Orion61
XS650 Addict
Well I bit the bullet and pulled the carbs on my 75'B. I had it in storage for a few years dry but lost my
storage room in Mid Winter 3 years ago, I don't own a Pickup and it is only 12 blocks, so I put some gas in her fired it up inside, warmed it up and rode her home. They were ticked off I did that BUT I had already paid the rent of $100.00! and they sold the shop. I never did get the rest of the money back so they deserved it. (I had stored it 5 years in a row starting at $25.00 and they raised it every year! Unfortunately it was close to ZERO and I was a human POPSICLE. I had been hurt at work and had a number of Operations.. fast forward to now and I realized I had forgotten to drain the gas in it OHHHH NOOOO.
When I pulled the Bowls, YUP looked like Maple Syrup had hardened in there, Floats were frozen (so erer the brass bellows) and I thought the carbs might have been ruined. I didn't take before pictures, but I Boiled the carbs in 80% Pine Sol, (brought it up to boil, then shut it off and let it cool down, about 3 hrs all together. I pulled
the carbs out and they were clean beyond my wildest dream. It did tarnish the Aluminum Black a bit, but it wiped off easily after I took a tooth brush to them and dried with a rag. A bit of Aluminum polish showed they will clean and shine nicely with my Dremel tool! The Brass vacuum bellows were both stuck but were loose afterword. I pulled them and coated the springs with REM Oil, they will rust without. It gave me a chance to check out the rubber diaphrams, both were perfect.
If I did this again I would probably use more like a 40/60 solution tho. I did heat it up to a Boil slowly
not just throw it on high. The floats and needle valves were loose and clean, (I pulled the floats and valve out, also pulled the Air mixture screws. I did not pull them down further then used Gummout choke and carb cleaner followed by a 100lb air blast. I also used some Flower Shop wire. it is a coated very fine wire they we to hold bundles of Flowers together, It is perfect for the small passage ways.
It probably wasn't needed, as she fired right up with a squirt of Ether and runs like new.. I don't know of anything that would have cleaned them better OR quicker!
OH yes, I filtered the Pine Sol with a folded Cheesecloth and it could be used again for carbs OR Floors so there was zero loss except for possibly 1/2 a cup of grimy liquid on the bottom.
I give the Pine Sol Bath a ****1/2, Star out of ***** 5. Would be 5 if it didn't tarnish.
The last time I bought a gallon of carb cleaner it cost over $20.00 and took soaking them each a week!
and they weren't as clean as the Pine Sol. WARNING don't use the Lemon or Citrus scent.
I spent $12.00, and still have floor cleaner! I have been shooting a video of this but have to find a way to convert the High-8 tape to digital.
Cousin Larry
storage room in Mid Winter 3 years ago, I don't own a Pickup and it is only 12 blocks, so I put some gas in her fired it up inside, warmed it up and rode her home. They were ticked off I did that BUT I had already paid the rent of $100.00! and they sold the shop. I never did get the rest of the money back so they deserved it. (I had stored it 5 years in a row starting at $25.00 and they raised it every year! Unfortunately it was close to ZERO and I was a human POPSICLE. I had been hurt at work and had a number of Operations.. fast forward to now and I realized I had forgotten to drain the gas in it OHHHH NOOOO.
When I pulled the Bowls, YUP looked like Maple Syrup had hardened in there, Floats were frozen (so erer the brass bellows) and I thought the carbs might have been ruined. I didn't take before pictures, but I Boiled the carbs in 80% Pine Sol, (brought it up to boil, then shut it off and let it cool down, about 3 hrs all together. I pulled
the carbs out and they were clean beyond my wildest dream. It did tarnish the Aluminum Black a bit, but it wiped off easily after I took a tooth brush to them and dried with a rag. A bit of Aluminum polish showed they will clean and shine nicely with my Dremel tool! The Brass vacuum bellows were both stuck but were loose afterword. I pulled them and coated the springs with REM Oil, they will rust without. It gave me a chance to check out the rubber diaphrams, both were perfect.
If I did this again I would probably use more like a 40/60 solution tho. I did heat it up to a Boil slowly
not just throw it on high. The floats and needle valves were loose and clean, (I pulled the floats and valve out, also pulled the Air mixture screws. I did not pull them down further then used Gummout choke and carb cleaner followed by a 100lb air blast. I also used some Flower Shop wire. it is a coated very fine wire they we to hold bundles of Flowers together, It is perfect for the small passage ways.
It probably wasn't needed, as she fired right up with a squirt of Ether and runs like new.. I don't know of anything that would have cleaned them better OR quicker!
OH yes, I filtered the Pine Sol with a folded Cheesecloth and it could be used again for carbs OR Floors so there was zero loss except for possibly 1/2 a cup of grimy liquid on the bottom.
I give the Pine Sol Bath a ****1/2, Star out of ***** 5. Would be 5 if it didn't tarnish.
The last time I bought a gallon of carb cleaner it cost over $20.00 and took soaking them each a week!
and they weren't as clean as the Pine Sol. WARNING don't use the Lemon or Citrus scent.
I spent $12.00, and still have floor cleaner! I have been shooting a video of this but have to find a way to convert the High-8 tape to digital.
Cousin Larry
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