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Posted by Datesfat Chicks on June 29, 2009, 1:40 pm
Hi,
A female friend who owns a Harley ran out of gas, and she walked to a nearby
friend's house to bum some gasoline. He referred her to his garage.
Through a communication mixup, she ended up putting about a gallon of
kerosene in the Harley.
According to her, after purging the kerosene and replacing it with gasoline
as best she could, it runs rough and belches white smoke when shutting it
off. But she did run it for a while on kerosene.
Can anyone characterize the likely damage and the best course of action from
here?
Thanks, Datesfat
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Posted by Schiffner on June 29, 2009, 2:30 pm
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> Hi,
> A female friend who owns a Harley ran out of gas, and she walked to a nea=
rby
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> friend's house to bum some gasoline. =A0He referred her to his garage.
> Through a communication mixup, she ended up putting about a gallon of
> kerosene in the Harley.
> According to her, after purging the kerosene and replacing it with gasoli=
ne
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> as best she could, it runs rough and belches white smoke when shutting it
> off. =A0But she did run it for a while on kerosene.
> Can anyone characterize the likely damage and the best course of action f=
rom
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> here?
None, do an itallian tune up and quit worrying. I've run everclear
througha ICE motor without damage, dieselt mixed with gas, 50/50
kerosene all with no damage. Might run hotter but that's about it.
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Posted by Beav on June 29, 2009, 3:02 pm
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> Hi,
> A female friend who owns a Harley ran out of gas, and she walked to a
> nearby friend's house to bum some gasoline. He referred her to his
> garage. Through a communication mixup, she ended up putting about a gallon
> of kerosene in the Harley.
> According to her, after purging the kerosene and replacing it with
> gasoline as best she could, it runs rough and belches white smoke when
> shutting it off. But she did run it for a while on kerosene.
> Can anyone characterize the likely damage and the best course of action
> from here?
It won't have damaged anything.
The plugs may be a little oily for a day or two, so cleaning them wouldn't
hurt, but I wouldn't bother if it's a ball-ache to do (it's a woman's bike,
it will be). Tell her to get the thing ridden. Hard.
--
Beav
VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19
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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on June 29, 2009, 3:47 pm
Datesfat Chicks wrote:
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> and the best course of action from here?
Trade it in for a Victory, surely?
--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows
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Posted by Schiffner on June 29, 2009, 9:54 pm
On Jun 29, 1:47=A0pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
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> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
> > =A0and the best course of action from here?
> Trade it in for a Victory, surely?
Why go uglier? Sheesh, even a Pacer looks nicer than any victory
motorcycle.
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