Recent content by J-Rod

Success!!! Boiled water, penetrating oil, vinegar, little easy twisting, and I'm back on track! The weather is to nice to be on the sideline!

Fellas, Got a replacement carb but the choke is stuck all the way in. In fact, the small brackets that connect the bar to the "piston" action was bent indicating it was forcefully out that way. I took off the "pistons" retaining nut exposing them. But cannot as easily pull out. I've got the old...

The guy only wants $50. I hope it's the right one?

Sounds like it's going to be the worst case scenario. I'm looking at carbs on ebay. Will the '82 work in an '80?

Let me get home and pull it apart first to see what damage may have been done to the jets. I bet it got all up in there. For future reference: SIMPLE GREEN only!!!! or gas...

I wonder if the Purple stuff chewed up any of the other carb components made of the same material? If it's all ruined I may need an entire carb rebuild kit? Any thoughts?

Those are the ones that fit the '80 xs400? I'll take them. Let me try to get into my paypal account. Can you message me your details for payment?

Fellas, I soaked the card in simple green and had wonderful results! Now, after using some "purple power" stuff from Walmart I've had a nasty white substance collected in every nook and cranny. Worst yet, the carb needs went from a shimmering gold to black. They are now quite rough, and I'm...

Thanks!

The post broke with no hope of welding on a nut. I tried to drill a pilot with a drimel and the use a screw extractor but that didn't work. The pilot never really got going. Now it's super bored out. I have no idea what to do, besides start going through the carb and pray for a solution.