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Offline vtrdaz

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Can anyone recommend a good petrol fuel system cleaner?
« on: March 23, 2010, 10:56:21 »
I'm trying to avoid removing and cleaning the carbs on one of my bikes due to a lumpy tickover - anyone recommend a fuel system cleaner??

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Re: Can anyone recommend a good petrol fuel system cleaner?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 11:00:35 »
Take the carbs off and do it properly.

Any solvent is strong enough to clean deposits from the carb (carb cleaner) as it passes through and into a running engine is going to wash oil off the bores of the cylinders and cause very fast wear to the rings / bores / pistons.

Do the job properly once and not cause long term damage by cutting corners.
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Re: Can anyone recommend a good petrol fuel system cleaner?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 18:23:21 »
have you had the carbs balanced? if not its quite likely that could be the problem

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Re: Can anyone recommend a good petrol fuel system cleaner?
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 19:54:05 »
You prob need them cleaned in an ultra sonic bath. I spent hours on mine, all types of carb cleaners etc.
Think it cost me £40 but got them back same day and after my hours of cleaning he said they were filthy  :twisted:
fitted, balanced and ran like a dream  ;)
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Re: Can anyone recommend a good petrol fuel system cleaner?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 11:50:28 »
Carbs have been balaced , but the tickover is still lumpy - looks like i may have to strip them after all.

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