The Carb

I decided that as the “clever” bit of the engine, the carburator would probably be in need of some TLC and a good clean up and so made the decision to embark on stripping down as much as possible and thoroughly going through each bit.

Carefully taking the carb apart, I laid each piece out on the bench in their respective places, to ensure that I didnt get confused as to which screw / jet went where, and ended up taking a picture to use as reference when re-assembling.  Using an old tupperware box I placed the body, jets and screws in and gave them all a good blast with carb cleaner – which I have to say does an amazing job, even tho it is pretty toxic (I managed to get a splash of it near my eye and could feel it eating away at my face).

Taking a look inside the fuel filter bowl, I could see it was pretty clogged up with all sorts of crap – I guess the filter was really doing its job!  Taking a small flat screwdriver I dug the gunk out and gave it a blast with the cleaner, and it came up spotless.

Fuel filter crud

I pretty much used an entire aerosol on the carb and ensure that everything was as clean as a whistle.  Although I dont have the replacement gasket kit yet (I am making a list of parts I need to order in large chunks), I rebuilt the carb with ease using my previous photo for reference, and it now sits ready for its gaskets replacing.

Now because of the strip down, I dare say there is going to be a period of tinkering when the bike first gets started, as all the mixture screws have now been changed so I am hoping to find a little guidance on the best setup and where to start (quarter of a turn here, 1 full turn there)

Maybe you can help?

The carb in its "exploded" view