Here's a link to carb kits which will help in your endeavors, ebay 360143750827. I have done several sets of these and started with nothing but the manual and some tools. Start by clamping the carbs upside down in a vice and take the bowls off. Do it all gently and put all the parts from each carb in a different container. It looks just like the picture. Some carb cleaner spray and an air compressor will help greatly. Good luck.
On 3/31/09, Mike Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the encouragement! I have the shop manual and I certainly have > the tools. I might get the nerve to try it. Mike > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Snookfever <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> If you can operate hand tools and read you can do it yourself. I have >> the same bike in red. I could not find someone local that would work >> on it. So I bought a shop manual on line and did mine myself. I think >> you can get a shop manual on CD for as little as $15. I bought a hard >> copy for $50. The first trick is to move the air box back to remove >> the carbs. That requires removing items that are bolted to the air >> box. After that it is simply disassemble clean and reassemble. The >> next trick is removing the air screws and replacing them correctly if >> you take it that far. Dont lose the o rings on the air screws. You >> should also know if you separate the carbs there are o rings in the >> connecting fuel tubes thay may need to be replaced if you take it that >> far. You may want to buy new slow jets. They are only $5/each. What I >> learned from Dennis on this group is that the slow jet must be cleaned >> with a wire .0011 inch diameter. Not easy to find a wire exacty .0011 >> inch unless you are a fisherman and use wire leaders and own a >> micrometer. I had both so no problem for me. Might be easier just to >> replace them. After cleaning my bike hesitated at take off, but ran >> good otherwise. Once I cleaned the slow jets with a wire (thanks >> Dennis) it ran like new. While I had mine apart I painted the domes to >> match the bike and replaced the screws with SS allen screws. You might >> also want to add an in line fuel filter after you see all the rust >> particles in the bottom of the carbs. >> >> Good luck...you can do it! >> >> >> >> On Mar 31, 10:34 am, Mike Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I think it is time to have my carburetors rebuilt on my 84 700s. After >> > sitting most of the winter, the bike runs poorly. It runs great after >> it >> > gets going, but take off is bad, bad weak. What advice can you folks >> give >> > me? How much can I expect to pay? Should I try to do it myself? Can >> most >> > Honda dealers do this successfully? This community of nighthawk lovers >> has >> > been a true blessing to me and my old bike! Thank you all! >> > Mike Prince >> > Judsonia, Arkansas >> > >> >> > IMG_1917.JPG >> > 1632KViewDownload >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
