Sports: RE: [DucatiST] Sta-bil Blue vs Red - was Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?

Sorry, I should have changed the subject the first time round!

Don't panic, it will work out. If you are going to bother to add additional stabilizer, don't forget that you have to run the engine for a few minutes to ensure that it gets down to the injectors etc. That is what you are really trying to protect, not just the gas.

I had a car sit for 2 years with unstabilized fuel and it ran like a top when I started it every couple of months . This is just insurance.

Dave G

Aka The Goochman

From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Tushingham
Sent: November-28-11 7:52 AM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?

Oh carp!! Blue is what I used and the bikes are already away. Never saw that on the mixing instructions so I guess I`ll go get some regular red and mix that in as well. Hope the injectors are all right in the spring.

Ray

From: David Gooch <doghaus@rivernet.net>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 9:37 PM
Subject: RE: [DucatiST] Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?

This is a reply to a post that appeared a while ago.

There was some comments made about fuel stabilizers. Sta-bil "Blue" came highly recommended over the standard "red" formula.

Just a caution, Sta-bil (Marine) Blue is intended for regular use. It is not intended for long term storage. When I went looking for the blue stuff at the local autoparts store, something in the instruction caught my eye and bothered me, so I went to the Sta-bil website to confirm. Blue is for everyday use to combat ethanol, red is for long term storage.

Just in case anyone cares.

Dave G
Aka The Goochman

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From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Va duc
Sent: October-02-11 12:13 PM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?

David, Sta-bil makes a marine grade formula that also combat's ethanol.
That is my choice.

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, vlanni66@... wrote:
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> Awesome! Thanks I live in northern new jersey. What kind of fuel stabilizer do I buy?
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> From: David Gooch <doghaus@...>
> Sender: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:59:10
> To: <st2_owners@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [DucatiST] Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?
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> Kind of depends on where you live and what kind of weather you are going to get.
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> Where I live, we get 4 months of snow and lousy riding weather. In my case I will:
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> - add fuel stabilizer and fill the fuel tank completely
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> - give the bike a bath and dry it thoroughly
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> - run the engine to make sure that the stabilized gets completely through the fuel injection system
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> - change the oil and filter
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> - oil the chain
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> - add leads for a battery tender or remove the battery completely (charge the battery once a month, or put the battery tender on a timer, they donâ€™t need to be connected 24/7)
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> - park the bike on the center stand in a dry location (I donâ€™t worry about propping up both wheels), leave the tires with the normal pressures
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> - cover it with an old sheet or breathable cover
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> - drop by and say hello once and a while during the winter to make sure that it knows that it is still loved.
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> There are a whole bunch of other things that you can do if you want to get anal, but other that spreading mouse bait around the storage area (to keep the mice from taking up residence in the air box etc), that is all I do.
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> Alternately, park it in your living room, and ignore the stares from SWMBO!
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> Dave G
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> Aka The Goochman
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> From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vlanni66@...
> Sent: October-02-11 9:29 AM
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Update on "Non-Starting" Issues (long)- Success?
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> Speaking about winter its my first year of going into winter. What's the best way to winterize my ST2. Just had a 6K service done on 9/12/11. Any advice folks?
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> Sent on the SprintÂ® Now Network from my BlackBerryÂ®
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