Winter Maintainance

Well, there is only a few more days left until the end of the year. The next 2 months are usually the coldest (Jan & Feb sometimes right up into March)

I finally got around to draining all the fuel out of the gas tank.  However it would not crank over, I think I need to adjust the carbs a bit for the cold air.   I turned the low carb needle about 1 quarter of a turn to the left.  Tried to crank it over, and the battery dies.

So I have to put it back in the shed to charge overnight.

I also dismounted the harness, jbars, and reserve.   I wanted to keep them in a dry and warm area, … the basements.

So I will try again tomorrow to start it up, and run the rest of the gas out of the fuel lines, and carb.  This will also serve me to know when the motor is just about out of gas.  Remember, you should ALWAYS HAVE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT PICKED OUT WHEN FLYING.   Not when there is an emergency.

So this weekend I hope to .(per the manual)

1. Run the rest of the fuel out

2. put 1 Teaspoon of oil in the cylinder head and give a few manual cranks of the prop

3. dismount the propeller

4. Release tension on the pully?  Not exactly sure how to do that, and am off to www.talkppg.com forums to find out how.

Until then..

Blue skies, and warm air