If noone has answered you yet, it's an additive (Seafoam) that has many uses: fuel preservative, system cleaner, absorbs water, corrosion inhibitor, can clean your crankcase added to the oil: but I would not leave it in, just idle it for about 30 mins and drain and refill. If the bike is not in the wind, then I would use a good fan to keep it from getting too too hot. And a word of caution: use a new filter to clean out the bottom end and then another with your fresh oil. If your carbs aren't too bad, then a dose of Seafoam will probably cure what ails it, but as others have said, do look in the tank for rust and plan on cleaning it out, and the petcock as well, if you see any. Many seal their tank, and if you're up North then this is a good time to do so. Stanley
________________________________ From: Theresa Hutchison <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 11:38:41 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Newbie :) What is SeaFoam??? ~Traccie On 1/6/10, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a 450 that sat for about a year, I bought it, put gas and SeaFoam > in it and rode. It needs a new battery now, and the weather has been cold > with rain all day for days on end so no riding, and I haven't bought a new > battery yet. > > Stanley > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Theresa Hutchison <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 4:20:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Newbie :) > > > Do you think that will probably definatly be a carb problem since it's sat > so long with gas in it? > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > easy to get going again because it has only two carbs to clean and not four. > Others will guide you through the procedure. >> >> >>On Jan 6, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Theresa Hutchison wrote: >> >>It's a 450. >>> >>> >>>Theresa >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>what size nighthawk is it >>>> >>>> >>>>On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Theresa Hutchison wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>Hi! >>>>> >>>>>My very good friend has a 1982 Knighthawk that she's going to let me >>>>> foster and hopefully ride this spring. The problem is that they have >>>>> not even started this bike in well over a year. I doubt very seriously >>>>> that they winterized it... >>>>> >>>>>So... where do I start? >>>>> >>>>>~Theresa >>>>>-- >>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.--
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