Cleanin' carbs, jammin to some Weezer

Ok ok - so I haven't posted in a while. Been busy at work and tired when I got home. It's been raining for the past week or so and it's really been a bummer except for the fact my lawn looks pretty good.

Rain is still in the forecast for the next few days and since the Bandit hasn't been idling right I figure it'd be a perfect time to clean out the carbs. It doesn't take much to clog up a pilot jet with an opening smaller than that of a sewing needle.

Disassembly:
-Removed tank cover, fuel switch handle, and disconnected fuel and vacuum lines.

-Removed seat, unbolted gas tank, and removed K&N air filters from carbs

-I pulled off the plastic side panels from the side of the tank and the FRICKIN part I had glued up came apart. **MUTHA FU$#&ER!!! Well crap - I guess I'm all in now!

-Disconnected the throttle & choke cables and after loosening 4 clamps - the carbs are free.

Hmm.. fuel is still in these. Usually I just dump this outside in the dirt, but with all the flowers the wife has been planting that didn't sound like such a good idea. I was able to empty most of the gas right into the lawn mower...nice.

Flipped the carbs over and pulled off the first float bowl. Hmm - surprisingly clean inside.. always a good thing.



I removed the first main jet and I could see it had a little build up.. but it came right out by just knocking it against the bench. First pilot jet was a little gunked up, but nothing a little carb cleaner and an air compressor can't handle. The opening is so small it's tough to tell if it's clogged at all - usually either you can see a little pinhole of light or you see nothing (which isn't good).

Got to the second carb and sure enough that pilot jet was completely closed up. Yup - that'll definitely cause an idling issue.

Moved onto the other carbs and had slight build up mostly in the pilot jets but all are now perfect. The bike should run much smoother and idle great without having to mess with the idle adjustment.

Before I button it back up I want to lube the throttle and choke cables, which I've never done. This is something that'd be more of an issue if the bike sat outside and routinely was exposed to moisture and then dried. Being stored in a garage helps tremendously.

** so now the damn plastic panel is broken again. Two points are broken and it has some scuffs from removing the tank in the past in a rush. I can't believe I actually got the thumbs-up from the wife to order a new part! She's like, "well, the part is broken and you tried to fix it - it's fine to get a new one."

"hey you know the rims on my Lexus are broken too, can I get new rims too??"

"Nice try... but no."

Oh well - it was worth a shot.

I guess pimpin out the LS will have to wait...