Will I damage my engine if i leave my scooter unused for a long duration?

Question

165 cc engine...
let me give u da whole picture...
when i leave for college...i cant take my scooter coz it's not allowed...
now every year i'll come back for 2 months max...
for four years..

Answer 1

It will be fine if you drain your carb and change the oil. Also, if you have a battery, you might want to get a battery tender to keep the battery up while you're gone. But, the most important thing is to drain that carb. Turn off your gas, let the bike run until it runs out of gas, then turn open the screw on the bottom of the carb and let the little remaining drain out, then tighten the screw back up.
Good luck at college.

Answer 2

All internal combustion engine will suffer damage if, left for months with out the oil being circulated,,,if you are not going to be using it for awhile check with the dealer about prepping it for winter, Gas Oil and Battery all need to be prepped, and light oil needs to bath the cylinder walls. should be affordable...but if not remove the battery, store at between 50 and 65 degrees on a piece of wood or plastic. " Not metal or concrete", remove the spark plug and put in a 1/2 table spoon "T" of light weight oil 20w or less, and turn the engine over several times, kick start do this once a month. drain all gas cloths all valves to the fuel supply or ad a fuel preservative and fill it up..but no fuel should be left in the carburetor or fuel injection system...It takes a bit of work but saves a lot of wear and tear on restart in the spring and do this every year, and it will extend the life of your scooter by 5 to ten years.

Answer 3

You have to drain off the engine oil and keep the scooter in a dry place. When you re use your scooter you have to flush the engine with oil and the fill the engine oil. This way nothing happens

Answer 4

Aren't the scooters for the alkies that lost their licenses?? In Indiana, a senator is attempting to inact a law that states a licensed driver is required to ride a scooter.

Answer 5

in case you go away gas interior the tank, use a stabilizer. Seafoam works properly, seem for it at your renowned factors keep. Take a clean rag and push it interior the intake taking off to maintain critters out. additionally stuff yet another rag up the tail pipe for the comparable reason. do no longer overlook to take them out earlier you decide directly to take it out of storage.

Answer 6

Put some fuel condition in the tank.Go to a motocycle dealer they will tell u what to use.Good Luck.

Answer 7

a couple drops of oil in the sparkplug hole keeps things from siezing up

Answer 8

That toomey sure is smart.