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Re: [ST] Red ST's are just the best!
- Subject: Re: [ST] Red ST's are just the best!
- From: Dave Bardell <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:53:42 -0400
John,
Years ago, I had a TS250 Suzuki in the shop that the owner said would
not run over an idle. Found the muffler full of dog food - never found
out if a mouse/rat/chipmunk or kid actually put it in there. And I also
had one with an air box full of dog food, so "stuff happens!!
Dave Bardell
MillerSTown, PA
John Mugleston wrote:
><<SNIP>
>
>They then held up a bag of about 80 slightly darkened dog food pellets.
> They then showed me a picture on their digital camera of the ST with the
>tank off and air cleaner open. INSIDE the chamber, under where the filter
>should be was the dog food. The filter had a hole in it too. The guy who
>runs the spares desk is Australian, and he said he had seen a similar thing
>before at home when he worked on cars. They suggested that a rat had got
>inside the garage and found the dog food. It had taken the pellets up
>inside the air intake to the filter area and made a nest inside. Several
>pellets had made it down to the throttle bodies, and no doubt some had gone
>through the engine too.
>
>Now I'm not too clear on the anatomy of the air intake myself - does this
>seem believable to you guys? The pellets certainly seemed to be the same
>type/size as we use for our dog, but the ST showed no ill effects.
>
>Anyway, the ST runs well (as indeed it did before), but I have made sure
>there are absolutely no gaps round the garage door!
>
>Keep the red side up.
>
>John
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