Sunken Than Revived Carby Pics

[gazza2010au]

Hey guys

Does anyone have pictures they care to share of sunken carburetors that have been caked with salt and still revived and reused?

I am still up in the air about replacing my carbys but i want to try see some of the degrees you guys have pulled carbys back to life from the dead

 

[CReynoldsMIZ]

Hey guys

Does anyone have pictures they care to share of sunken carburetors that have been caked with salt and still revived and reused?

I am still up in the air about replacing my carbys but i want to try see some of the degrees you guys have pulled carbys back to life from the dead

there are a few guys on here like [MENTION=57920]racerxxx[/MENTION] who have pulled this off, but it is very rare and very hard to do. most people would say the consensus is to just buy a used set for around $100 shipped and rebuild them. Lets see a pic of yours...

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

The SBN46i's on my 951 were barely corroded (but full of trash) and I still had to increase the low speed jet 2 sizes to eliminate the lean hesitation. I didn't use acid though, acid is a harsh choice IMO but a phosphoric dip may have cleaned things up.

So good luck, but I suspect the money spent on carby parts would be better spent on new ones in this case.

 

[gazza2010au]

Here's a pic there is no corrosion just salt crystals and build up, the blue stuff is the salt remover i'm soaking the carb's in

 

[1of500]

Melt those for scrap

 

[gazza2010au]

I'm going to attempt to revive the carby i plan on buying a reverse drill bit to drill out the head of those two JIS screws i am hopping the reverse drill bit heats up the screw and winds it out otherwise just removing the head they should unscrew, the smaller screw that holds the rod in place also snapped so i will drill that out using a bench drill

i will than go buy a dremel or rotary tool and use the wire brush to clean it all up

 

[CReynoldsMIZ]

not worth it man. guarantee all that corrosion is all through the passage ways. just because you clean the top doesn't mean it will do anything. scrap and buy used ones. im sure someone here has a set to sell cheap. I sold a set a year ago for $80 shipped

 

[benjilafouine]

I think you are losing your time. I see major corrosion in there and I even believe something is cracked in the middle. If you attempt to rebuild it, I believe it will not function well.

Benji.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

List them for sale on a Yamaha forum, trash for cash.

 

[96spxpos]

ok, just to give you an idea....
look at both sets of these... if condition is anything, then me of all people would not put that carb on my ski, and I've put some pretty $h!tty carbs on mine..

The first set, these REALLY nasty ones were KNOWN as good, running carbs...about 15-20 ride hours after this pic, I lost/roasted a piston/bearing...NOT saying the carb did it, but doesn't mean it didn't do it.
keep in mind, even AFTER rebuilding them with genuine mikuni kits and parts, I STILL always had a hard start issue when warm.

This second set, looks a lot better than the first, but again, had some buildup/corrosion internally and externally, and the ski had a bunch of carb issues that took 2 years to chase down...
So, I'd heed the others' advice, scrap it, get a GOOD, SOLID used carb that is COMPLETE, give it a good cleaning and tune it to spec...

if you run that carb and get stuck out on the water with a roasted/toasted piston, you'll be smashing your head on the handlebar pad.

NOT worth it.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

last time I had a crusty set like that (97 gtx) I left them in the bottom of the hull for the trip to the landfill...

 

[RodInEscondido]

Here's a pic there is no corrosion just salt crystals and build up, the blue stuff is the salt remover i'm soaking the carb's in

Hey mate!! No intent to be insulting here, just teasing a bit ...

Been there and know your brew is pretty good, but must have had a bunch of them to all of a sudden think this was a good idea!

I been known to have some pretty good (?) ideas after a few brews, ideas that did not work out when sanity returned.

Trash them or set them on the shelf to look at

Good luck with your NEW carb(s)

 

[gazza2010au]

After 5 days soaking this is what it looks like now, i'm going to continue the soaking i have cash now to buy another set of carby's but only barely because i need to channel some coin in to my GP1200R before the crank rust...

so here it is it has basically been soaking in the salt removal solution for i donno maybe 7-10 days looks like it may need a 30 day soak

 

[gazza2010au]

Just realized the rear carb is good no salt but throttle is seized, front carb is caked with salt but throttle works, ican never get a break with these things!

 

[mikidymac]

Keep in mind that it isn't just the salt. The corrosion actually eats away the aluminum so even if you dissolve the corrosion and salt the passages probably will not be the same size and shape to meter the fuel correctly. Especially when you get into the bypass passages and HS and LS needle seats.
I am all about saving parts and some cash but these carbs are almost always toast once the bad corrosion takes over.