laptop is dying, in my garage... help please lol

[g-lock23]

Im trying to seafoam my carbs via the vacuum line, i have my tank off ( well its unscrewed, cant figure out if i should disconnect both hoses that go to the tank) anyways before my battery dies  how to i vacuum the seafoam into the engine? can someone show me a pic real quick of what line is the vacuum line?

[bill14224]

Don't use the vacuum line, use the fuel line.  I think you're making this harder than it is unless I'm missing something.  Leave the bike together and put Seafoam in the fuel.

[scottpA_GS]

 Seafoam is a temp/lazy attempt at fixing your problem.

Its not gonna do jack for you... Take the carbs appart and clean them.  

There are a few on here that may dissagree, however... its not going to do much for you if you are having a problem... Dont waste your time on an easy fix... Rip into those carbs and do it right  


Whats this have to do with a laptop

[g-lock23]

lol i had the laptop at my new place so i could browse the forums for help while I tore the bike apart... I did the seafoam because it couldnt hurt, and Im not sure if i have the right set of tools to clean the carbs (aka sync the carbs and adjust the float measurements) however I got the hose routing diagram of the wiki, i didnt even think to do that... After using the seafoam and 10 minutes of resting the smoke was let loose! boy did it smoke and now she purrs like a  kitten, temporary fix yes but I'm happy 

[reminor]

Seafoam is a temp/lazy attempt at fixing your problem.

Its not gonna do jack for you... Take the carbs appart and clean them.  

Absolutely right. Seafoam is a preventative measure against gas gunk deposits in your tank/lines/carbs. It helps dissolve buildup, assuming there is gas flow in the passages. If it is clogged you must clean up by hand.

[TonyKZ1]

Like reminor said, assuming there's some gas flow it'll help, but if jets or passageways are clogged then you're going to have to disassemble the carbs and clean them up. I've had these problems on my bikes, and the seafoam helped but I eventually had to disassemble the carbs, cleaning out the clogged up jets and passageways to correctly fix the problems.
Tony

[scottpA_GS]

Glad it got you going... You dont need any special tools to clean your carbs, just a metric socket set and screw drivers.. You dont have to sync them, it helps but its not a must.

Sounds like you are good to go for now but there are some good how toos on taking them out and cleaning them when you are ready.