cleaning carbs

ANyone on here clean carbs on a 81xj650. I will pay ya to do mine!

 

There's a few, where are you located?

 

I do my own.....beats $150.00 or more for a 'shop' to do it.

 

Rockmart Ga.

 

I would like to do them myself but im unsure on how to do it.

 

Use the website search engine and find the "in the church of clean" thread. I'm also sure someone probably will post a link right to it.

dave

 

Dude. Print out the thread on "The church of clean", save yourself some money anddo them yourself. Trust me, it isn't hard to do, just take your time and do EXACTLY what the thread says. In the end you will save yourself some money and gain some knowledge and confidence on doing it yourself and you will tell yourself "It wasn't that bad" If you get stuck, we are always here to answer your questions. You can do it! Trust yourself and use the thread. You will be fine.

 

+1 Set yourself up a work station, stay organized, take pics of the rack, hose & cable routing for when you re-assemble...Len can set you up with the parts you'll need.

 

+1 as well on doing them yourself. Rebuilding these carbs is not difficult, but it is time consuming and meticulous. It is one of those jobs that attention to detail pays dividends. This is also something that you will have to do frequently with these old carbs and horrible gas we have nowadays, so learning to do them yourself will be rewarding for the skill and financially. Also read these and get a manual if you haven't already. The guys on this site are the most helpful and generous on any forum I have ever seen, if you get stuck just ask and you will get a plethora of replies.

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14692.html

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=36344.html

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2908.html

 

Reason I asked where you are:

We probably have a couple members close to you that would be willing to come over and help out. Might cost you a couple of beers though.

I'd help you out, but GA is a bit out of my way.

Carbs are not that hard to do if you are methodical and don't rush the job.

Also, get the proper tools and replace all the screws with allen heads.

This was my first set of carbs too, other than simple 2-stroke motocross bikes.