Hishman
XS400 Addict
Iv'e had alot of problems with my carbs since the day i bought my bike. It has never run off the choke. When i turn the choke off it dies. If i give it gas with the choke 1/3 out it backfires into the intake.
I've seen people say clean your carbs and then clean them etc. Well ive cleaned them about 6 times. Twice with carb cleaner once with works toilet bowl cleaner(more on that later) soked them overnight in vinigar then boiled them in it. I soked them in chem dip as well. These suckers a clean. I can squirt carb cleaner in the jets and have it spray out the three little holes and the idle needle. So i don't think that is the problem.
More about the works cleaner. I read somewhere that toilet cleaner worked. I soked my carbs in it for about 5 minutes. Bad idea, it ate away at them turned the metal a dark gray and now it appears to be corroding.
So hear is the problem i cant seem to figure out why it wont run off the choke at idle. What steps can i do to check other problems.
Im not sure if the carbs are ruined or not and i may just buy a set of new set
I've seen people say clean your carbs and then clean them etc. Well ive cleaned them about 6 times. Twice with carb cleaner once with works toilet bowl cleaner(more on that later) soked them overnight in vinigar then boiled them in it. I soked them in chem dip as well. These suckers a clean. I can squirt carb cleaner in the jets and have it spray out the three little holes and the idle needle. So i don't think that is the problem.
More about the works cleaner. I read somewhere that toilet cleaner worked. I soked my carbs in it for about 5 minutes. Bad idea, it ate away at them turned the metal a dark gray and now it appears to be corroding.
So hear is the problem i cant seem to figure out why it wont run off the choke at idle. What steps can i do to check other problems.
Im not sure if the carbs are ruined or not and i may just buy a set of new set