif] When it iced, I would just pull over, and the engine would heat up the carb base and off I went for a few more miles. Well that was then and this is now. Are there kits that can be put on these bikes and ran through a switch? What about a 12V heat tape wrapped around the carb? Please don't laugh, I really don't know anything about this subject. LOL
deej
#18
01-27-2006, 09:17 PM
RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
I'm going to look carefully at my Bonnie's carbs tonight to see exacly how the heaters work. I do recall there are two plugs for each carb attached to the front edge of the float bowl.
#19
01-27-2006, 10:01 PM
RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
ORIGINAL: bmwhd
I'm going to look carefully at my Bonnie's carbs tonight to see exacly how the heaters work. I do recall there are two plugs for each carb attached to the front edge of the float bowl.
I'm going to look carefully at my Bonnie's carbs tonight to see exacly how the heaters work. I do recall there are two plugs for each carb attached to the front edge of the float bowl.
#20
01-27-2006, 11:34 PM
RE: Cold weather vs. Performance
Another idea would be to extend the hose that runs from the top of the radiator back past the carb to the overflow bottle with a piece of copper tube such that you could wrap it around the carb a couple of times...