Motorcycle Chemical Carb Cleaning, Better Than Ultrasonic - Basically Magic :) VLOG-18

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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  • @TheWanderingGeezer
    @TheWanderingGeezer 4 года назад +3

    The most informative motorcycle repair channel on RUclips! Thank you.

  • @kamsmag
    @kamsmag 5 лет назад +25

    Wish you could tell us what you use to clean the carbs. I thought this is an instructional/knowledge sharing channel. Amazing results with your carb cleaner...

    • @derekgee4223
      @derekgee4223 4 года назад +1

      Second that

    • @kamsmag
      @kamsmag 4 года назад +4

      It’s Yamalube Combustion Chamber Cleaner

    • @derekgee4223
      @derekgee4223 4 года назад

      Kamil Smagorzewski , thank you

    • @r.joseph8911
      @r.joseph8911 Год назад

      @@kamsmag 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @duckflynn3849
      @duckflynn3849 Год назад +4

      its lysol toilet bowl cleaner contains 9.5% hydrochloric acid which is a purer form of muratic acid I've been using this stuff for years to clean carburetors for years not super secret sauce.. this is a great rust remover for metal gas tanks as well..

  • @kaleemmajid2707
    @kaleemmajid2707 4 года назад +4

    Fantastic, it's great to see you working in such a professional way. Wish all mechanics worked in this way. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It gives people like me with no clue how things work, some idea of what you guys do💯👌😎👊

  • @matthewlindgren9126
    @matthewlindgren9126 5 лет назад +3

    This guy is great, gave me great advice on my ZZR1200!! Big shout out

  • @herbertsaylor8912
    @herbertsaylor8912 Месяц назад +1

    I saw your video about ultrasonic cleaners for carburetor cleaning and you answered the very question I had; how does it get inside the passages. In one of your other videos you referenced that you use a substance from another industry to clean your carbs but declined to reveal what it was. I thought you might reveal it in this video, but you didn't. My question is, if you can't tell us what you're using to clean carbs, what over the counter cleaner would give us the best results? I'm considering using Chevron Techron as my cleaning solution for 2 reasons. 1. It has PEA in the formula which is supposed to be good for removing deposits, and 2. Jaguar specified adding a bottle at oil change when I worked at a Jaguar dealer. I considered that a pretty good endorsement. If you have a better recommendation, I woulddvalue your advice. If not, I understand, with today's climate of wanting to bring legal action for just about anything. In any case, I really value your videos. I just brought home a 2005 Yamaha YZF600R with 4300 miles, absolute creampuff, but runs terrible. Previous owner stated carbs had been cleaned, but after watching your channel, I suspect they weren't done properly, and I am looking forward to opening them up, now that I know what to look for from watching your channel. Thanks for your time and effort!

    • @cosinus_square
      @cosinus_square 17 дней назад

      I've had great success cleaning carbs in ethylene glycol based antifreeze, neat, in an ultrasonic cleaner.
      Cheap and readily available. I leave out anything that's not metal, aluminium or brass, not sure if antifreeze is bad for them but, usually, the rubber/plastic is old/brittle so not taking a chance, especially if no longer available to replace.

  • @Arachnoid_of_the_underverse
    @Arachnoid_of_the_underverse 5 лет назад +2

    Great rebuild that on the carbs with lots of small pieces and it came up very clean compared to the gunk you started with.

  • @deangdmppajj4692
    @deangdmppajj4692 5 месяцев назад

    My go to carb cleaner is a good long soak in brake fluid, I find it works great for shifting petrol gum from body's and jets

  • @MrOutOfTheVoid
    @MrOutOfTheVoid 5 лет назад +1

    Life/Work balance is often hard to get to even out so great to see a video from you.

  • @Dxkzo
    @Dxkzo Месяц назад

    The bit about eye wash got me laughing so much, Recently purchased a very poor runner 1999 R1 in the process of cleaning the carbs had to make a dash in side for the kitchen sink a few times, Not fun 😂

  • @timselbie3419
    @timselbie3419 5 лет назад +1

    Good to hear from the surgeon again.

  • @BULTAC0
    @BULTAC0 2 года назад

    I don’t blame you for not wanting to ride it. That Yamaha sounded a lot like my one owner GSX1400 K2 when i had the standard cans on it. Hardest carbs I’ve dealt with were on the gen1 GSXR1100 in terms of removal / install, especially if the intake and airbox boots have gone hard. I tend to bench test carbs to check needle / seat function before installing the rack. Anyways, now going to watch the Slack Bird

  • @fauveothon3068
    @fauveothon3068 5 лет назад

    You're always the best! Still big thank you for the ABS removal on my GS... I'm probably a teeny tiny part of the reason why you've been so busy this summer 😃 Thanks Jim!

  • @jafo4u508
    @jafo4u508 4 месяца назад +1

    I think it would be funnier if you replace the F Bomb with Muck it up, your cousins from across the pond love it when you Brits say this. 😂 Just a thought, my kids love your videos also.

  • @gerardfenn3988
    @gerardfenn3988 Год назад

    Good Job!! You sure know your stuff. Just learned a little today and that makes it a good day. Have a G'Day Jim.

  • @mt1885
    @mt1885 5 лет назад +1

    *Yamaha Combustion Chamber Cleaner would give it a go make sure you don't leave any o-rings and/or seals*

    • @kamsmag
      @kamsmag 5 лет назад

      Aris Torm Now’ve said it I see a lot of people use it for carb cleaning with great results. Only trouble, I do not see this stuff available in the UK...

    • @steviewylie5267
      @steviewylie5267 5 месяцев назад

      Are you sure I seen it on ebay I think.

  • @duckflynn3849
    @duckflynn3849 Год назад +1

    Sure looks like lysol toilet bowl cleaner to me !! it contains 9.5% hydrochloric acid which is a purer form of muratic acid I've been using this stuff for years to clean carburetors for years not super secret sauce.. this is a great rust remover for metal gas tanks as well..

  • @taswr
    @taswr 5 лет назад +1

    Great video Jim, I hate working on carbs🤣
    Hope you get more time for more vids, they are the only bike vids worth watching.👍🏻
    ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

  • @emma.isthislive4578
    @emma.isthislive4578 5 лет назад

    Welcome Back. Always look forward to your content, please be aware how much I enjoy the thoughtful, methodical and clean approach that you take to your work. I'd be happy to have you work on my bike. Thank You.

  • @James_Sovereign
    @James_Sovereign 4 года назад +3

    8:23 Say hello to ethanol fuel. Nasty nasty stuff.

  • @volvogt21
    @volvogt21 5 лет назад +1

    First view of your channel mate. Very impressed. Subscribed. 541 more subscribers till 10k. Well done

  • @hassejohansson3617
    @hassejohansson3617 5 лет назад +1

    Hi man can you tell what the carb cleaner is. Seems to be good stuff. Regards from Sweden.

  • @James_Sovereign
    @James_Sovereign 4 года назад

    Combustion Chamber Cleaner for the win! Looks like SeaFoam from the top of the can ;)

  • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
    @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +1

    Links should work now, Benji saw your comments and fix them for me, Thanks Benji :)

  • @buncobooth
    @buncobooth 5 лет назад +2

    Sounds like a GS on tickover :)

  • @AutismusPrime69
    @AutismusPrime69 Год назад

    I never reuse old rubbers. Always slip a new one on

  • @stephenmcqueen4029
    @stephenmcqueen4029 5 лет назад +1

    Neither is the link to merch

  • @lentilsouper
    @lentilsouper 5 лет назад +2

    No swearing please Jim my kids watch these with me on the TV! :D another great video thanks

  • @minkyandbear
    @minkyandbear 5 лет назад +1

    Fascinating and amusing video even though sidecar outfits are the very work of the devil! BTW Jim I own a bike that you bought back to life for its previous owner in 2016 and the bike still runs sweet as a nut.

  • @virtuosomuso
    @virtuosomuso 9 месяцев назад +1

    does it not matter that you have mixed all the jets and needles up

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  9 месяцев назад +1

      No, it's not an issue. Sometimes, different cylinders have different size main jets, but apart from that, everything is interchangeable.

    • @virtuosomuso
      @virtuosomuso 9 месяцев назад

      @@SuperbikeSurgeryTV thanks for the info ,I was always told never to mix them up

  • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
    @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад

    Thanks for the heads up on the links not working guys...

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад

      BENJI: Just fixed it Jim :-)

    • @kamsmag
      @kamsmag 5 лет назад +1

      Very good job! So what is the carb cleaner you use. I am about to do the same on an xjr 1300. Thanks

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +1

      @@kamsmag Unicorn Piss and ground up hens teeth :) Sorry Dude is a closely guarded secret.

    • @mt1885
      @mt1885 5 лет назад

      @@kamsmag *Yamaha Combustion Chamber Cleaner seen it on another*

  • @crossmisterj
    @crossmisterj Год назад +1

    Just out of interest, How much did this cost the customer?

  • @stephenmcqueen4029
    @stephenmcqueen4029 5 лет назад +1

    Patreon links not working mate

  • @memybikeni9931
    @memybikeni9931 5 лет назад +1

    Why is it bad to poke jet cleaners down jets ? Surely can’t enbiggen the holes ?

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад

      Yes its very possible to change the way a jet flows fuel by sticking something down it, they are far more sensitive to very small changes than you would think. Back in my racing days (when bikes had carbs) you could get two so called identical jets and they would flow differently. Its also quite easy to snap off such a small spiky thing down inside the jet!

    • @memybikeni9931
      @memybikeni9931 5 лет назад

      Interesting. My bike is a 2002 CB500 so carbs still a thing for me, but never tried to clean them, I’ll leave it to the professionals.

    • @mt1885
      @mt1885 5 лет назад

      *K & L carb cleaner kit you an find it online have used one for years* BE careful not to enlarge the pilot jet size using it.

  • @gunz5628
    @gunz5628 11 месяцев назад

    great video, but does any1 know what the carb cleaner is, didn't hear it mentioned, cheeeeeer's

  • @Dahoon
    @Dahoon 5 лет назад +1

    It's magic!

  • @jimallen199
    @jimallen199 5 лет назад

    Great to see you back, nice looking outfit.

  • @kevinchamberlain7928
    @kevinchamberlain7928 2 года назад

    I used phosphoric acid on an old Lambretta carb and it stripped absolutely everything off it but left it with a kind of brand new but matt finish. Now I have a 1998 barn-find CBR900RR Fireblade which is varnished/gummed to fuck. I intend using the old phosphoric trick again, anyone got anything to add?

  • @desmondburnett9152
    @desmondburnett9152 Год назад +1

    9:02……..main jets are not the same on all four carbs.

  • @jonwarrilow2023
    @jonwarrilow2023 Год назад

    Can you tell me what you use to clean the carbs or do you sell it as I'd happily buy some from you.

  • @TheMostDangerousWayPossible
    @TheMostDangerousWayPossible Год назад

    I frequently rechooch em myself. LOL

  • @paoloortega7408
    @paoloortega7408 Год назад

    did you just soak them in carb cleaner?

  • @danielwoodhouse1870
    @danielwoodhouse1870 5 лет назад

    I really enjoyed that thanks...

  • @timothylewis2709
    @timothylewis2709 7 месяцев назад +1

    Just like a good read, can’t stop watching, your Tourette’s is equal to my own.
    Do you share your chemistry on Patreon ?

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  7 месяцев назад

      Sorry I don't, I get it made by a chemist friend. Even I'm not 100% sure.

    • @timothylewis2709
      @timothylewis2709 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@SuperbikeSurgeryTV I’ve used Berrymans carb cleaner with good results but the nuke formula you use look’s amazing!

  • @zzzpip
    @zzzpip 5 лет назад

    hi, great video.what do you use to do a carb balance.

  • @mikeford5106
    @mikeford5106 2 года назад +1

    Supposed to be an instruction ..... what are the chems used ???

  • @bhartwigutube
    @bhartwigutube 5 лет назад +2

    So what is the magic cleaner??

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +1

      Ground unicorn horn mixed with fairies piss :)

    • @mt1885
      @mt1885 5 лет назад

      *Yamaha Combustion Chamber Cleaner*

    • @UpInSmoke54
      @UpInSmoke54 5 лет назад +1

      @@mt1885 I've been using combustion chamber cleaner for years and it works great for carbs!

    • @bhartwigutube
      @bhartwigutube 5 лет назад +1

      @@mt1885 Thanks @Aris Torm. Greatly appreciate it!

    • @cbrf4r579
      @cbrf4r579 Год назад

      @@SuperbikeSurgeryTV could it be Firearms gun cleaner

  • @vladimirskitchen1820
    @vladimirskitchen1820 4 года назад

    Would your magic unicorn horn carb jet cleaner actually be rust converter?

  • @russelldavis7108
    @russelldavis7108 5 лет назад +1

    Great !

  • @stevensmi1167
    @stevensmi1167 26 дней назад

    Ooh old stale fuel I could smell that from here haha 😜

  • @losttheplot1748
    @losttheplot1748 5 лет назад

    That bikes carbs looks a lot worse that 5 years standing to me. Is it typical for you to spend a full day on one bike?

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +1

      It really depends on the job, obviously some jobs take a lot longer than others. I Try and work my diary so I have all the short jobs in on the same day and just have a day of driving about.

  • @vladimirskitchen1820
    @vladimirskitchen1820 5 лет назад

    At a guess, I would say you're using something with some phosphoric acid content?

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад

      I do believe that ground unicorn horn has a high phosphoric acid content so you could be on to something.

    • @James_Sovereign
      @James_Sovereign 4 года назад +1

      @@SuperbikeSurgeryTV wild albino unicorn? Or farmed unicorn? I find the farmed stuff just doesn't get the job done nearly as good, even if it is less than half the price!

  • @steviewylie5267
    @steviewylie5267 5 месяцев назад

    Also heard it was wild hairy haggis urine it must be the wild one.

  • @artyberkhoff8878
    @artyberkhoff8878 3 года назад

    I would have at least looked in the tank to see what the gas looked like.

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  3 года назад

      Just because it wasn't on camera doesn't mean it didn't happen! The first thing the customer did to try and get it started himself was to deal with the old fuel and the tank.

  • @martynflynn8368
    @martynflynn8368 3 года назад +1

    Wow, a youtuber who is so grateful to his subs and patreons (who appear to be giving him money for nothing) that he refuses to tell the inquisitive what brand of unicorn piss he use's, nice.

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  3 года назад +1

      Haha...money for nothing, that's a good one 🤣. Nobody on RUclips with less than 100k subs is making a penny of profit. Unfortunately good content doesn't magically make itself. It requires hard work and experience, equipment etc. Not to mention hours and hours of unpaid labour. My Patreons know the truth about the Carb cleaner, you're obviously not one of them.

  • @ratty5001
    @ratty5001 5 лет назад +1

    Wonder how you remember which needle belongs to which jet. They sure have worn inniger time. Interchanging then would make it “uneasy” to sync the carbs. you wind up installing all new hardware anyway.

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +4

      Needles are fine to be mixed up. The small differences in wear are irrelevant to carb balancing. The needles play no part in mixture control until the throttle has started to open. I've never seen carbs with needles that are worn so differently to each other that they can't be mixed up. Some bike have different jet sizes for the inner and outer cylinders so you need to be aware of that.

    • @cbrf4r579
      @cbrf4r579 Год назад

      ​​@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV Hi, is it best to sync carb's at 1300rpm or 3000rpm, and if the outer carb's are jetted smaller than the inner do you have to sync the outer carb's lower then the inner carb's with them been different sizes, or just sync them all the same.. Thanks

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  Год назад +1

      @CBR F4R Balance the carbs at idle. The moment you start to open the throttle, the synchronisation of the carbs becomes completely irrelevant. Jet size has nothing to do with balance 👍

    • @cbrf4r579
      @cbrf4r579 Год назад

      @@SuperbikeSurgeryTV Thanks for you advise much appreciated it, been scratching my head all week thinking what I should do.. Thanks

  • @mcycle24
    @mcycle24 5 лет назад +2

    All that work could of been avoided, All they had to was use the float bowl drain screws to empty the carbs of fuel before storage.

    • @SuperbikeSurgeryTV
      @SuperbikeSurgeryTV  5 лет назад +3

      I Agree, in my experience most people can't be bothered to even check tyre pressures, so draining carbs definitely isn't going to happen! Keeps me in work though so I'm not complaining :)

  • @steveboz5641
    @steveboz5641 4 года назад +4

    Just to save people some time wasted, he doesnt tell you what he uses. Just another carb assembly video.

  • @stephenmcqueen4029
    @stephenmcqueen4029 5 лет назад +2

    The cracks in the rubbers are only cosmetic, they are really thick rubber.

    • @mt1885
      @mt1885 5 лет назад +2

      They are dry rotted and have to be replaced as you get air leaks and it idles erratically.

  • @cb400fhonda6
    @cb400fhonda6 2 года назад +1

    Bs