Shotgun Fix to the Carb

[arZan]

Hi All

I just got my first Vmax today. Have been riding since the last 18 years and just moved to a vmax. Have always wanted to have one. Now I do I just moved from a Hinda Nighthawk 750...a really nice but tame bike.

So, if i ask stupid questions please excuse.

Firstly...the guy i got the bike from hadnt ridden it in a year. He just got a new battery put in to sell the bike. The bike definitely needs a tune up and or a carb clean out. It idles rough and is sluggish in starting from stop. None of the famed pick up I was hoping for.

What entails a tune up. What kind of cost am I looking at ? are there any quick fixes to enable me to push the repairs a couple of months away. With my old Honda, I could put a half-bottle of Sea Foam and it cleaned out the gummed carbs admirably.

Someone on a yahoogroup told me to try the shotgun fix to the Carb.

What is that ?

I am going to try putting a half can of Sea Foam.

I have to ride 40 miles to my mechanic and would rather do it with a slightly easily breathing bike.

thanks in advance

 

[maleko89]

Check here: http://vmax.lvlhead.com/tips/shotgun.htm

Before that, try the Peashooter:
http://home.comcast.net/~onlyone12/carbs1.htm

Check for crap in your gas tank, hopefully it's not rusting. Replace the fuel filter too.

Mark
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[arZan]

Mark

Thanks for the reply.

I havent had time to look under the seat. However is it easy to remove the tank and turn it over to see if rust/crud/dirt falls out ??

Or should I just drain the completely and then change the filters.

 

[maleko89]

I would drain the tank, there's a drain bolt on the bottom. The fuel filter is just above the battery on the right side.

Mark
#1098