Careberautor maintenance - Where to get o-rings and such

[bwringer]

Plenty of Kreem stories from back in the 80's, usually about how you ended up tearing out the carb and cleaning the stuff out of it. That sort of thing tends to happen in a cold rain at 3am.

Honestly, I sort of assumed that Kreem just had to be out of business. I mean, at some point hasn't everyone heard of this junk and learned to avoid it?

Nope, it's still out there. Amazing. 4.5 rating on Amazon, even.


The same goes for those crappy aftermarket carb and brake kits. They're all dangerous junk, yet still sold through otherwise reputable sources. I don't get it.

[Noreg]

So I managed to find the right bits, and with slightly more force I was able to take the screws off the carb.

The CV boot/ slide on number one does not move freely like in the other ones. Like the other ones you push up and they bounce down, that one has some resistance. It is also the one that feeds gas towards the airbox. Could this be the cause of the excess gas problem? Like when you let off the gas you hear clackling baning like backfiring.

From the top cover everything looks nice and clean really, a long bouncy spring, and no visible dirt.

I took of the float bowl on one of them and the gasoline was filled with brown/orange particles (rust I pressume?), apart from the sticky googey brown stuff in the bottom it looked pretty good there (like rubbery mud). The brass things looks spotless. I guess this is an indication I have to deal with the gas tank.

I struggle to find the soak kind of carb cleaner and my friend with the ultrasound cleaner seems preoccupied. Can I use the one on a spray can?

When I am done with getting this to run right and the snow melts I am planning on riding it everywhere. But we have long winters, so I need to make sure all the fuel is drained before next winter (we have 4-6 months of snow and ice).

[Big T]

The spray can is inadequate, due to the need to soak for a day

Just go "borrow" that ultrasonic

[tom203]

The spray can is inadequate, due to the need to soak for a day

Just go "borrow" that ultrasonic

Yes, indeed..and afterwards some steel wool buffing on #1 slide might improve action.