carb cleaning

[dbwill]

Took the carb down to evything but the choke set up. Is there something else I should check or clean better? Thanks Den

[dbeardslee]

dbwill - you should be able to clean everything you need to without separating the carbs. Just don't drop the rack in carb cleaner, as there are some plastic parts there that won't like it. Pay particular attention to the bottom of the float bowl. There's a little jet down in there that's difficult to clean.

The wire from a bread tie followed by a shot of carb cleaner, or brake parts cleaner (no residue) works well. When you stick the red tube in the hole at the bottom of the bowl and push the button, you should get a finely atomized mist spraying energetically from one of the holes on the flange. Don't point the flange directly at yourself when you do this or you will get degunked too. Brake cleaner in the eye REALLY hurts. DAMHIK

Reason I mention this specifically is that it's one of those things you may have to do again if you let the bike sit with untreated fuel in the bowls for a month or two. It seems to be the main collector for gunk in the carb due to it's location at the bottom - you know, where sediment likes to settle , and is notorious for screwing up your low idle circuit.

[fredintoon]

Hi Den,
yeah, the choke set-up. Thread those brass things out of there along with the slow running needles that are part of the same system and spray cleaner down every little hole until it comes out of another hole.