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Dirtbiking in cold temperatures/ motor issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="Labradorcoaster" data-source="post: 156894" data-attributes="member: 1606"><p>Good morning guys,</p><p></p><p>First time posting on your forum, and new to driving the bike.I have taken my YZ 250 out for a few spins in the snow recently, spiked out the tires and all that and have been having a blast on hard packed snow.</p><p>Thing is, the air temperature is down around -15-20 c (0,-5F) and I noticed when feeling the cylinder that it was barely warm during the 45 min run.</p><p></p><p>Here in NE Canada snowmobiles and the cold are a way of life and the motors, liquid or fan cooled usually run much hotter than this. </p><p></p><p>I am not running hard but I am concerned that I may blow a piston with such a cool running motor...</p><p>I was thinking about wrapping up the motor and carburetor a bit to protect it from the cold air.</p><p>Also what do you think about using antifreeze in the gas to help with keeping the carb from freezing up.</p><p></p><p>Your thoughts are appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Labradorcoaster</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Labradorcoaster, post: 156894, member: 1606"] Good morning guys, First time posting on your forum, and new to driving the bike.I have taken my YZ 250 out for a few spins in the snow recently, spiked out the tires and all that and have been having a blast on hard packed snow. Thing is, the air temperature is down around -15-20 c (0,-5F) and I noticed when feeling the cylinder that it was barely warm during the 45 min run. Here in NE Canada snowmobiles and the cold are a way of life and the motors, liquid or fan cooled usually run much hotter than this. I am not running hard but I am concerned that I may blow a piston with such a cool running motor... I was thinking about wrapping up the motor and carburetor a bit to protect it from the cold air. Also what do you think about using antifreeze in the gas to help with keeping the carb from freezing up. Your thoughts are appreciated. Labradorcoaster [/QUOTE]
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