Carb cleaning

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Re: Carb cleaning

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yeah and see if there is any rise in revs or if it chokes it.
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Re: Carb cleaning

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Yeah, sprayed carb cleaner round there, seems ok, but gonmna stick some sealant on there as well, but just took the airbox of and ran some more carb cleaner through,and noticed that when i pulled the throttle, No1 carb is not going up as quickly as the other 3?
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Re: Carb cleaning

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i take it you mean the needles arent lifting at the same rate?

Make sure the vacuum pipes underneath the carbs are on properly, and double check that diaphragm too for splits and make sure it slides up and down freely.
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Re: Carb cleaning

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Yeah, sorry, the needle. checked the diaphragm, seems fine. So will put the carbs back on , and try and troubleshoot, thanks for the help guys.
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Re: Carb cleaning

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i just cleaned my carbs. water in the bowls had left globs of what must be cum juice. either that or water and fuel congealed but the first option sounds like it cos my bikes fecked :) anyway , after a complete strip , clean etc etc i put carbs back and will it start. will it fook. started once or twice. i was waiting for the armed response to turn up yesterday the amount of backfires i had. i found that if i wobbled the airbox if it was running the revs would be all over the place so it sounds like an air leak. i must admit i thought the carbs slotted home easy. thats never the easiest of jobs,. i know the rubbers have to be well sealed so ill redo em in a minute.
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