Paul, If it's been running fine, don't panic. That sludge may just be an air filter that needs changing. Do you know how many miles since the last filter was put in?
Dan On Apr 14, 1:58 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > got working on the bike this weekend and noticed the black box which houses > the air filter has a crack across it and the seams were kind of open i took > out the air filter and noticed a brown gooey sludge like substance which must > have come from down the carbs probably with some back draft or other from the > leaky air box i sealed the whole thing up but i feel a carb cleaning session > coming on what are the pit falls re carb cleaning i mean the thing comes > apart and goes back together exactly the same way with no adjustments as the > bike is generally running fine just the sludge has me a bit freaked any > sugestions i was using mix i go a seafoam type i got my hands on over here. > oh how long would it take to do the carbs properly ? oh the other question is > what about fuel airlocks when u put the thing back together an refit it is > thsi a problem as the manual has some kind of vacum pump which i dont have is > there an other way around this? > paul in ireland -- 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.
