Norweigen from Minnesota!

chief771 · Feb 17, 2013

Hi everybody. Just got signed up and am looking forward to using this site to get my gl1000 on the road. I bought my 1978 1000 as a project bike in boxes. the engine and the mechanicals were still on the bike but lots of other stuff taken off. I just got my carbs off and am in the process of cleaning them. What a mess. 10 year old gas is tough to get out. With lots of patience and time, I am gradually getting them cleaned. things look pretty good past the bowls. a few clogged jets. once I have it torn down enough, I am going to boil them in lemon juice. from what I have read, lots of guys swear by it. then carb cleaner and lots of compressed air. I will try to post some pics soon. Thanks for having me and I look forward to using this site and meeting some of the members. :salute:

MarkB · Feb 17, 2013

Welcome from SoCal!

Mark

slabghost · Feb 17, 2013

Welcome to the fun. I've read the lemon juice procedure but it is acidic and stinks bad. I prefer to soak my carbs in automatic trans mission fluid. Messy but not harming anything.

Steve83 · Feb 17, 2013

Welcome from another Southern Californian! Best of luck with those carbs! My '83 had 10 year-old gas in it, and green goo in the carbs, but they cleaned up nicely.

Keep us posted on your project...