How to clean motorcycle carbs 2/3

This is the second installment of my instructional video demonstrating how to clean motorcycle carburetors.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• yamaha
• suzuki
• honda kawasaki
• carbs
• clean
• restore
• rebuild
• make
• destroy
• mechanics
• motorcycle
• motor
• cycle
• bike
• bikes
• lets
• get
• out
• and
• ride

[dontworrybehappy7777]

how much are new carbs? / how much did you charge

[mrmaxstorey]

@dontworrybehappy7777 A new set of carbs can cost a lot, between 600-1,000 depending on the bike. Man yplaces will charge about 400 to clean a set of carbs. I charge much less, because as you can see there really isnt much to the cleaning

[USMCVasquez]

Hey man i have a 94 Kawaski Ninja ZX7 that hasnt ran in about 10 years, any advice?

[mrmaxstorey]

@USMCVasquez Well in reference to the carbs, nothing really besides what is covered in the video. Ive definitely brought bikes back that have been sitting for longer than that. Once you get it running just do an overall inspection of everything, such as brakes, tires, cooling system, lights, etc before getting out on the road. Your bike is still relatively young IMO, theres no reason why it should not fly again

[DoktorRick]

@ 6:00 a screw extractor would not work ?

[mrmaxstorey]

@DoktorRick I didnt want to destroy it. Later learned that they are not removeable

[madrilessegundo]

@USMCVasquez nice video. Howevere, the jet you could not remove is not a jet but a filter. That is the entrance of the fuel to the barrel which is shut by the needle on the float.

Thanks for the nice video!

[mrmaxstorey]

@RB5566 Yeah, its good to have good friends. Oh well dude have him at least let you know what was wrong, for next time. Take it easy

[RB5566]

@mrmaxstorey Thanks man. I did get it taken apart but to no avail. Even after a thorough cleaning and everything being right, it didn't work. I must've missed something. Friend of a friend who is a Suzuki dealer mechanic is gonna do it for me for $60 including removing from the bike, cleaning, re-sync...everything. Hard to pass that up.

[mrmaxstorey]

@RB5566 Get on those screws with a vice grip to loosen them off, that usually does the trick. In my experience seafoam doesnt work well for carbs that are really gummed up, you gotta get in there manually. Good luck dude

[RB5566]

@mrmaxstorey

Well I tore her down today only to find the float bowl screws impossible to remove due to slight corrosion. I dumped a bunch of seafoam into the gas hoping it would clear it up but it doesn't seem to help. I removed ALL the old gas, drained the bowls (nothing but gas came out). Old gas looked like apple cider and almost had a "swirl" effect to it like oil mixed with gas. Nasty stuff. Been in there forever.

[mrmaxstorey]

@RB5566 Yeah that is likely, also check for vacuum leaks, a stuck carb slide, and that all cylinders are firing properly at the plugs.

[RB5566]

Hey man, think you could help me out? I got a 1998GS500"E". Starts up and idles okay with choke all the way on. Runs up to 3K RPM and will run at that speed, with choke on, indefinitely. As soon as you try to give it throttle, it chokes out and dies. It's got 11k miles on it and the PO let it sit for a while. Bike is completely free of any rust or corrosion, even inside the tank. You have any idea what might be wrong? It has CV type carbs. Clogged jets most likely or just junk in the bowls?

[jaicha88]

I see that all the problems... are put in the jar.

"Got a problem? Put it in the jar... "

lol ;p

[mrmaxstorey]

@wthbrosiff59 OK send me the link

[mrmaxstorey]

@imapqler1 No not likely to be head gasket, its sounds like it might be carb or timing to me. Once when I mixed up the spark plug wires on one of my 4 cyl bikes, it acted a lot like what you are describing.

[wthbrosiff59]

This makes me pretty comfortable.. i have a 2009 ninja 250fa.. i will be cleaning my carbs after i get a reference that i should from my video i am uploading tonight. please take a look at it later.

[imapqler1]

So I disassembled, cleaned and rebuilt my carbs last weekend. Got them in and it started up and idles now ok. Actually sounds nice. Still having a delay on the throttle and more concerning is that I still have white smoke coming from Exhaust #2. Then when I shut off the engine, I have like fire type smoke coming from exhaust 1. Not sure what the cause is. Blown head gasket?

[kirbiak90ZX]

@imapqler1 me to!! ive got an 83 magna, VF750 and it will not idle it doesnt always wanna start and any time u let go of the throttle it dies, i think there rust in there from the tank so im gonna clea the tank and take my carbs out and check them out, its already been rebuilt so i dont think it needs new parts it just needs a good cleaning.

[mrmaxstorey]

@imapqler1 Glad to help

[imapqler1]

These are great videos. I feel much more confident in tearing into my carbs this weekend on my 87 Magna. Thanks!!!!

[mrmaxstorey]

@melodictherapy Just whatever carb cleaner I buy at the auto parts store

[melodictherapy]

Hey there, what i s the cleaner that you soak your jets in?

[memberson]

This is the great thing about, and ultrasonic cleaner Windows Jets is stuck in the carburetors you run it through the ultrasonic cleaner

the Jets will come out the cleaner removes rust varnish any type of contaminant