Motorcycle Repair: How to Clean a Motorcycle Carburetor

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Motorcycle Repair: How to Clean a Motorcycle Carburetor Video Clips. Duration : 22.90 Mins.


**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on a motorcycle. Manuals can be found at the dealer and online.** Almost all motorcycle carburetors are slide type carburetors. Slide carburetors can be further broken down to either mechanical or vacuum operated. The vacuum operated carburetors are called CV or constant velocity carburetors. The slides in a mechanical carburetor are operated by the throttle cable and the slides in a CV carburetor are operated by engine vacuum. Both type carburetors are very similar and are cleaned the same way. Although care must be taken with the rubber slide diagram in a CV carburetor. If you choose to clean a carburetor with carburetor cleaner from a can, or chemical cleaner in a dunk tank or gallon container, you must remove all rubber and plastic pieces on the carburetor, or you risk ruining the parts. A parts diagram for your carburetor will help you identify all the parts that make up the carburetor, so you can remove the plastic and rubber components before exposing the carburetor to chemical cleaner. Another method of cleaning a carburetor that doesn't involve toxic cleaners and is safe to use on all parts of the carburetor is a ultra sonic cleaner. Ultra sonic cleaners are usually marketed as jewelry cleaners, but they also work great for cleaning carburetors. Carburetors have passage ways in the body of the carburetor. Some passage ways are used as vents and some passages are used for ...

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