Fuel treatment

[Brindley22]

What's a good fuel treatment to run through your ski to give the carbs and motor a good cleaning I have a 99 XP limited

 

[1of500]

Empty the old gas rebuild the fuel system and carbs put fresh fuel in.

 

[Brindley22]

It runs good I have no issues just looking to give it a little cleaning

 

[mikidymac]

Do not run any fuel additives like SeaFoam. There is nothing in a can that will clean the engine or fuel system. In fact most of the "cleaners" like seafoam will strip the lubrication off the engine parts in a 2 stroke.

The only additive is StaBil or StaBil Marine to keep the fuel from going bad.

 

[Luv2Camp]

I use stabil marine on every tank. Suppose to contain some fuel system cleaners as well. End of the season I add regular stabil to the tank the last run I go out on so it gets int the carbs as well.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

fresh gas and a heavy hand on the throttle does the trick IMO. If that fails then they need to come off for a legit cleaning.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I'm a big proponent of using the proper oil, FRESH good quality fuel and maintaining a clean fuel tank. Sta-Bil is the only thing I'd add to the fuel aside perhaps 2-stroke oil. My fuel is never more than a couple weeks old and I empty the fuel tank completely during winter so sta-bil doesn't make sense for me.

If/when it finally begins lean-hesitating and falling on it's face due to fuel system issues just fix the problem, mechanic in a can will not resolve anything.

The old factory Grey Tempo fuel lines bring on the carburetor plugging and clogging issues earlier due to they decompose and corrode internally so if you still have them on there it's a great opportunity to D&C those carbs at the same time.