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Cool Scott... Sci's idea sounds like it could work? I didn't have to strip my carbs, just dipped and assembled...
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81 GS550T Full Rebuild...In Ohio
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Dogma
Forum Sage
I had better luck with a homemade one. Maybe you tried a nicer one than I did.
Does someone have some good directions on making your own since the stuff I saw on YouTube looked suspicious last night?
Received my replacement end of the tach drive from TKent02 today...thank you
I'll try to clean it up this week and put that together.
I'll try to clean it up this week and put that together.
Steve
GS Whisperer
Or bring it over and polish it.
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Way more better.
That was actually the plan Steve but it was too late to call and set a date. I'll contact you tomorrow.
Dogma
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I think this was probably the directions I worked from. I'm sure I had to make a few adjustments to get it going well with the flow rate I had available. Maybe that's the difference between my result and Tom's. He probably has a real compressor.
It goes through the $0.50 boxes from Dollar General pretty quickly. I'd get a few bucks worth to do a set of carbs. Keep it dry, of course.
Thank you Dale, I'll try it out.
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I've done the homemade blaster too and it didn't work so well. I think you need a pretty hefty compressor. And be prepared to clean up a lot of soda if you don't have a cabinet.
You asked if using the dremel with a wire wheel works? It works great. Will leave those carbs nice and shiny. I'm at work now but will post up some before and after pics when I get home tonight for ya.
You asked if using the dremel with a wire wheel works? It works great. Will leave those carbs nice and shiny. I'm at work now but will post up some before and after pics when I get home tonight for ya.
Steve
GS Whisperer
That is actually one of the problems with using a Dremel and a wire wheel.
There is a big difference between CLEAN carbs and SHINY carbs.
I will take the natural, matte finish any day over the shiny wire-wheeled look.
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True Steve, it does depend on what one prefers. I like shiny and clean myself but nothing wrong with matte. However, if I'm gonna paint the body, I want all the old crud off and this is the quick and easy way I found without a blasting apparatus (which, IMO, leaves one of the best finishes...someday I will have one).
Here's what you can expect...
Here's what you can expect...
Cleaned up the replacement tach drive from Tkent02:
I'll stop by Lowes in the AM to get what I'll need to try soda blasting.
I'll stop by Lowes in the AM to get what I'll need to try soda blasting.
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That looks a little cleaner Scott, keen to see your soda blasting setup... may have to try that myself one day.
Thanks Pete; After putting in 7 hours at work today working on our phone scripts, I picked up the hose from Lowes and two 5-lb bags of baking soda from Walmart. I'm going to try getting over to the garage tomorrow and give it a shot.
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