Jst2fst Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Does anyone know how to clean and tune carbs. I have a 93 Katana GSX600F does not run due to sitting for an extended period and carbs are gunked up. I don't have a place to really fix this so any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandnoob Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63344Good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c7fx Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Buy some Yamaha carburetor cleaner dip. This stuff is awesome! Take the carbs apart and dip them in this water base solution over night. Its amazing how well this stuff works.http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outdoor/apparel/apscitemdetail/3/124/all/4/322/detail.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Make sure when you take them apart you do it slowly and pay attention. There are springs, ball bearings, o-rings and gaskets that may fall out. It sucks when you take one apart and a spring shoots a ball bearing across the room and all you here in the "ting". Lay the parts out in something like a cookie sheet, this will keep stuff from rolling away. Clean passages out with carb cleaner and compressed air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Before tearing them off the bike and trying to rebuild/clean them, run some Sea Foam through it first. You can get a can at Autozone or Advanced Auto. It's $10/can I think. It's saved me from having to clean carbs a few times.If that doesn't work, send me a PM. I might be able to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorifto240 Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Casper's right, if you can keep them put together and clean them out, that would save you so much time and so many headaches.Secondly, soaking them in something is also a good idea especially if rust is involved. If money is tight, lemon juice, vinegar, or a combination of the two works well. It's powerful so be carefulLastly, you might be able to get away with just tearing down the bottoms of the carbs and cleaning the bowls, needles, jets, etc without having to completely disassemble each and every carb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Thanks guys, I'll let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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