What is good carb dip solution?

Been having problems with my 1996 CBR 600 f3 running and idling. Carbs need a really good clean. I posted looking for a good carb mechanic in Austin. I did get some responses. However I had already conpletely disassembled the carbs and they are ready to be dipped. They only thing left in the bodies is the butterfly valves (Bc I couldn't get them apart) and the ends of the butterfly has some rubber gasket it on it

What is good chemical for soaking the body and parts in? I have used pinesol in years past on really gummed up dirt bike chains and parts.

Looking for a really good carb dip that won't annihilate the rubber on butterfly valves bar ends.

Thanks Todd

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Originally Posted by Todd Stranahan

Looking for a really good carb dip that won't annihilate the rubber on butterfly valves bar ends.

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I think that's a little bit of a contradiction in terms. Whatever dip is going to be worth using to dissolve the stuff you want is going to eat rubber too. What does it take to get the butterfly valves apart? I'd go that route, so that you could use something strong like Berryman B-12 and be sure that the bodies are clean afterwards.

Idle trouble could just be a pilot jet. Might just soak the jets, blow them out with air, and see if that takes care of it. For soaking I just use the Berryman Chem-dip you find at any parts store. Looks like a paint can and has a little basket inside. But I would never dip anything with rubber parts. Might just hit those with the spray can of cleaner and compressed air.

Yamalube carb dip. End of story.

Or bring them to a shop and be done with it. I do them myself by at this point I have years of experience. Unfortunately that is lol

Since they are already apart take out your fuel mixture screw, slow yet, main jet, emulsion tubes, needles, and diaphrams. Have an air compressor and able amounts of carb cleaner. A Dip never does anything magical except take off old old ****. But even after you will still have to clean them.

I have a full ultrasonic unit that will clean it all without damage.

seafoam does wonders as well.

Thanks for all the great info and offers for help. While calling around the local shops to see who had Yamalube carb dip in stock I found a shop willing to drop my stuff in their ultrasonic cleaner for 30!
Book it! I will be dropping it off Friday to pick up 2 hrs later clean as whistle.

Todd if that doesn't work, ship them to me and I will clean them set them, and send them back. I race a F3 now.

Harbor freight sells an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner (in 2 sizes, 1 has a heater too). They work great. If using water, the plastic and or rubber parts do fine.

we use yamalube carb dip in a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner. makes carbs look better than brand new. if you cant get the yamalube, you can use a little simple green, but dont let it soak as long.

I took the carbs over to Napalm motors friday morning and picked them up saturday about noon to have them dropped in the ultrasonic cleaner. Know I admit I have never used an ultrasonic cleaner but i was disappointed with the outcome. There was still a considerable carbon build up where biter fly valves are in contact with the body and there was still some residue in the bottom of the float bowls. I could partially wipe them both out with my finger not sure whats up with that.

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They don't look too too bad. I'd spray them and mount em up. Let us know how it goes.

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Originally Posted by Jesse Davis

...if you cant get the yamalube, you can use a little simple green, but dont let it soak as long.

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Do you mean if you can't get the Yamalube, then use water with a little bit of Simple Green?

Dustin problem is that is how they looked when I took them over there .. I don't have a pre tank pic. They really don't look that different. The only way I was sure they put in the tank is all my jets are discolored..

It was kinda weird when I looked them over I said, "the still have carbon build up in them and they are wet" he took them in the back blew them off. (I dropped them off fri morning 9am and he said they would be ready by noon. I picked them up the next day on sat at noon) and still really wet hmmmm. I could tell he felt bad about something and he just gave me a can of carb cleaner for free to use at home hmm again weird

Nevermind

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Originally Posted by Steven Smith

Do you mean if you can't get the Yamalube, then use water with a little bit of Simple Green?

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correct.

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Originally Posted by Todd Stranahan

I took the carbs over to Napalm motors .

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there's your problem.

First, hopefully you dont have carbon build up in your intake tract. Dirt and sediment yes, but not carbon.

Most carbs I have seen and or cleaned do not look like they were soda blasted or polished. But they work as promised.

Yeah if I just saw these pics and didn't know the story I would say that you need to clean the carbs. Good shops are getting harder to come by for sure.

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Originally Posted by Todd Stranahan

I took the carbs over to Napalm motors friday morning and picked them up saturday about noon to have them dropped in the ultrasonic cleaner. Know I admit I have never used an ultrasonic cleaner but i was disappointed with the outcome. There was still a considerable carbon build up where biter fly valves are in contact with the body and there was still some residue in the bottom of the float bowls. I could partially wipe them both out with my finger not sure whats up with that.

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Get you some Amsoil Power Foam, it will clean all that stuff up and more.

Ultrasonic cleaners are great and DO help. But they are not a complete substitute for some experience and competence and elbow grease and giving a rat's ***.

Agree with Roger, that ultrasonics do work, but I found I had to soak them multiple times and blow everything out with compressed air in between dips. One big drawback was how pissed the wife was for me putting carbs in her ultrasonic jewelry cleaner :nono:

Tell her to be happy she has Jewelry to be cleaned!. The methods may vary but if the end result is clean then its ok. Complete dis assembly, soaking in Berrymans carb dip and spraying them with carb cleaner and hi pressure air is my preferred method for cleaning, I have a walnut shell blaster for remove sediment etc. It takes a while and the end result is clean. Yo still have to remove the pilot adjusting screws and o rings and the jet to clean that passage no matter if ultrasonic of chemical.