Use some light oil(Seafoam, MMO, etc.) on the carb boots and let it soak in, that seems to help soften the rubber, I use ratchet straps to help pull the carbs back in the boots, and to get the airbox back on, a small pry bar also helps. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Docpepson <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 07:30:15 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Long time lurker, first post (high idle problems) Thanks for the responses guys. I really appreciate the consensus. I just wanted to make absolutely sure that I needed to pull the carbs (which I really didn't want to do). I'm sure the last time was a real bear simply because it had been so long since they had been removed - so this time shouldn't be as hard. When my uncle painted the bike, he sprayed the hell out of the tank - including the petcock & I noticed some inside the tank. My theory is that the paint that got in the tank has dissolved in the gas and is now in the carbs, which is what's clogging them up. On Apr 6, 4:39 am, "Pastor Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the carbs are clogged too! > Ron > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allen Thomas > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 6:39 PM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Long time lurker, first post (high idle > problems) > > +1 certainly they need removal and inspection. > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > I definitely think you have clogged carbs. > > http://www.ccontario.com/images/Paul_June2012.png > Paul LeBoutillierwww.hondanighthawks.net<http://www.hondanighthawks.net/> > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Docpepson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've got an 82 750. I've had it for a little over a year, but haven't > been able to ride due to the neglect the poor thing had. I thought I > was done "fixing" things, as it was running well. It just needed > fresh rubber to be ready for the road. > > Today after installing a new rear tire, I thought I'd fire it up for > the first time of the year and maybe go for a little ride. I had > drained the bowls when I put it up for winter, so I had to crank it a > little bit before it fired, and it sure fired. Right up to 8k RPM, > and held! > > When I apply the choke it will drop 1k RPM. I have turned the idle > adjuster as far out as I can. I've checked the boots, for some reason > all of the screws were loose but I've fixed that now. I have also > sprayed brake cleaner on the boots everywhere while running to see if > the RPM increases - it doesn't :( > > I read that sometimes old gas can do this. My tank is full of a > mixture of 93 octane from December and Seafoam. I just picked up some > fresh gas and will try it out tomorrow. > > This is my first motorcycle, and I've learned a lot from the knowledge > of others. I'm mechanically inclined, but am still a complete n00b > when it comes to CV Carbs. I've torn them down and done the carb soak > on them (not completely torn down to avoid a bench re-sync). > > Any thoughts or ideas as to where I should look, what I should do? > I'm really clueless here. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> . > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> . > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > image001.png > 38KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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