Carb care, post-Ultrasonic cleaning?

Ironriot

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Hi all,

So my '83 BS34s just got out of their bath in the ultrasonic cleaner. Looks like it worked pretty good, lots of crap came out of those passages that I didn't think was there. And I thought I got them pretty clean with the baking soda blasting. For the first dunk I tried almost boiling water and dish washing soap. Didn't work so great so I stepped up to half water/half vinegar. Worked great BUT I noticed that the wax/glue that seals up the small brass check balls located thru-out the carb body has melted/vibrated out. Should I attempt to reseal those things? If so, what works best?

Thank you!
 
Just purchased an '80 XS. Got it running, though rough after initial carb cleaning. I am going to take them off and reclean. I came across this method for a very cheap ultrasonic cleaner. Research indicates that it should work fine. You just need a container, a bungee cord or strap, some cleaner and a small sander. Here is a video:
 
a very cheap ultrasonic cleaner. Research indicates that it should work fine. You just need a container, a bungee cord or strap, some cleaner and a small sander. Here is a video:

That should be described as a vibrating cleaner, it is not ultrasonic by an order of magnitude (or two) on the tempo of the vibration. I like pinesol (or the cheap store brand) in my cleaner bath. Cleans the carbs very well, does not hurt any other parts or whatever the gray glue is. I would use epoxy to reseal the balls.
 
Wow! Never thought of that! I've got a couple of extra old vibrator sanders laying around. Plus a few old kitty litter buckets.
 
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