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10 Aug 2011 13:49 #468213 by Proxy
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Suddenly my bike started to run funky. Then it died. So I took off the carb bank and dropped a bowl. Inside I found Napalm. Jellied gas. A bunch of it. Is this a result of Ethanol?
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As my father would have said "GOOD MORNING VIETNAM! I LOVE THE SMELL OF NAPALM IN THE MORNING!".
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When yours, it could have been.
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10 Aug 2011 14:02 #468216 by Motor Head
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Ethanol gone bad.
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10 Aug 2011 18:02 #468236 by KZ_Rage
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Looks like that stuff from Alaska! :blink:

Do you or maybe I should ask "did you used to" have a coating applied to the inside of your tank?

If this is your daily rider then that really doesn't make sense for that to build up like that from crap-enol.
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10 Aug 2011 22:16 #468272 by Proxy
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Thats just it. The tank was not lined and the carbs were squeaky clean two weeks ago. When it started ratting out I saw rust in my gas filter. So I drained the tank and there was rust in the seams. A lot of rust both flaky and sludge. So I cleaned out the tank. Etched it and Red Koted it. Then I removed the carbs and found the jelly. It sat for two weeks as I was busy! I figure it for a chemical reaction but at most I put a little Seafoam in the tank of gas. Never seen gas turn that bad that fast.
Take it from me cuz I found
If you leave it then somebody else is bound,
To find that treasure, that moment of pleasure,
When yours, it could have been.
1977 KZ650 B1 Being restored to original (Green)
1977 KZ650 B1 Original (Red) Sold
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10 Aug 2011 22:34 #468273 by MFolks
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I believe the gas/alcohol mix is probably the worst idea from our Goverment in qite a while. Who's idea was it to grow corn to be made in to alcohol & then mixed with gas? It takes away the rational idea of growing food crops for human comsumption and it implies the farmer can make $$$ by growing corn for alcohol. I think E-10,E-15, & E85 mixes were mandated by the EPA when our congress applied pressure on them due to the public not embracing the mix, leaving the farmers with tanks of unsold alcohol.

The gas/alcohol mix is very corrosive to fuel system parts like Nyon & rubber hoses and has caused more than a few car fires. It take more energy to create it than gasoline does and also reduces the mileage when compared to just gas by itself.....
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10 Aug 2011 23:42 #468294 by Linsk
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I like butter and salt on my corn. I found the same crap in the bowl of my power washer.Maybee you got old gas some how.clean those carbs and dont ride to far from home untill you are sure there clean. Good luck.
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11 Aug 2011 13:29 #468389 by Polar_Bus
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Motor Head wrote: :sick:
Ethanol gone bad.


BINGO ;) !

The imfamous "Ethanol Fungus jelly" . This is why ya gotta religiously use Stabil or Startron fuel additive !
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11 Aug 2011 15:25 #468410 by Motor Head
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What ever it is, at least with carbs you can clean it out fairly easily. That crap would make a mess of an Injection system, :sick:
1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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