Re: [ST] Red ST's are just the best!

[Dave Bardell <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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:

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>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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