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Af226 - your carbs; Before-After :)

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  1. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    hey af226, better take your heart pill--

    1980 xj650 carbs:

    Before: ( complete with stripped jets hardened and shrunken seals, a broken Float tower, a seized and stripped mixture screw threading, a badly rusted and seized float/pin/valve assembly and another bent float , mangled jets from some previous owner, seized bowl drain screws, paint, some non-original hardware, etc.... whew! I had my work cut out for me on this one. BTW, this is the rack that has the 1980 body that I showed in the "eeeewww.... " forum....

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    I'll post the "after" pics tomorrow morning when my iPad is charged up again. I'm going lock the thread until then, too-- I'll unlock it after the pics are up....
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    It took a lot, but I really enjoy seeing a really rough set turn out so nice again:)

    DaveF
     
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    only 4 mounting screws each on the 2 brackets. is this typical of the 1980 carbs?
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Very interesting . . .
     
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    They look awesome compared to the scary sets that were sent in.....lol
     
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    kerriskandiesinc Active Member

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    They look..almost like new!

    Are you ultrasonic-ing them??
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Nope
     
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    kerriskandiesinc Active Member

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    Good old fashioned carb cleaner, carbon tetrachloride....is that even legal anymore?...or just gallons of petrol and a toothbrush!! ;)
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    That's the dry-cleaning stuff, isn't it?
     
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    kerriskandiesinc Active Member

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    Yup, or some derivative.....always got the 'coke' out of two strokes on a 'de-coke'....!!
     
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