just bought an ultra sonic cleaner

[TDodge7]

so i just bought a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner . took my carbs all apart , put everything in the ultrasonic cleaner with hot water and a hearty pour of simple green except for the floats and slides . i set it to 480 which i guess is the highest setting it will do and i'm 3 cycles in now . so far i'm not amazed , am i doing something wrong ? does it just take like 10 cycles ? is my mix not strong enough ?

[foreda]

Dirty carbs

How dirty are they. Pictures would help! They might not be as dirty as you think.

[TDodge7]

i guess i spoke too soon , carb #4 is 7 cycles and it's cleaner than i would ever get any carbs ever . lets hope this solves my not idling on cyl 4 problem .

[Mighty Eleven]

I've said it before. The best thing to clean your carbs is "YAMALUBE CARBURETOR CLEANER DIP". Yep, go to your local yamaha dealer and spend the 11.99 and do a triple clean. Follow the directions and your carbs will be shinning and running smooth.

[dbeardslee]

T - Did you buy the 2.5 liter cleaner? Is it big enough to accomodate the carbs on the rack? My carbs are clean, but that looks like a handy little gizmo to have around.

[TDodge7]

it takes a little longer than i thought it would , but i sure do like just starting the machine and then coming back to it later . looks like it works pretty well to me . (pic taken after i reinstalled everything on the carb , everything was removed for cleaning )

[TDodge7]

T - Did you buy the 2.5 liter cleaner? Is it big enough to accomodate the carbs on the rack? My carbs are clean, but that looks like a handy little gizmo to have around.

yes the 2.5 liter cleaner is the one i bought . and no , the carbs won't fit on the rack , but it's pretty easy to seperate them . they need to be synched anyway so it's no big deal .

[tinman905]

I bought a 6 litre model and it works great. I still soak the jets and emulsion tubes in carb cleaner. I also add a bit of dish soap with Simple Green and set the timer for 30 min and turn the carb over for anther 30 min . They always come out sparkling clean inside and out.

I found a guard from a portable light from work that fits perfect in my cleaner and found parts came out cleaner .When I the small mesh baskets it took longer to clean .

[CatatonicBug]

Those pics really make me want to go out and get me one of those ultrasonic cleaners... Looks really nice!

[Silent]

Damn, there goes another $80

I'm hoping my carbs come out as clean as yours

[Rettic]

Harbor Freight RULES

Seems the cleaner is back on sale. Picked one up on the 1st after printing the ad and taking it with to the store!! To bad it is freezing butt cold in the garage. Otherwise I would let you all know how well it works, or if it works at all.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95563

[wa407mpp]

I watched the mechanic at the local bike shop clean a full set of carbs off a Valkyrie last week using an ultra sonic machine and it only took about 45 min. and that was for both sides, 3 carbs at a time, he didn't even have to separate them, he just dipped one side then the other. They came out like new. Their machine used a special solution provided with the machine.

[81xsproject]

so i just bought a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner . took my carbs all apart...

Why would you do that? Not needed to disassemble the carbs is one of the high points of USC'ing carbs.

I've said it before. The best thing to clean your carbs is "YAMALUBE CARBURETOR CLEANER DIP". Yep, go to your local yamaha dealer and spend the 11.99 and do a triple clean. Follow the directions and your carbs will be shinning and running smooth.

If it is SO great , why do you have to do it 3 times. I have never had a set that had to go back in the USC, I run mine for about an hour and they come out looking and running like brand new carbs.

[motorhead]

Why would you do that? Not needed to disassemble the carbs is one of the high points of USC'ing carbs.



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You gotta be kidding .So you're saying just pull em off ,and throw em in ?

[clcorbin]

An $80 USC is NOT going to do as good a job as a more expensive commercial model. It doesn't have the power and I would be willing to bet it's transducer isn't operating at nearly as high a frequency.

But, given more time (which, as do-it-yourselfers we SHOULD be able to come up with) it will get the job done. And you can't touch a commercial unit for this kind of money.