TranscendBen

Hello Volusia Riders,

Can someone please reply with a step-by-step (pics if possible) on how to drain my carburetors for the Canadian winter. I was told this is very important.

I have a 2001 Suzuki Volusia VL800

Cheers

v0lusia

I think draining the carb (only one on a Volusia) is overkill. You should/could add Seafoam to the gas and let it run through the sytem for a while.
If you want to remove the carb here are some instructions that will get you most of the way (right click the link and choose save-as)
http://www.dets.com/rusks/Rejet%20Carb.pdf

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TranscendBen

So to clarify,

I should NOT bother draining the carb, but rather just put fuel stabilizer in the fuel tank and let it run for about 2-3 minutes??

Other then that:
1. Remove the battery and stored it in the apartment.
2. Change the motor oil and installed a new filter
3. Clean, polish, and wax the bike
4. Put mats under the wheels (tires) and move it forwards/backwards every now and then.

Thanks for your help and the link

v0lusia

yea, that's about it. I don't even pull the battery I just put it on a float charger ($15 from Walmart). Mine is in a unheated shed all winter in Central MA.

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Sal

Same as above, but I pull my battery. I lost the original a year ago, because it was too cold in January/February and I didn't remove it. Take battery out and keep it on a trickle charger.

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dohebert

If I had a carb that I wanted to drain, I'd just set the valve on the tank to the off position and run it out of gas. I did that on my mower this year.

v0lusia

Yes except that doesn't work on the Volusia the valve is vacuum operated and you can not manually open or close it.

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Volusia_dlc

Why wouldn't you need to drain the carb? I just bought a 2001 volusia and love it but am winterize my it now, in Iowa. All I've had are old late 70s early 80s bikes where I had to drain the carbs. Any info would be much appreciated

dfinitlydisturbd

Yeah, but it is pretty easy to pull the vacuum line and run the carb dry. still should add stabilizer to the fuel and get it through the fuel system first. Ideally to keep tank rot at bey the fuel line should get disconnected, a piece of line should be attached to the tank with the other end being inserted into a 5g gas can, then a piece of tubing attached to the petcock vacuum nipple at one end and a marinade injector with the plunger all the way in at the other. Carefully pull the plunger out till fuel starts to flow pull further as needed. Gas goes into the can tank gets empty.

Once the tank's dry mist it inside with your fave corrosion inhibitor/lubricant (WD40 for example) pop the fuel cap on, reattach the bikes lines to the tank. Done.

Use the gas for your power equipment or your car. Come spring no stale gas in the tank just drop in and attach the battery (if you removed it), button the seat down, add gas, reattach the marinade injector hose assembly pull the plunger out to get fuel going, wait a minute or so crank till it starts (in short bursts), reattach the bikes vacuum to the petcock, run the engine foe a few minutes to warm it up, shut it down, change the oil, now it's ready for the road again. Heck of a lot easier to just ride all year.

Two Red Ryders

The seafoam must keep the gas from doing the dreaded varnish thing.
And the dreaded ethanol bonds with the water vapor to prevent water corrosion.

Cound be the reasons some no longer drain carborators.

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