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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Carb Cleaner 08/17/09 at 12:58:36 How thoroughly do I need to remove any carb cleaner I sprayed to clean the carbs? I know it can eat plastic, so I avoided those places, but is it enough just to blow some compressed air over it afterwards or will it be a problem?
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #1 - 08/18/09 at 03:06:42 I believe carb cleaner is supposed to dry with no residue, so just letting it dry before reassembly should be fine. If I'm wrong, somebody please chime in!
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matt Full Member Offline da na na na na mattman Posts: 228 Winter Springs, FL Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #2 - 08/18/09 at 09:28:31 I dont know, The first time i yanked mine out for good cleaning i put it back in before it was completly dried, i was anxious, i didnt notice any problems.. yet.
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #3 - 08/18/09 at 09:43:22 I am the carb cleaner on my bikes. Phelonius
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28633 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #4 - 08/18/09 at 09:46:46 Phelonius wrote on 08/18/09 at 09:43:22: I am the carb cleaner on my bikes. Phelonius You gotta' spray Phelonious with very high pressure.... He's a big feller'...
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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #5 - 08/19/09 at 05:53:52 Pfffft... Getting ahead of myself, clearly. The screws on the top of the carb are already stripped and despite spraying it with all manner of stuff I've just made it worse. Going to have to buy a screw extractor and some new screws today, I think. Do you remove tough, stuck on screws, Phelonius?
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voldigicam Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 327	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #6 - 08/19/09 at 06:06:27 I've been successful on carbs for years using gunsmiths hard punches with sharp edges. Can generally get a nice wedged angle where the punch has no choice but to bite the edge of the screw deeply. Doesn't take much force, just lots of taps of moderate force to start the screw. Once the screw is moving, can slot and use a screwdriver.
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DrunkenDwarf Senior Member Offline Morning Zombie Posts: 325 Seattle, WA Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #7 - 08/19/09 at 08:12:46 I used vice grips. -D. Dwarf
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #8 - 08/19/09 at 09:21:13 If the screw still has a head, vice grips work well. The issue here is either locktite or corrosion. If you reassemble with SS screws, use anti sieze.
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matt Full Member Offline da na na na na mattman Posts: 228 Winter Springs, FL Gender:	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #9 - 08/19/09 at 09:29:22 for me, two came out fine, the other two... 1) came out with the vice grips 2) couldnt get a good grip, so i used a hacksaw and made a cut accross the top of the head as far deep as i could, took a large flathead, banged it in the groove a few times and slowly got it loose. hth
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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Carb Cleaner Reply #10 - 08/19/09 at 10:18:38 verslagen1 wrote on 08/19/09 at 09:21:13: If the screw still has a head, vice grips work well. The issue here is either locktite or corrosion. If you reassemble with SS screws, use anti seize. Judging by the grime on the rest of it, I'm going to say corrosion. Are there any screws that anti-seize would be bad on?
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