Remove low speed carb adjuster screws&blasting W/carb cleaner/alternative to shotgun?

[nidyanazo]

Hey I dont have my air compressor handy.. So I was wondering if I can do the same trick I did to my V65 magna- Pull the low speed carb screws and just blast in some b-12 chemtool carb spray.. then re assemble.. Will that work as a decent alternative to the "shotgun" cleaning method?

She runs great at WOT and medium speed, but from 1500rpm to 3500rpm at light throttle she seems gummed up. Looking for a quick/easy way to remedy.. Suggestions welcome!

Thanks guys!

PS already used seafoam in the tank, put on a few hundred miles since I bought her, and just again today poured in some more seafoam and left overnight.

 

[Fire-medic]

Re: Remove low speed carb adjuster screws&blasting W/carb cleaner/alternative to shot

Bite the bullet & learn the carb. Disassembly & cleaning of passages & the jets & emulsion tubes is what you really probably need to perform. The how-to section has videos/threads & Damian has a cheap engine teardown video for that too. Do a search.

 

[maleko89]

Re: Remove low speed carb adjuster screws&blasting W/carb cleaner/alternative to shot

I wouldn't do that. That chemical...and most carb cleaners will eat right through all the rubber pieces and gaskets.

 

[mr.maxx]

Re: Remove low speed carb adjuster screws&blasting W/carb cleaner/alternative to shot

tear down the carbs and clean them. not very hard at all. lotsa folks here to help along the way toounk:

 

[jfeagins]

Re: Remove low speed carb adjuster screws&blasting W/carb cleaner/alternative to shot

I can't get the Berryman B-12 in a pressurized can in my neck of the woods any longer. Good stuff, but I did manage to ruin two of my coasting enrichener diaphrams by indiscriminately spraying the stuff into my carbs where it didn't belong. $90 error!!

You could try using the seafoam, or non-pressurized Berryman B-12 cleaner to do a 'pea-shooter' routine. That's where you warm the bike, let it idle with the air cleaner top off, and use a syringe, or eyedropper, to dribble a few drops at a time down PJ1 & PJ2 while keeping the bike running. I've had some success doing that before. And of course, it never hurts to check the sychronization while doing any carb adjustments.