I always keep my tank completely full for winter storage. By having it full of gasoline means there is no air inside tank. No air - No condensation - No moisture ---- No rust inside of tank.
On Dec 4, 1:36 pm, "Creative Residential Designs" <finderskeep...@qwest.net> wrote: > You don't have to have your tank completely full for one. I never drain my > carbs for winter as long as I've run the Sta-bil through them before > storage. HotrodMamma. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NytWing" <bglei...@gmail.com> > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 7:23 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Winter storage > > >I about ready to put the Nighthawk away for the winter. I plan on > > changing the oil and pulling the battery. I'm storing in an attached > > garage but I had a question about gas. I plan on using a gasoline > > stableizer and I know I need to fill the tank completely. What I want > > to know is should I run the stableized gas through the carbs and leave > > it all winter or should I shut the petcock off and run all the gas out > > of the carbs and leave them empty. I've heard that if you leave them > > empty, the seals dry out but leaving gas in the carbs for 5-6 months > > isn't the best either. Anyone have any suggestions???? > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
