Tearing into the carbs

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 07/05/2016 at 13:45 • Filed to: None

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Hmmm....think I can see why this bike isnt running

BringBackTheCommodore > bob and john 07/05/2016 at 13:53

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How did the fuel tank and fuel line look? That almost looks like the bowl has sand in it, from what the photos are showing.

Sweet Trav > bob and john 07/05/2016 at 13:54

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Gotta love modern fuel!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > bob and john 07/05/2016 at 13:54

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ew.

My carbs are back together and installed (measured the float position this time!), but I haven’t finished all the elctrical work on the bike yet.

soon....

bob and john > BringBackTheCommodore 07/05/2016 at 13:56

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Fuel tank is good, fuel line up to the pump is good. Havent checked the line between the carbs yet

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BringBackTheCommodore 07/05/2016 at 13:58

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Sand... or metal salt corrodey eth gas paste, which is sadly common.

BringBackTheCommodore > bob and john 07/05/2016 at 14:00

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I’m really curious to know what those deposits are - but at least you’re getting to the bottom of the matter. Nothing like a good carb cleaning, rebuild, and sync to help one feel triumphant over the machine.

BringBackTheCommodore > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/05/2016 at 14:02

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I rebuilt the carb bank on a ZRX 1100 once, the bowls had orange debris in them. I was scratching my head for quite a while (there was nothing like it in the tank or fuel lines) until I realized the carb bowl o-rings had been sealed with the assistance of RTV. I was a bit grumpy cleaning all the bits of RTV out of the o-ring channels.

TinyTurboGotHisTwingoBack > BringBackTheCommodore 07/05/2016 at 14:19

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“Nothing like a good carb cleaning, rebuild, and sync to help one feel triumphant over the machine.”

Mere words cannot convey how right that statement is. Something i never would have imagined untill i up and did it. That “1 kick start” after a proper cleaning and tune just feels like total and utter victory.