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Old 07-02-2009, 05:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
eddie cap Male
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Michelle; I am sure you will get varied responses regarding your carbs.
Being an old carb. rebuilder and carb tuner, mostly for drag race cars
but some bikes too. I would suggest, you not only want the carbs.
cleaned you also want to adjust all the components that can be adjusted.
Any self respecting carb tech. will first take the carb completly apart and
soak all the components in a cleaning solvent for 10 to 12 hours or so.
Then each part is layed out on a very clean surface, I like to refer to it as
surgery, all parts are inspected and readied for assembly. The carb. body
is inspected and all jets and orfices are blown out with low pressure air.
Final assembly begins and all components like float height and drop are
adjusted. I may have missed a few incidentals, but for the most part thats
what the average guy calls carb cleaning. And people wonder why its
so expensive!
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