My gas mileage seems to have gone down by about 4 miles per gallon since removing the octopus. Has anyone else experienced this?
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My milage remains the same "post-octopus"Pat Kelly
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1978 XS1100E (The Force)
1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
1999 Suburban (The Ship)
1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
1968 F100 (Valentine)
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Are you turning off your petcocks when stopped? Are you SURE they turn off? You may be leaking gas at a needle valve in the carb while not running and that will reduce your mileage.
It will also kill your engine if it's enough to leak into the cylinders and past them to the crankcase.
Careful!
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Have you noticed any other changes in the bike's running? Some back-firing, or hesitation, or weaker throttle response? I know that evertime someone mentions a bike ailment on this list, my bike catches it..."Time is the greatest teacher; unfortunately, it kills all of its students."
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Pretty much the only time I've noticed any backfiring is on downhill grades which I'm told is normal and to be expected. No other problems.............Besides not starting a few mornings ago, when of course I needed to ride somewhere. Battery I think?80 SG
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99 ST1100
91 ST1100
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