Bill Seward
Well-Known Member
I have been using a fairly heavy dose of Berrymans Chemtool in the Max, to try to clear out what I think was partially plugged idle jets. A few tankfuls, and a whole can later, the bike seemed to be running great. I have switched over to ethanol free 90 octane when I started the Berrymans treatments.
Well, I thought I would give the bike a dose of Lucas fuel treatment, and dumped a pretty heavy dose. This stuff looks like a thin sticky oil. The tank was full when I added it. That's when things went downhill. A while later, I went out for a ride. The bike ran fine for a few hundred yards, then the bike started missing, and lost all power. It wouldn't take throttle at all. I got it home, and noticed the exhaust was blowing a large amount of weird smelling smoke. I thought Godzilla finally bit the dust...
The next day, I started the bike up again, and it still ran like crap. I was slowly blipping the throttle, noticing that the smoke was getting less heavy. A minute later, the bike started taking throttle normally, and seemed to clear out. Now it starts instantly, and seem to run as it did before. All I can think of is that the Lucas sunk to the bottom of the tank, and didn't mix with the gas, and got pumped into the carbs. Once it cleared out, the bike started running fine.
Anyone ever hear of something like this?
Well, I thought I would give the bike a dose of Lucas fuel treatment, and dumped a pretty heavy dose. This stuff looks like a thin sticky oil. The tank was full when I added it. That's when things went downhill. A while later, I went out for a ride. The bike ran fine for a few hundred yards, then the bike started missing, and lost all power. It wouldn't take throttle at all. I got it home, and noticed the exhaust was blowing a large amount of weird smelling smoke. I thought Godzilla finally bit the dust...
The next day, I started the bike up again, and it still ran like crap. I was slowly blipping the throttle, noticing that the smoke was getting less heavy. A minute later, the bike started taking throttle normally, and seemed to clear out. Now it starts instantly, and seem to run as it did before. All I can think of is that the Lucas sunk to the bottom of the tank, and didn't mix with the gas, and got pumped into the carbs. Once it cleared out, the bike started running fine.
Anyone ever hear of something like this?