Topic: Keihin Carb drain screw leaking

[TwoTired]

wow,i love the over thinking of the simple act of draining a cup of fuel,the rag mostly dries out and i throw it away once its fully soiled from say wiping down a filthy drive chain etc.

no #$%*, what did you guys do when you were kids?  Around my neck of the woods it went something like this..."Hey lets use this gasoline to make flaming pentagrams in the street again...I don't want to mow the lawn..."

My guess would be that you weren't the one paying for the 30 cent per gallon gas.   


As kids in the 50s, we delighted in running repeatedly through the voluminous fog made by roving DDT distributors through the burbs to "control" mosquitoes, even though it "tasted weird" and kinda made your eyes water.

Here in the US, our cars must have an evaporative recovery system for the vapors in the gas tank.  Our gas pumps must have special fill nozzles to prevent vapors from entering the atmosphere during refill.  And, we have "spare-the-air" days where "the ordinary people" are not allowed to burn wood in the fireplace or use gasoline using machines to trim the yard. (Not to be confused with the "Flex alert" days where we mustn't use electrical appliances or yard trimming equipment.)

I'd hate to think of the additional legislation that would be enacted, if the politicos and evironazis found out we were letting gas soaked rags to simply "dry out".  It's just not the "green" thing to, in these days of saving-the-environment-awarene$$.

We're such an advanced and caring society, you know.   (sniff, ah the emotional swell has made my eyes all watery.)

[jas67]

My guess would be that you weren't the one paying for the 30 cent per gallon gas.   


As kids in the 50s, we delighted in running repeatedly through the voluminous fog made by roving DDT distributors through the burbs to "control" mosquitoes, even though it "tasted weird" and kinda made your eyes water.

Here in the US People's Republic of California, our cars must have an evaporative recovery system for the vapors in the gas tank.  Our gas pumps must have special fill nozzles to prevent vapors from entering the atmosphere during refill.  And, we have "spare-the-air" days where "the ordinary people" are not allowed to burn wood in the fireplace or use gasoline using machines to trim the yard. (Not to be confused with the "Flex alert" days where we mustn't use electrical appliances or yard trimming equipment.)

I'd hate to think of the additional legislation that would be enacted, if the politicos and evironazis found out we were letting gas soaked rags to simply "dry out".  It's just not the "green" thing to, in these days of saving-the-environment-awarene$$.

We're such an advanced and caring society, you know.   (sniff, ah the emotional swell has made my eyes all watery.)

There, I fixed it for you.

OK, your CARB (California Air Resources Board for those from the other free 49 states) has forced the evaporative recovery system on the rest of the country, but most of the other stuff you mention are not required it most of the other states (at least not in PA anyway).    They do have "air action days" where the "ask" you to restrain from these activities, but never is it a mandate.    The only mandate that is punishable by fine is outdoor use of water for watering your lawn, or washing you car, during drought emergencies.

[TwoTired]

You forgot to spell California with a K.

Most of the politicos in Kalifornia would infer your state is backward thinking.

PA has a Greenopia rating of 1 on a 4 leaf scale.
http://www.greenopia.com/sb/state_search.aspx?category=&Listpage=0&input=Name-or-product&subcategory=&sort=

I am not forwarding Kalifornia as any sort of model state.  And, I am seriously exploring exit strategies.  I will miss the climate, though.

[brewsky]

wow,i love the over thinking of the simple act of draining a cup of fuel,the rag mostly dries out and i throw it away once its fully soiled from say wiping down a filthy drive chain etc.

+1
Or using it to clean the chain lube off the rear rim.......

[Bob Wessner]

next time you smash your hands sliding that motor back in and have to go to the ER, 'borrow' one of those kidney bean-shaped vomit trays (emesis basin) and cut one side down to slide right in and fit under the drains.
luckily my wife is a RN.  she loaned me one 
its also painless to pick one up at a drugstore or staples for less than $1.00

gas can go right through a coffee filter and into your mower.

Smaller size tuna can works well also. Then dump the fuel in the mower tank.

[scottly]

Smaller size tuna can works well also. Then dump the fuel in the mower tank.

The fish oil also acts as a top end lubricant....