Orion61
XS650 Addict
I have recently boiled out my carbs with Pinesol then Gummout spray cleaner followed by compressed air.
I have the bike running again, and after thinking how bad they were is amazing in itself from sitting in storage with about 1/2 Gal of gas in it that was forgotten about (DOH!) I still have some cold start and idle issues that
are refusing to resolve no matter how well I clean. If you would have seen the lower carbs you would have doubted it would ever run again, they were frozen solid and had a coat of varnish about 1/8th" thick.
Is there an additive for the fuel system that may finish the cleaning job over time?
I use Seafoam in my RV since it doesn't get a ton of miles on it.
On the other hand, is there someone withone, or two bowels for sale that are clean and ready to go?
The Bike actually runs fairly well after getting it running and warmed up, but It will still die with the idle under 1500 RPMs.
I usually need to start it with a shot of Ether, or a bit of cranking. It used to start on the 1st or 2nd kick.
If I hadn't had a bunch of surgeries and replacements on my Right knee I might not mind, but kicking it over 3 or 4 times is too much....
So your thoughts on additives or if someone has bowls seem my best resolution. I sincerely appreciate the past help from you all. It was very nice to hear her run again after 13 years!
Cousin Larry
I have the bike running again, and after thinking how bad they were is amazing in itself from sitting in storage with about 1/2 Gal of gas in it that was forgotten about (DOH!) I still have some cold start and idle issues that
are refusing to resolve no matter how well I clean. If you would have seen the lower carbs you would have doubted it would ever run again, they were frozen solid and had a coat of varnish about 1/8th" thick.
Is there an additive for the fuel system that may finish the cleaning job over time?
I use Seafoam in my RV since it doesn't get a ton of miles on it.
On the other hand, is there someone withone, or two bowels for sale that are clean and ready to go?
The Bike actually runs fairly well after getting it running and warmed up, but It will still die with the idle under 1500 RPMs.
I usually need to start it with a shot of Ether, or a bit of cranking. It used to start on the 1st or 2nd kick.
If I hadn't had a bunch of surgeries and replacements on my Right knee I might not mind, but kicking it over 3 or 4 times is too much....
So your thoughts on additives or if someone has bowls seem my best resolution. I sincerely appreciate the past help from you all. It was very nice to hear her run again after 13 years!
Cousin Larry