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Title: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: JHoffy8 on February 24, 2009, 10:07:54 AM
So I finally got the carbs apart. It looks very clean inside. I was looking at the jets and I can only see thry the large main jet on the top of the picture... should I be able to see thru all of them? What else should I clean while I have them open? Thanks.

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Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: Weston on February 24, 2009, 11:10:07 AM
You can take the jets out with a flat head screwdriver. They all need to be clean enough to see through.
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: fred on February 24, 2009, 12:18:09 PM
Yeah, take the jets out one by one and clean them with carb cleaner and compressed air. You might need a bit of very fine wire if they are super clogged up...
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: JHoffy8 on February 24, 2009, 12:49:19 PM
I tried cleaning with carb cleaner and compressed air... cant find a wire small enough.. any ideas? Do all the jets spray out of the same hole as the main jet?
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: jeremy_nash on February 24, 2009, 02:28:55 PM
when I did my carbs the first time, I used carb cleaner from advane auto, and compressed air. but mine werent really all that dirty
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: scottpA_GS on February 24, 2009, 02:53:37 PM
Quote from: JHoffy8 on February 24, 2009, 12:49:19 PM
cant find a wire small enough.. any ideas? 

Guitar string is what I use... the E A or D  (w/ some windings on it) helps grab the gunk... Go to a good shop, the will sell one string at a time.

I ALWAYS use Suzuki carb cleaner... it WAY better than any others i have tried.

:cheers:
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: fred on February 24, 2009, 06:50:06 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on February 24, 2009, 02:53:37 PM
Quote from: JHoffy8 on February 24, 2009, 12:49:19 PM
cant find a wire small enough.. any ideas? 

Guitar string is what I use... the E A or D  (w/ some windings on it) helps grab the gunk... Go to a good shop, the will sell one string at a time.

I ALWAYS use Suzuki carb cleaner... it WAY better than any others i have tried.

:cheers:

I bet if you go to a guitar shop that also services instruments, they'll give you old/broken guitar strings for free... Or find a friend who plays, they probably have some old strings down at the bottom of one bag or another...
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: daliumong on February 24, 2009, 11:46:39 PM
can you really use guitar strings? i know most are nickel wound, but its still stainless steel on the inside, which is definitely harder than the brass jets
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: GSRider on February 25, 2009, 04:51:08 AM
Out of carb cleaner?

Use Pine Sol. No kidding.
Title: Re: What do I need to clean in these carbs?
Post by: dohabee on February 25, 2009, 07:11:20 AM
Quote from: GSRider on February 25, 2009, 04:51:08 AM
Out of carb cleaner?

Use Pine Sol. No kidding.

Are you saying no don't use pine sol I was only kidding, or you can really use pine sol i'm not kidding.  :)