Carb cleaning

ansim · Post by **ansim** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:21 pm

Finally starting to dismantle the bike before the spring!

Starting with the carbs: clean, change cables and gaskets.

The question, what is the best to clean the carbs with?

///Anders

Post by **jcslocum** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:53 pm

You can buy a carb soaking solution at the auto parts store. It's about like a big coffee can. Once the crab is broken down completely you soak it for a few hours and then rinse with VERY hot water to rinse/neutralize. Blow dry with compressed air and you are good to go. If you haven't taken them apart before, I reccomend doing 1 at a time so that when you go to reassemble you have the other carn to guide you as to where the extra parts go

What carbs are they?

ansim · Post by **ansim** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:49 am

hello,

I'll check out for this "carb soaking solution" here in Sweden.

I started with clean the bodies in petrol and a tothbrush, but there are a lot that still on the carbs. Seems like it is oxidate on the bodies.

It's a pair of Dells PHM 40.

//Anders

Post by **jcslocum** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:00 pm

Anders,

This is the stuff I have. Made by GUNK: http://tinyurl.com/4fter

Soaking in clean fuel won't dissolve the varnish and other junk that hardens in the passages.

ansim · Post by **ansim** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:15 pm

Hello,

I noticed that the carbs won't get clean.

The Gunk stuff can be very tricky to get hold of here.

Another thing:

The fuel pump was on and I plan to remove it.
I assume I have to mount on a separate open/close vent then?

Is there any electric open/close vent available somewhere?
Use the same electric feeder as to the pump.

//Anders