Figured out a trick to keep my carburetor from icing up on cold morning rides

Been dealing with throttle sticking every time I hit the trail below 20 degrees, so I tried routing a hose from the engine heat to the intake shield. Has anyone else rigged up a simple heat wrap or deflector to solve this?

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uma_reed2614d ago

Oh man, that is such a solid hack. I've noticed this same kind of thing shows up everywhere once you start looking for it. Like with my old truck's windshield defroster, or even how people in cold climates rig up heat tape on their gutters. It's always about taking a little bit of waste heat from somewhere and putting it where it actually helps. Your mileage may vary on the exact setup, but the basic idea of using heat to solve a cold weather problem is simpler than a lot of folks realize.

richard_hall14d ago

Man I did EXACTLY this last winter and it worked like a charm. Super simple fix that saved me from yanking on a frozen throttle every morning.