Green Gasoline
Just thought I would share this experience: I have a little Honda off road cycle (XR80) that I use infrequently. I started it up about six months ago in Southern California, and it ran fine. I pu...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:Orcadrvr wrote:
I cleaned the carb for 24 hours in a carb cleaner solution, and now I am going to drain the tank, and try starting it again.
Simply soaking in a bucket of carb cleaner may not be adequate. Small engine carburetors have tiny passage for their idle/primary circuit that frequently get clogged. Disassembled and using a very fine stiff wire to "ream" out all passages is the only solution.
Don't just drain the tank. Remove it, add cleaner, slosh/shake well and dump. Repeat.
To really clean out the tank, toss in a handful of nuts and bolts along with the cleaner, and shake well. If there's anything stuck to the inside of the tank, it'll be gone.
