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When carbs are "dipped", are there o-rings or other non-metallic parts that must be removed first?
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I would remove the diaphragms, all else can stay, the O rings your going to change anyways...right....
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Certainly you have been around here long enough to hear all the preaching.
EVERYTHING non-metallic MUST be removed.
Just in case you have not seen it before, read THIS and follow it TO THE LETTER.
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I kind of figured as much, just going stir crazy from not riding (it's been four days!)1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Personally, I would NOT leave o-rings in there. If they turn to mush, they are MUCH harder to remove, and might actually plug up the passages you are trying to clean.Originally posted by GateKeeper View Post
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hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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Siblings and Spouses
Mom's first ride
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Plus, they will add gunk into your dip. You need to follow Ed's guide to a "t" and strip the carbs completely. Nothing is worse than having to do them again because you did not do it correctly the first time.Comment
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You are absolutely correct, I was just saying the diaphragms are important, all else is to be replaced (rubber wise)....Originally posted by Steve View PostPersonally, I would NOT leave o-rings in there. If they turn to mush, they are MUCH harder to remove, and might actually plug up the passages you are trying to clean.
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but yes remove all you can....
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Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
Is this a joke?Rob
1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
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Yes everything that can be removed must be removed. Especially o-rings, as they will turn to mush in the cleaner. And they are a PITA to remove.
I was going to go the route of dipping my carbs, but I'm going to try something different.
I'm going to cook them in a pot of lemon juice on low heat on my stove.
The float bowls and tops are chrome, so i hope the acidity in the lemon juice won't hurt them too bad.Comment
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The float bowls and tops don't need to be dipped. There's only one passage in the bowl, it is easy to clean without dipping.Originally posted by MrFreeze60 View PostComment
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Okay, but there was old gas in there, and some black gunk resembling molasses in the bottom of the float bowls, and it's rock hard.
I will try to clean them with some carb spray, and see if it will come out.Comment
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The black molasses is probably the rubber plug over the pilot jet.Comment
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The rubber plugs were still covering the pilot jets. 2 were pretty soft, but were still in place. When I first drained the carbs, the black gunk drained out through the drain plugs, and solidified when it dried.
It was kind of weird, the soft plugs were in the # 2 & 4 carbs with the worst of the gunk, and the # 1 & 3 carbs were in pretty decent shape inside.Comment
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