This gives a newbie hope, the way you explain everything. I'm going to give it a shot on my Route 66. It's been sitting quite some time and report is the carb is all full of grease. Thank you so much 😊

I have a 99 that needs to be cleaned up and your video hopefully will help me to get it done.

Thanks bk... Excellent Suggestions. That seems more likely than anything else I've heard.... much appreciated!

Hey Steve! The Carbs are in great shape, they cleaned up nice!! Good job!

Funny Dude! Great comments throughout the video!

If you're anything like me you must LOOOVVVEEEEEE cleaning carbs! Man, that shot of B-12 that always comes right under the safety glasses? Oo wee DOGGY!!! LMAO Can't wait to see how she does!! I always worry about those stupid paper gasket when trying to reuse them. Hopefully they don't mark their territory! Carbs look damn clean though,, that's for sure! Thanks for the vid, Mr. Bee!

It doesn't look like the Choke circuit was cleaned. There is a very small NON-removable jet just below the brass pickup tube, almost impossible to see. If clogged the choke would not work. The choke mechanism shaft has a bushing on it, if it gets stuck the choke will not completely close even though it looks closed externally (Plunger down). The choke on each carb can be disassembled and cleaned without splitting the carbs. The choke is an enrichment circuit not a butterfly choke. This is applicable to the Hatichi Carb.

Great video, but wear rubber gloves with chemicals, my uncle was always using dips and cleaners and I helped him a lot, he got CLL and they said it was due to exposure to these things!

Nice work. Remember using that old carb acid cleaner crap when I worked on boat motors. Nasty stuff that will eat through anything if you leave it to long.

cool looks great getting closer to hear it run

Great Job on the carbs , it will not be long now :)

the green crud may be from the ethanol laced gas we have today. run 93 octane or rv gas in your equipment. I work in a small engine shop and i have seen a lot of carbs destroyed by cheap gas. the ethanol won't stay mixed with gasoline and most stuff draws from the bottom of the tank so you get almost pure ethanol. especially not good for 2 stroke engines.

Hmmm you didn't remove the horizontal 10mm OD steel tubes to access the jets under them... I found one of mine was 100% clogged with green gunk. These tubes are held in place with a spring under the 5mm hex recess cap on the outside of the carb.

What is behind the big Allen bolt plug on the external of the carb? I think mine is missing what is supposed to be behind it.. thanks

Good to see someone else has working hands like mine lol.

Cleaning with an ultrasonic cleaner works best

That green crud is from all the additives in the gas that dissolve the brass, at least that's my theory. Gasoline today has very little gasoline in it, and has a 60 day half life.

Great job YBK! I think that engine needs to find its way into one of those Montgomery Wards tractors! lol just kiddin I know you need to get that sawmill going before all your subscribers start eating at the Chumbucket Mr. Krabs...... oh wait wrong show! lol you know what I mean.

Thumbs for the green Vulcan blood comment

Hi BK,... thanks for the vid. I got excited for you watching and would like to hear the bike running!..... I have a 2000 yamaha 250 virago and was smelling a very rich mixture. I started to lean out the mix screw 1/8 of a turn at a time and took ride. Kept doing this until screw bottomed out and no change in rich smell or performance of the byke. How is this possible? (starting point was about 1 and 1/2 turns out)

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Can I soak the whole carb into a slimy carborator solution for a few days without clogging it up ? my stuff is Kleen-flo carborator and parts cleaner

I meant to ask the other day, why are you using a motorcycle engine rather than a large lawnmower engine (like a kohler magnum twin).

Hey man, I took my carbs apart and put the back together and the bike won't start now. Won't turn over. Sounds like it wants to but it just won't catch. What have I done? Yamaha Virago 1990 xv535

I think that green stuff is Ethanol gas breaking down.

how you doing man.um I got an 88 Virago 750 with the Mikuni carb on it I already put a rebuilt kit on both carbs from what I was told I looked it up they said that the only jet screw that needs to be set to a specific specs is the pilot jet which is underneath inside the bowl right below the main jet screw. and it still doesn't want to start it kind of takes over for a minute already adjusted the the pilot air screw that's on the outside of the car next to the throttle butterfly check the fuel to petcock I'm just lost man I could do all the work I got the manual for it I just need to know if any other Jets screw need to be set at a certain specs please help.

I spoke too soon, sorry.

how do you get the starter clutch to work?

The needles for floats come with screens on em and you took em off… get new ones or you will be doing this all the time

whu u dont start the bike?

Это Hitachi?

Look's like 2 stroke oil in those carb's didnt you say it was a 4 stroke?

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