How to boil carb

[blevinsbulldog]

Ok, i got my carb apart & would like to boil it to make sure it prfectly clean & would like some detailed instructions if possible. Ive googled & googled & cant find anything for this w/ details.

[airmobile101]

Well, I just soaked my stuff in carb cleaner for a good day, then stick it in a pot of boiling water for 15 min. Then take it outside and hit it with compressed air in every nook and cranny. Then I take Q-TIPS thru it with alcohol.

[blevinsbulldog]

so what all are you taking off?

[airmobile101]

Anything that can be removed. Jets, needle, needle seat, gaskets. Pretty much anything that I can remove.

[blevinsbulldog]

how in the world do you remove the needle jet & main air jet 2.

[airmobile101]

If you cant remove it, then chase it with lacing wire.;)

[blevinsbulldog]

Its just that i dont know how, but would like to. Also, you are putting the jets & needles in the carb cleaner & boiling them to, right?

[airmobile101]

Originally posted by blevinsbulldog
Its just that i dont know how, but would like to. Also, you are putting the jets & needles in the carb cleaner & boiling them to, right?
No, I strip that dang carb down to bare casting, and then I clean it. The jets I either replace or clean with pipe cleaners or lacing(safey)wire. All gaskets need to be removed. The boiling water pretty much loosens what ever the carb cleaner didn't loosen up. Then I shoot 95psi of compressed air into each passage on the carb. When I put it back together, I like to add a extreme tiny amount of "Blue" loctite on the idle and pilot jet screw.

[blevinsbulldog]

Thanks man! So do you happen to know how to remove the needle jet & main air jet 2? or at least thats what there called in the service manual.

[airmobile101]

Originally posted by blevinsbulldog
Thanks man! So do you happen to know how to remove the needle jet & main air jet 2? or at least thats what there called in the service manual.
Unless you have some off the wall carb. You screw the jets out with a flat head screwdriver and you use a wrench to unscrew the needle holder.

[blevinsbulldog]

no, its just a stock KFX 80 carb. ok I got all them ouy now but the "Main air jet 2" in the service manual it shows it w/ threads, but i dont see any slot for a screw driver though. any body know how to remove this one?

[LT80]

Small screwdriver.

[blevinsbulldog]

really? flat head? i shine a flashlight in there & i just cant see the slot.