In the process of doing exactly that right now. Thanks! On Monday, April 18, 2016 at 7:51:03 PM UTC-5, Joey wrote: > > All, > In the grand scope of generalities - if you've got issues with the > bike idling but runs ok - you must understand there are three sets of jets > in most Honda carbs - an idle jet, mid, and high range jet. In general the > idle jets are the ones that will clog up with junk, resulting in exactly > what you're describing. > Although we're all great fans of Seafoam (The Cure-All!) Seafoam only > helps when you have something for it to run through - if the jet is clogged > solid, as these would indicate, the only option is to tear the carbs off > the bike and clean them. > Although I have not used it myself, a 50/50 dilution of Pine-Sol and > water has been rumored to clean carbs in the past. There are many other > methods including commercial cleaners. I know of some older school bike > shops that will charge you very little if you bring in the carbs yourself > and leave them to soak in the tank for a few days. > I'm afraid guys - that you're in for some cleaning - no matter how > you do it! > -Joey > > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 4:07 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Sounds like I have a similar problem on my 85 CB560SC NH. I'm pretty >> confident the carbs are good but am wondering about the air leaks >> mentioned. Could leaks at the airbox have that much of an effect? Thanks! >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:03:06 PM UTC-5, Tom La Fleur wrote: >>> >>> Hey guys, im sure you are sick of my questions by now but I got the >>> leaky carb situation fixed. Now my issue is i cant keep it running. I moved >>> the high altitude screws since im up at 9600 ft. I cant start it with the >>> choke on and since i moved the high altitude screws i can now give it gas. >>> While giving it gas I can take the choke off. It dies out when I try to let >>> it idle. Any help would be great. I m excited I got it to this point as >>> this is my first "on my own" project. 1991 NH 750. - Tom >>> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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