We disconnected the fuel line after the pump and used a small funnel to fill the carbs. If the float needles are working there is no need to calculate how much to stick in, but you could collect the fuel you drain from the carbs and measure it.. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: surfswab <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:09:10 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb Cleaning Reading the instructions on the site, they apply to a bike equipped with a fuel pump, and they specify a certain volume of the stuff, and no more. So for a gravity-fed 750 some sort of auxiliary fuel supply apparatus would be need to be rigged. I'm wondering how you'd calculate the capacity of the NH fuel bowls to arrive at the "just enuf and no more" number. On Jan 10, 5:32 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Exactly > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:55:07 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb Cleaning > > So the soaking action is what gets the job done? Sorta like dipping > the carbs in Gunk, but without having to take the carbs off the bike > and dismantle them? > > I'm likin' the sound of that. > > On Jan 10, 8:29 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > This stuff you don't run in the bike. Just fill the fuel bowls, crank it > > over to pull some into the circuits, wait then drain. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 23:00:34 > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb Cleaning > > > Seafoam will do the same if you feed it directly to the carbs with the > > engine running instead of diluting it in the gas tank. > > > Makes the same gray-white cloud that spooks all the enviro-nazi > > neighbors, too. > > > Any concoction containing naptha (lighter fluid) and kerosene will > > have the same effect. Looks like the Yamaha product is cheaper, > > though. > > > On Jan 8, 4:20 pm, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Since this comes up so many times, I thought I'd share an experience > > > Javier and I had with his GL1200. I found this > > > linkhttp://www.goldwingworld.com/pages/Carb-cleaning-GL1000.htmandwe > > > gave it a try, while the bike actually ran worse afterward by the time > > > a tank full of gas went through it the carbs broke free and now the > > > bike as a ton of power when before it would almost stall when you took > > > off. Here is a link to the Yamaha carb cleaner PN ACC-CARBC-LE-NR, and > > > there is enough in a bottle to do at least a dozen > > > bikes.http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-ACC-CARBC-LE-NR.htmlYou > > > can't mix it in the fuel like seafoam because it will destroy rubber > > > parts but it really eats up the crud, when we emptied the fuel bowls > > > the liquid that came out looked like coffee. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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. -- 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.
