2 days and still plugged

[chuck hahn]

Got a carb body thats been in a new can of Berrymans for 2 days. Cant get air or carb spray thru the circuit as good as the other are..which leads me to believe theres still some degree of blockage. Im very very seriously thinking on going tactical on it and dump some Prep and etch down the pilot jet hole..or maybe some liquid Drano. Hopes would be the acid will eat the crap up in short order and get it opened fully again.

Was also pondering some CLR and dip it in a bucket with that in there. Any thoughts???

 

[Nessism]

Can you get a wire through the passage?

 

[chuck hahn]

Nope...cant make the 90 degree bend at the bottom.

 

[chuck hahn]

Would be nice if i got that BB plugging the drill access out and had a way to recap it off.

 

[Nessism]

Have you tried to blow from both directions?

I wouldn't use anything stronger than carb dip. After two days whatever is may be inside that passage isn't going to dissolve with chemicals.

 

[chuck hahn]

Yes ive tried both ways. Three of the orfices in the carb throats the spray comes out heavily and this one is maybe half as good as the others are.

 

[roeme]

I think you need to go ultrasonic.

 

[chuck hahn]

Carbs re off 78 KZ 650D. The tube from the pilot jet hole to the orifice in the throat is whats plugged. Its basically a 90 at the bottom of the jet hole and then another 90 to the pilot port in the throat..thats why i cant get a wire in there. Cant make the 90 degree bends

 

[JTGS850GL]

What Berryman's carb dip did you use? I've had bad luck with the new "over the counter" version. Get a can of this: Berryman 901
and you'll have no problem getting those passages clear. Seriously, this is the original stuff that really works.

 

[JJ]

Ultrasonic cleaner with Simple Green Pro.

 

[bonanzadave]

My buddy uses Eagle One mag wheel cleaner. That sh!t is vicious !! Like 3 different acids. Be careful.....

PHOSPHORIC ACID


AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE

SULFURIC ACID

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE
ALCOHOL
ETHOXYLATE


SODIUM 1-OCTANESULFONATE

 

[Cipher]

perhaps the blockage is not a remnant of fuelbut a chemical creation of moisture in the orifice over time.
Oxidized crystaline metal?

 

[chuck hahn]

I may get some of that Eagle One stuff and squirt some down the hole. Sounds like it would eat any stalagmites away...LOL. Just wonder how long i should let it set before running some carb spray again to flush the passage.

 

[roeme]

Why not ultrasonic?

 

[chuck hahn]

I dont have one and I dont know where one is close to me. And I dont have the money to buy one right now either...thats why.

 

[robertbarr]

From the title, I thought this would be a discussion of supplemental fiber.

 

[JJ]

I dont have one and I dont know where one is close to me. And I dont have the money to buy one right now either...thats why.

All good reasons. Go with whatever you have handy.

 

[storm 64]

A word of caution; Wear EYE PROTECTION when spraying carburetor cleaner! One day I was cleaning some carburetors. I had the little tube they give you pushed into a orifice, pushed the spray valve. BAM! A direct shot of carburetor cleaner in my eye! I ran to the garden hose to flush out my eye. Right then a lady pulled into my driveway to pick up her kid. So here I am trying to talk to this lady, with my eye red as a tomato, my nose running, sniffling. "Your daughter was a very nice guest to have over..." The kid never did come back, must have been the motorcycles... ☺

 

[chuck hahn]

Picked up some of the Eagle One spray and did a test run on an old cruddy bowl. This is the result after a timed 30 minute soak. Im thinking this just may be the solution....fingers crossed.

 

[dorkburger]

A word of caution; Wear EYE PROTECTION when spraying carburetor cleaner! One day I was cleaning some carburetors. I had the little tube they give you pushed into a orifice, pushed the spray valve. BAM! A direct shot of carburetor cleaner in my eye! I ran to the garden hose to flush out my eye. Right then a lady pulled into my driveway to pick up her kid. So here I am trying to talk to this lady, with my eye red as a tomato, my nose running, sniffling. "Your daughter was a very nice guest to have over..." The kid never did come back, must have been the motorcycles... ☺

Holy cow, I did the same exact thing, except while trying to blindy stagger to the bathroom in my fathers garage, I whacked my shin on a lawnmower, fell and dislocated my shoulder.