ATV Florida Forum

Sadly I don't have the time right now to ride....even once a week isn't doable right now  :(

Am I supposed to winterize my quad? It still has some gas in it

A friend told me if I don't start it like every other day I can ruin the engine

Help!

Thanks, Ditto

Ditto,
It shouldn't be too hard since you guys rarely see freezing weather in Florida.

Go to AutoZone, pick up some fuel stabilizer, and dump it in your tank. After that, run the engine for about 10-15 minutes to flush it through your carbs. (You're best bet is to go for a short ride if you can).

It's probably a good idea to mix the stabilizer with 1/2 gallon of gas before you add it to your quad. This will help it mix more evenly inside your tank.

Good luck, and Happy Holidays!   ;)
-BB

just make sure you drain the carb and it should be o.k . shut the gas off at the tank, drain the carb bowl, and start it and wait untill it shuts off wich means the carb is empty. i used to do with my jet skis for the winter. also remember that when u go to start it back up put new gas in the tank. hope  this works, it work for me at least.

i am sorry you cant ride and i hope my winterizing techniques help you. step 1, ride it every other day...........oops, thats the remedy for stress. ;) i think both answers above will do just fine

Thanks guys  ;)

Haha... Thanks lt250r, I guess I left out the last step.  ::)

My bad.

Yes, after you add the stabilizer, you'll want to shut off fuel and run it 'till it dies, just like he said.  She should fire right back up in the spring. ;D

-BB

just go ride the thing haha....you cant tell me you dont have 15 minutes to kill each day...or at least 1 hour a week to ride up and down the street, slowly...with a helmet. Dont wanna give the neighbors any reason to call up "johnny law".

just kidding....those guys already gave you the instructions for winterizing a quad but here in FL all you gotta do is keep it outta the rain. lol. Winter means cold and wet it seems like. Good luck on getting some riding time Ditto!!

What Gary is trying to say here is the best way to do it is pile as much Sh^t up around the bike. Boxes, christmas decorations, halloween decorations, hell even a play house. etc. etc.  ;D

Example, here is his winterization.
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/p222d700fbaac69e63770d76e74b1cc56/f5c2c6de.jpg)  :o

Dont listen to LMK......notice the green VDX fender at the bottom of the pic.....she gets all the riding time now.....ole red has to wait!!

If its a sport quad just drop it off at my place DittoBabyGirl and i'll make sure it doesn't sit around too long..lol  ;D

10-4  ;D

You can fog the motor out, take out the plug, pour some oil in there then try to start it with the plug out, it will oil up everything real nice. Sta-bil in the tank and plug the exhaust with something so no critters get any ideas.  Its funny watching them fly out the exhaust when you go to start it next year.

Oh kewl, thanks Eric.....will ya take care of the hubby and kids for me TOO? Where you at??? lol

hehe ill take care of hubby's bike hell even the kids too ;)

Hubby don't have a bike...neither do the kids....I'm the sole rider of the family

I'll throw in a batch of cookies though

ok peanut butter and choclate chip please  :P

DittoBabyGirl since you are the sole rider in the house I guess  you're the one who says honey watch the kids me and the guy's are going riding for the weekend ;D  You gonna make him cook that batch of cookies to....lol...just kidding

LOL

Nah...I'm the cookie maker.....hes the muffin man

(He makes  really good pancakes too)

hey i went to your site, those look like some really cool places to ride, i wish i live there

I wish I lived there too  :(

I didn't realize how good I had it til we left....alls I had to do is go out my front door, woods were right across the street....went on for miles n miles

The riding out here BITES

Don't worry though...when I hit the lottery I'ma buy tons of land and turn it into an ATV park

Then you can ALL come and ride

;)

The only rider in family! WHAT A WOMAN ;)