Properly cleaning a carb?

[hondaATCman]

I'm going to let my 110 carb set in carb cleaner for about a week, and I need to know how to prepare it before it goes in. Do I leave everything in place and just take the bowl off or do I take the floats, jets, and all the screws out and drop them in with the rest of the carb? O yeah, carb cleaner is reusable isn't it? I've always used gas to clean my carbs, but this thing is really clogged up, so I'm gonna go ahead and buy the real stuff. I wanna ride in the snow with this thing!!

Thanks

[Dirtcrasher]

I found that soaking it in gas overnight and parts brushing the outside is a good start. Then I get about 2 cans of CRC or Gunout carb cleaner , I take off the bowl and remove all the jets (thats a must!!) and use a toothbrush and brass brush and compressed air and then get spotless - it takes a long time. Carb cleaner swells orings and rubber parts and eats plastic if it stays submerged in it for long - thats why I found the spray and my air compressor to work well. You have to get the airscrew out also because there is an oring in there that will be all dry rotted, and the screw sometimes get seized. You just have to spray it and let it set and try to turn it and spray and repeat - they snap off real easy!!

Good luck!

[brokdown]

I usually only soak mine if they've been sitting up for a while and are gummed up. I take the jets out, spray through them with some good carb cleaner that evaporates quick, then blow them out with a compressor. Get some pipe cleaners and run one through wherever you can other than the jets themselves. Spray carb cleaner through everywhere. Then take a q-tip in a drill and polish the seat for the float needle. And never get any kind of solvent on rubber or plastic parts.

[BigRedRunner]

Just get a gallon can of Gunk brand carb dip, drop it in for about 30 mins or so, pull it out, scrub the hard stuff with a tooth brush, and then rinse it off with water, and blow it dry. I'd do that multiple times before letting it soak for a week. :shock: I like the soak stuff better than the spray on for varnish and really nasty stuff. Make sure to use a kit because most of your gaskets are probably crumbled and wierd things will happen if you spring a leak.