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Title: Bike left in rain with no air box
Post by: Fj1100 Rebuild project on August 08, 2023, 12:09:00 PM
As usual my local weather channel is completely incompetent and at 6 am this morning I got one hour of moderate rain, unfortunately my bike was sitting in the backyard with the air box completely removed and the insides of the carbs were wet. Should I pull my spark plugs and let the engine dry out before trying to start it? It's probably going to be a few days before it's even ready to fire up so idk if I should even worry about it.
Title: Re: Bike left in rain with no air box
Post by: fj1289 on August 08, 2023, 07:01:36 PM
Super easy to remove the plugs and spin it over to ensure one or more cylinders don't have water in them so you don't bend a rod or break a tooth off the starter clutch. 
Title: Re: Bike left in rain with no air box
Post by: Fj1100 Rebuild project on August 08, 2023, 08:10:04 PM
Quote from: fj1289 on August 08, 2023, 07:01:36 PM
Super easy to remove the plugs and spin it over to ensure one or more cylinders don't have water in them so you don't bend a rod or break a tooth off the starter clutch. 
alright will do thanks!
Title: Re: Bike left in rain with no air box
Post by: Pat Conlon on August 08, 2023, 08:16:29 PM
Not much rain water can get in there with the slides down and throttle plates closed.
I would just get some starter spray and fire her up.