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Berryman's in Canada

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I an extremely excited aboot having acquired a fantastic '83 gs750e. I have bought the oring kit and am getting ready to tear down the carbs as per everyone's suggestion on here. I cannot find Berryman's Chem-Dip anywhere. I tried my local UAP/NAPA and Carquest with no luck. Walmart and Canadian Tire are a no go. Does anybody know where I can get this magical product in Canada? If not, are there any comparable products I can use instead? :)
 
Pine Sol......

see here -

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=1530313&postcount=41

get a brush as well, some baby bottle brushes, and a good stiff brush, rinse with hot water, you can take everything apart or leave it whole except the diaphragms, I would at least pull those out

let it soak for at least 24 hours, agitate if you can, every once in a while, and I would suggest leaving it outdoors, the pine smell can get overwhelming....

have fun

we need pictures of your bike and progress, sounds similar to mine....

Cheers
 
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Here is a couple crappy cell phone pics from the day I brought it home this past fall...

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seems to be in very good condition, a bit of work to spruce it up, very nice

edit your profile/signature to include the bike your working on and to include your location, that way you won't have to tell us each time where your at, and what your working on or riding....

Cheers
 
Welcome and nice bike with potential there. Now all of the stores you mention have a carb cleaning solution in a 4 litre can of some kind, I'm surprised they didn't point to you to them. Berryman's is not sold up here as I understand it but the domestic stuff works fine. I get my at Carquest and I think it was around $30 or so. Stinks something horrible so maybe the Pinesol would be better. Haven't tried it myself however.

What I do is use 4 seperate plastic margarine or icecream "pails". One for each carb and jets. Let things sit 24 hours or at least overnight. when you are done, strain the solution through coffee filters back into the can and save for next time.

When cleaning and rebuilding your carbs, you will be putting in new o-rings. I wanted to mention that while the existing o-rings may look ok, they will very likely have some splits or tears in them that you won't notice unless you pull the ring out of its normal shape. I've heard of more than one new rebuilder reuse the rings thinking they look fine. Just a heads up.

So where are you and what are the plans for that beast? Nice to see we have another black 750 in the fold.

Cheers,
spyug
 
Thanks gatekeeper, I will check that link and I have updated my profile
 
Spy, some of them did point out another kind of carb cleaner, but I was adamant aboot Berrymans as that is what everybody raves aboot on here. I have already purchased the full oring kit incl. intake boot orings from cycle orings and I am going to follow the carb cleaning tutorials found here.

My plans are to ride the bike as much as possible because I like to smile.
 
wow nice bike , it would look great if the stickers were gold to match the rims, i assume thats a canadian model e? it looks just like the ed but no cowl and a dif headlight
 
Yes check that link out;)BTW that is a 84 model E,the round light and graphics give it away.
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This is a 84
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This is a 83.
Where are you anyway(oppps there it is:o).I started a 83-86 GS750/700 Owners club(see sig),feel free to join:D
 
Even my oldest Son, likes that bike! :eek:
He doesn't like any of these "old" bikes.

That did change yesterday when I let him ride the '81 1100EX though.;)
He hates the speedo on it. He said that he was only in fourth at 40 mph and instantly it was past 85.
He was afraid that he might break the worthless speedo. LOL!

Beautiful bike you have there! :clap:


Daniel
 
SV, thanks for the update. :oops: I don't know why I thought it was 83....

I checked with UAP and I can get the Kleen Flo, but quite pricey so I have to wonder aboot the pinesol route. I don't mind paying the $$ if it is gonna clean the carbs as well as I hear. However, if pinesol does the same thing.... :-k
 
flatty_420 said:
SV, thanks for the update. :oops: I don't know why I thought it was 83....

I checked with UAP and I can get the Kleen Flo, but quite pricey so I have to wonder aboot the pinesol route. I don't mind paying the $$ if it is gonna clean the carbs as well as I hear. However, if pinesol does the same thing.... :-k
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Yes, Kleen-Flo is very dear, but keep in mind that it is (almost) infinitely reuseable if you use a cheesecloth to remove all the junk you are going to generate. It will just settle down into the bottom when you let it sit.

I recommend putting the small bits in some sort of keeper mesh bag/metal sieve, and finding a way to seal the container. The smell, um, lingers on for quite some time. You can buy a container just large enough to soak one carb at a time.

Caution: do NOT soak your choke plungers. The bushings will not react well to Kleen Flo

What part of NB are you in? I'm originally from Rothesay.
 
Thanks for the tips BigD. I am just outside of Hampton...not very far from your original stomping grounds as you know.
 
Just a quick update here, I bought Kleen-Flo Carb and Parts Cleaner (#651). It was $50 for a gallon can !! :eek: Anyway, the carbs have been stripped down and the first one is soaking now as we speak. As Big D mentioned, smell is strong and very hard to get rid of and he is not kidding. Holy Cow, I might have to start sandpapering layers of skin off!! I will be using gloves with this potent stuff from now on.
 
Gloves, respirator, Tyvek suit...40 acres of uninhabited wasteland.

Not the most fun I've had with this bike, that is for sure.
 
Last carb went in to soak tonight. One thing I noticed when drying the cleaned carbs with the air compressor was the little brass balls set into the side of the carbs all had what looked like clear silicone had seeped out during the dip. The 'silicone' looking stuff blew away during drying and has me slightly concerned. Is this to be expected, or does anybody even know what I mean? :confused: I can try and get a picture from this last carb when I take it out tomorrow night if that would help...
 
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