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Stupid Ass Question???

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gmoore said:
soooo, cowboy up was right, it was gas in the oil.

luckily i have an extra one on the parts bike that seems to be working well enough to use until i give the other one a rebuild.

thanks guys!
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Keep an eye on it anyway. A petcock that is bad may not necessarily run all the time. I've had a couple that were fine until the pressure in the tank changed from heat or whatever and then they gave out. Chased my tail for a while on that. Spring was weak, Oring weak. But still just strong enough not to flow freely.
Fill the tank, let it sit in the sun for a while and shed leak like a sieve.

Drain that gas, change the filter immediately. Then do it again in 50 miles.
I dunno about gas and oil becoming corrosive, but gassed out oil will not lubricate worth a crap, and will wash your important bits of much needed oil which could cause permanent damage. I think you'll prolly be ok here though.
 
Ran Old Yeller when I first got her with 7l of gassy oil in it a few times.No harm done that I can tell.While not a great thing to do these engines pretty tough so you should be fine.
 
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