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hmmmnz
11th November 2009, 10:52
hey guys i need to get my stupidly complicated mikuni downdraft carbs cleaned
as they are well and truely blocked from sitting on the bike unused for 10 years,
does any one know if someone in wellington has a u.s. cleaner??

cheers

KiwiGs
11th November 2009, 10:59
If you can’t find anyone, or it costs an arm and a leg, you can take them apart and boil the bodies, jets and needles etc in a big pot of water with a bit of lemon juice......

hmmmnz
11th November 2009, 11:03
lol, thats my kinda style, ill do that if i cant find anything,
cheers

avgas
11th November 2009, 11:14
http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=YH5406

Henk
11th November 2009, 16:58
Most clockmakers and jewelers will have one. Of course they may not be that thrilled at the prospect of you dumping grubby great lumps of filthy alloy into their toys.

Motu
11th November 2009, 17:55
A garage that does injector cleaning will have one - but having had one myself,I know it won't get things as clean as you are expecting.

Hitcher
11th November 2009, 19:55
How big is the biggest part? Your friendly neighbourhood optometrist will have an ultrasound cleaner.

hmmmnz
11th November 2009, 23:39
How big is the biggest part? Your friendly neighbourhood optometrist will have an ultrasound cleaner.
the biggest part is the whole carb body,
the problem being is that they are down draft carbs with accelerator pumps,
the top comes off the carbs allowing access to the float bowls, but there are so many little passageways that its impossible to clean them
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probably the most over complicated carb setup ive seen thats for sure :D

The Pastor
12th November 2009, 15:09
Do you have an air compressor? maybe try the soda blasting idea