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How big of a job is a carb rebuild?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stevej&#039;s wing" data-source="post: 75889" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>They are really not as hard as everyone makes it sound. But I agree with Dan sometimes you do not need to do a complete tear down and rebuild.</p><p>This last carb rebuild I did I just took the fuel bowls off and the upper sliders and cleaned the bowls and sliders and changed bowl gasket, needle and seat and it worked good.</p><p>Biggest thing is check the condition of the rubber, like accelerator pump and idle valve.</p><p>They sometimes get old and hard over years and stop working, and also the gas we use here in California has lots of alcohol in it, "summer blend."</p><p>That is a real problem with rubber in your fuel system, (stupid carb and there regs)!!</p><p>Take your fuel bowls off first and check to see what if any junk is in the bowl.</p><p>Also if you do just a partial rebuild like bowl gaskets and needle and seat you should very carefully blow out air passages and jets.</p><p>Under the sliders they have air passages that should be sprayed with carb clean and blown out, same with jets in your fuel bowl area, that and transfer tubes between each carb.</p><p>Oh and look at your air fuel mixture screws, they should be taken out and the passage cleaned and the little orings replaced.</p><p></p><p></p><p>(Sure wish you had a spell checker on this editor.) My spell checker wife is not here and I am on my own to check my spelling! :help:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stevej's wing, post: 75889, member: 2189"] They are really not as hard as everyone makes it sound. But I agree with Dan sometimes you do not need to do a complete tear down and rebuild. This last carb rebuild I did I just took the fuel bowls off and the upper sliders and cleaned the bowls and sliders and changed bowl gasket, needle and seat and it worked good. Biggest thing is check the condition of the rubber, like accelerator pump and idle valve. They sometimes get old and hard over years and stop working, and also the gas we use here in California has lots of alcohol in it, "summer blend." That is a real problem with rubber in your fuel system, (stupid carb and there regs)!! Take your fuel bowls off first and check to see what if any junk is in the bowl. Also if you do just a partial rebuild like bowl gaskets and needle and seat you should very carefully blow out air passages and jets. Under the sliders they have air passages that should be sprayed with carb clean and blown out, same with jets in your fuel bowl area, that and transfer tubes between each carb. Oh and look at your air fuel mixture screws, they should be taken out and the passage cleaned and the little orings replaced. (Sure wish you had a spell checker on this editor.) My spell checker wife is not here and I am on my own to check my spelling! :help: [/QUOTE]
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