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17-11-05, 09:22 AM | #1 |
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Carb Icing
Mwah had this this morning.. first time its happened what a pain in the bum
I have forgotten the name of the fuel additive that peeps have recommended before Can anybody remind me please TIA Fizz
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17-11-05, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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Silkolene (?) Pro FST
Still a nightmare on mine with 2 carb heaters down..... Stop every 4 miles and my journey is 34 miles.... Rad temp dropped from in 100c to 50c in less than half a mile. |
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Pro FST is the stuff, have heard that putting super unleaded / optimax in helps as well (though not as much) and may work out a little cheaper.
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You'll also find that Optimax and Ultimate make a fair difference to carb-icing.
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I was just about to ask the same question this morning... as my GT was awful for it... I had to stop at Tesco's to get some warm water to put on them.
I'm using this stuff at the moment: but I still seem to be having a problem. Can you get heaters or something? |
17-11-05, 09:44 AM | #7 |
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You may be able to get heaters for your carbs, best to ask around. Maybe pm Spanner man.
You could route a radiator pipe by them perhaps to warm them. That would only be effective once the engine was hot though. |
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I rode from Amesbury to Sailsbury with it like that, I needed fuel and so I put a tank of optimax in when I stopped at the Shell Garage in Sailsbury as I wandered if that might make a difference and it was fine for the 40 odd miles from Sailsbury to Yeovil after that.
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Hair dryer?
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