Well my winter project the Xs400 has arrived and I am very pleased with it - thanks Rich - loads to do but no horrors. Was worried when Peter handed me the centrestand first - had visions of him handing me it if 30 different bits but that was the only bit that had fallen off.
First question is does anyone know or can anyone recommend a sonic cleaning place to get the carbs done?
Thanks Andy, I'll have a play and see how small they are (haven't done anything at all yet so haven't a clue). That bath looks small but if they fit I'll take you up on the offer cheers mate
Aerosol carb cleaner from motor factors is amazing stuff Paul if you havent used it before
The Frying Scotsman
Thanks Trev, was advised that these carbs are a pain and getting them cleaned professionally is the key - diy may look cheaper but having to repeat the job later makes it worth doing right once
Be careful what fluid is used in an ultrasonic tank, I use a bio-diesel injector cleaner fluid in an ultrasonic tank at work and it's great with aluminium but bike carbs tend to be die cast with a lot of zinc in them, it turns black in our tank, brass jets go pink if left too long as well as it takes the zinc out of them too.
I did a set of Z650 carbs and had to beadblast the black off of them and try and blow all the shattered beads and dust out from the passages, hopefully it hasn't left them too brittle or porous.
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There is a place in Andover that my mate used on a 30 year old carb and came back like new, will see if I can get the details, if you are doing this then might be worth getting a new float valve for them as well as these tend to get stepped over time and if stripped then a good time to replace, I got all my spares from a guy on Ebay called Icon, see if you can find him as good prices and very good source of info if you have issues with the carbs
