Oh Sh(#T moment- gas in the oil- dealt with- thanks!

[CLAY]

Here's the scoop- I parked my B12 last about 1.5 months ago.  After a few days, I noticed it was leaking some gas, so I drained the tank.

Just now I went to start it up, change the oil, and add some stabilizer to the fuel tank to get in the carbs.

I started and ran it for a bit, and heated it up easy and good (with a fan blowing on it), then drained the oil.  

Zoinks!  Gas in the oil!  

I measured it out- likes like a bit over a quart of gas in there.  I'm guessing the vacuum operated petcock didn't close properly allowing fuel to run into the carb.  Give me a stuck or leaking float, and she slowly drains down into the oil over the previous month or so.

My plan is to run some cheap dino oil in it for a bit, drain that, then change the filter and put in the Mobil1.  

Sound reasonable?  I don't think it did any damage- it only ran for a few minutes after a nice easy warm up.

What say ye experts?  

[Leanintree]

You're in great shape.  
LT

[mxvet57]

What say ye experts?  

I say put a match to it and see it it burns.

[CLAY]

I say put a match to it and see it it burns.

Yep.  Barely.  

[mxvet57]

Yep.  Barely.  

I should of known.  

[mugwump58]

Old habit of shutting off the petcock regardless of vaccum activation, it should become a new habit for you.

I concur with your rememdy. It'll be ahwright...

What I dislike is bikes without a petcock

[CLAY]

Old habit of shutting off the petcock regardless of vaccum activation, it should become a new habit for you.

I concur with your rememdy. It'll be ahwright...

What I dislike is bikes without a petcock

It doesn't have an "off" setting.  Just regular, prime, and reserve.  I do miss the days of regular petcocks with an "off" setting.

[mugwump58]

Progress, ick. The ex's bike is similiar, defies logic.

[APEowner]

Just run whatever oil you normaly run.  Any damage that was going to be done is done (and there probably wasn't any).  Any tiny amount of gas that remaines when you drain the oil will burn off/evaporate the first time the bike gets up to temperature.

[veefer800canuck]

No worries. Proceed as normal after changing the oil.

You're gonna have to get a handle on the leaky petcock and whichever carb/carbs have the leaking float valve.

[Mr.Black]

Zebras.

[CLAY]

Done.  I saved the dino oil- I figure I can use it in other non critical stuff.

Thanks for the short-notice input.     Especially Zebras.  

[mxvet57]

Done.  I saved the dino oil- I figure I can use it in other non critical stuff.

Thanks for the short-notice input.     Especially Zebras.  

Mr. Black is like the Shell answer man.

[county]

Done.  I saved the dino oil- I figure I can use it in other non critical stuff.

Thanks for the short-notice input.     Especially Zebras.  

You can pour it along fence lines and around fence posts to kill the grass...

[tomek]

Mixing gas with oil was SOP on the Eastern Front in WW2 . Back then lubricants could not deal very well with those extremely low temperatures ,,,,,,,,,,,

Just change oil and don`t worry about that .

[CLAY]

You can pour it along fence lines and around fence posts to kill the grass...

I usually go to my neighbor's back yard after dark, dig a hole, pour it in, and bury it.  He has been trying to get the oil companies out for about a year now- figures he has a Jed Clampett moment on his hands.  


Although it actually looks like this:

[Mr.Black]

That will poison the zebras!!!!!!!

[bomber]

That will poison the zebras!!!!!!!

Which will kill big cats!

[Mr.Black]

Which will kill big cats!

It's not the big ones that are a problem.

It's the little old common ones.












HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

[buls4evr]

 
  And ,oh yes you need to put a petcock kit in it before you relive this whole scenario again in the spring. It did not FIX ITSELF. Thanks ETHANOL fuel mix!

[CLAY]

 
  And ,oh yes you need to put a petcock kit in it before you relive this whole scenario again in the spring. It did not FIX ITSELF. Thanks ETHANOL fuel mix!

I have a list of items that need fixing, and the petcock is on it.  Right now it's empty and not on the bike.

[buls4evr]

 
  Clay this is a rather common problem on vacuum op petcocks on Suzukis. I actually removed the vac/op from my DRZ400 and replaced it with a manual op one from a Yamaha Raptor 660. As I remember you cannot do this on the Bandits though or even get to them very well. Looks like you just have to replace the diaphragm every 5 yrs or so as that seems to be about max service life on one. Another bummer about ethanol additives in gas.    Jeff.