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Long term storage question

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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Hey Octain.. i found the button. I wanna know what is the proper procedures to store carbs for long term. I have a set of good working VM26s that are just up on the shelf. They were on a running bike when i took them off and were operating fine. What should i do to be sure all the gas ans such is out of them so they dont get gummed up from prolonged storage. I was thinking maybe remove the bowls and flood everything with spray carb cleaner and then put them in a box. What about any O rings and such?? remove or leave in??
 
should i at least blow them out with some air or something?? seems to me that carbs abd electrical stuff is the most popular problems. I did tip them upside down when i removed them and gas poured out then
 
no bag to avoid condensation. wd 40 displaces any water if you feel uncomfortable letting them sit dry. put them in the house where some sort of de humidification and temperature control. I have a set of vm29's in a cardboard box been in there for a decade off and on - I bring them out once in a while for hoots and giggles. I just drain them and WD-40 them blow dry put back in the box after dry and not stinky.
 
I wouldn't use WD-40 to store anything, it seems oily at first but makes things rust after a while. Not sure why but it does. Try it on a cylinder if you don't believe it.
 
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