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Old 05-21-2010, 10:26 PM   #18
Easy Rider
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Re: Please help me get my bike started

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Originally Posted by magnum44270
i sure did! it works for me when all else fails.
i also said use it with caution right after that.
to each his own.
Ok, here's the thing:
There are "to each his own" options and then there are things that are downright dangerous and ....mmmm...ill-advised.
Putting ether directly into a plug hole is one of those ill-advised things (sometimes called stupid!). :biggrin:

You probably aren't old enough to remember when the big trucks were changing over from gas to diesel but THAT is when starting fluid became widely available. Diesels do NOT like to start in really cold weather. Alas, the not-so-bright truckers thought that if a little squirt was good, then a BIG charge would be even better. WRONG. Pistons blew and owners were NOT happy.
The SAME thing can happen to a bike if you get too much of it in the combustion chamber.

I was not just ragging on you to have somethin to occupy my time. It IS a dangerous thing to do ......for the machine and the operator.
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