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Carb cleaning
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:21 pm
by ansim
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
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:53 pm
by jcslocum
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?
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:49 am
by ansim
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
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:00 pm
by jcslocum
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:15 pm
by ansim
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