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Bike left in rain with no air box

Started by Fj1100 Rebuild project, August 08, 2023, 12:09:00 PM

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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.

fj1289

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. 

Fj1100 Rebuild project

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!

Pat Conlon

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.
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