Wenisgoodenuf
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Any tips out there for fogging the engine for winter storage? Gets mighty cold up here in Canada
Fogging oil
- Thread starter Wenisgoodenuf
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Down here in the banana belt of Minnesota, I mix Stabil in rhe gas. Run the engine up to temperature then shut it down. Pull the battery for storage on a tender in the basement. Cover the bike with a porous dust cover and then forget about it.
I have been doing this for 6 years and it starts right up in the spring.
I do the same for my 63 Convertible with similar results
My lawn mower how ever does not get the same level of respect
I have been doing this for 6 years and it starts right up in the spring.
I do the same for my 63 Convertible with similar results
My lawn mower how ever does not get the same level of respect
lund
Well-Known Member
It depends if the bike will be kept indoors or outdoors.
Its all about the condensation in the air during the storage season. Otherwise fogging an engine is more for long term storage, more than over a few months of winter.
My bikes and snowmobiles are all kept in a heated shop so I do not fog any of them and never have in all the years.
All I do is cover them with a proper breathable cover and make sure the fuel tank is full of premium. You can run some Stabil if it is stored longer then 4 months otherwise not needed.
Currently will be storing the bike in November and pulling it out in April, so all I will do is cover it in the shop corner with a disconnected battery that I will trickle charge occasionally.
Then will be digging out the sleds to prep for the upcoming season.
Its all about the condensation in the air during the storage season. Otherwise fogging an engine is more for long term storage, more than over a few months of winter.
My bikes and snowmobiles are all kept in a heated shop so I do not fog any of them and never have in all the years.
All I do is cover them with a proper breathable cover and make sure the fuel tank is full of premium. You can run some Stabil if it is stored longer then 4 months otherwise not needed.
Currently will be storing the bike in November and pulling it out in April, so all I will do is cover it in the shop corner with a disconnected battery that I will trickle charge occasionally.
Then will be digging out the sleds to prep for the upcoming season.
lund
Well-Known Member
If your bike is kept outdoors for the winter and its damp then fog it.
You will need to remove the air filter to do this. I also recommend at this time to add Stabil in the fuel with a full fuel tank (NEVER empty the tank, store full)
Once the air filter is removed, run the engine at idle and spray the fogging oil directly into the throttle bodies, one then the other till she tries to stall.
Spray enough that the engine smokes alot and shut it off. button it up and remove the battery into a warm area for storage (batteries will freeze when inactive).
Try to atleast keep the bike in a covered structure and use a BREATHABLE cover for it. Tarps and non breathable covers cause serious condensation and mold issues that you do not want.
You will need to remove the air filter to do this. I also recommend at this time to add Stabil in the fuel with a full fuel tank (NEVER empty the tank, store full)
Once the air filter is removed, run the engine at idle and spray the fogging oil directly into the throttle bodies, one then the other till she tries to stall.
Spray enough that the engine smokes alot and shut it off. button it up and remove the battery into a warm area for storage (batteries will freeze when inactive).
Try to atleast keep the bike in a covered structure and use a BREATHABLE cover for it. Tarps and non breathable covers cause serious condensation and mold issues that you do not want.
Cycledude
Well-Known Member
have never fogged any engine that I owned, do occasionally use Marvel Mystery Oil in the in the gasoline.
Avalanche123
Member
Fuel stabilizer, breathable cover, bike plugged into a battery tender. I live in a cold damp area, bikes have always been stored in an outdoor unheated shed. So far no issues.
