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petrol mix help asap please
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:48 pm
by simon_zxr
hi my dad managed to put the two stroke petrol mix in my zxr 400!! its a mix of 40/1 will it do any harm??? he thinks itl just oil the plugs up
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:52 pm
by RedexRobB
Ummm, why would do that in the first place?
Not sure what effect it would have, might just be a bit smoky. But personally id just drain whats in the tank and refill with fresh fuel to be on the safe side.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:55 pm
by simon_zxr
cheers
how hard is it to drain i dont have a manual?!
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 6:58 pm
by RedexRobB
Theres a few ways of doing it,easiest would be to take the tank off and turn the tap to the on position and let it drain into a container. Here's some info on taking the tank off
http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/zxr400/balancing.html
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:17 pm
by Northern ANdy
if you've got empty space left then just dilute it to the hilt and jobs a good un
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:20 pm
by Dubstar
if you decide to run it with the fuel in be carefull not to oil plugs up and turn bike off as may not start again as hot oily plugs spart cold ones wont !
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:36 am
by masterofinsanity
simon_zxr wrote:cheers
how hard is it to drain i dont have a manual?!
then download it......
http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/zxr400/manual.html
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:20 am
by rene
it might also clog up your carbs,
run some fresh petrol though with Redex and that should clean it all out nicely! might want to check the plugs and fuel filter if its not running cleanly after you've done the redex bit
you wont have damaged the engine though whats the main thing!