Awa
(Mike Drozdz)
November 5, 2022, 11:51pm
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Hi. As you might know karting season is coming to an end and its a good time to work and store the kart for next season… so i wounder what i need to do. The engine has 4hr since full rebuild and im planing to put it in my heated garage. Anything i need to do or i need to think of? Cheers Mike
tjkoyen
(TJ Koyen)
November 5, 2022, 11:57pm
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If it’s going to get remotely close to freezing where ever you are going to store this engine…Drain all of the water out if it. Make sure all the water is out or you will crack the cylinder. Drain the fuel out of the carb, but will have to rebuild the carb no matter what at the beginning of next season.
Fogging the engine is not a bad idea. Also pull the plug out, run the piston to TDC and pour in several cap fulls of marvel mystery oil. Let it sit there for a little while then rotate the crank…
Continuing this old thread, any recommendations for tires (stored in garage)? Wrap in saran wrap? Wd40 or some tire treatment first? Leave them as is?
Pour enough Marvel Mystery down the spark plug hole to coat the cylinder walls. For water cools, get ALL the water out of the engine and rad if there is any chance of freezing. Bring gauges and batteries into the house. My engines usually make a trip to the engine builder during the winter rather than waiting to the last minute for the next season starts.
These threads pretty well cover it.
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IronHorse
(Dean Giacopassi)
November 9, 2022, 9:49pm
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If you treat the tires with WD-40 and wrap them with saran wrap you will have to scuff the wrap off your tires.
and WD40’d tires will technically only be good for practice since it counts as a treatment.
Awa
(Mike Drozdz)
November 10, 2022, 5:05pm
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Noo yeah i run only new tires for race soo its only a pratice tire