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Clogged carb jets...
07/23/12 at 02:23:24

OK, this is not Savage,

but I was helping a friend who let his Suzi (rf600r) sit for over five years.

The carbs were really bad, so I took the jets out and soaked them in in a cleaner. (It's a 4-cyl, so there are 12 jets total: main, slow and starter per cyl)

I was able to get three of the main jets clean OK, but the rest wouldn't budge. I couldn't even push a needle thru the large one...

Would putting then in the oven make sense, and if so, what temp? Or should I just buy the nine new?

Thx,
-AK

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #1 - 07/23/12 at 08:00:12 Ultrasonic, a jewelry cleaner will handle that size load.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #2 - 07/23/12 at 09:06:43 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/23/12 at 08:00:12: Ultrasonic, a jewelry cleaner will handle that size load. liquid WD-40 in the ultrasonic works very well
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #3 - 07/23/12 at 09:31:34 Have you ever tried Berrymans carb cleaner for that? Ive never even used an ultrasonic,,
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #4 - 07/23/12 at 09:39:59 Sea Foam will most likely clean them up.Soak them in it.
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #5 - 07/23/12 at 10:24:08 Sea Foam is worthless for the job, if a real carburetor cleaner can't do it. Sea Foam is no better a solvent than gasoline. But it costs a lot more.
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Reply #6 - 07/23/12 at 10:33:15

I shared that opinion, till I tried it,,the backhoe had a hard knock & I had used several injector cleaners & none made any noticeable change, then, I dumped SeaFoam in it,& I noticed a change in about 5 minutes,, it took several more doses to solve it, but now, that CLack that made me wince is GONE,, it sounded like a rod was comin out,, now, it just sounds like a diesel,

Believe what ya want, but Seafoam does something, at least in some places.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Clogged carb jets... Reply #7 - 07/23/12 at 11:47:25 Charon wrote on 07/23/12 at 10:24:08: Sea Foam is worthless for the job, if a real carburetor cleaner can't do it. Sea Foam is no better a solvent than gasoline. But it costs a lot more. What real carburetor cleaner do you use Charon.
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Reply #8 - 07/23/12 at 19:01:35

If I wanted something that actually had some solvent value, I'd go look for something like Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) or acetone. Seafoam has nothing in it but lighter fluid and isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, and as such is no better than E-10. The Pale Oil in Seafoam isn't much for a solvent. The original poster said he couldn't even clear the jets with a needle, so I doubt ANY solvent is likely to do the job.

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Reply #9 - 07/23/12 at 22:25:07

OK, the bike's running now.

I looked for an ultrasonic cleaner on craigslist, and as luck would have it, there was a listing for a garage sale on (past) Sunday offering it several blocks away.

I got it for $4 (Sharper Image), and after several 5-min rounds in the Gunk Carb Cleaner (from a spray) liquid, I had a couple of the smaller jets opening up. Then I used a thin wire (from a steel? cable) to poke at them, and got them all clear.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

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