Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

As I stated above the carbs were not ruined,nor did I say they came off a bike.This was long time ago,and carbs that came off different vehicles,mostly Quadrajet Chev's.
Enough said!

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

You posted this before about your carburetors:

"I have in the past ruined good carbs by doing what you recommend..."

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

Stop trying to pick a fight with Blaine - he's not that kind of member

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

Duosport.............give it up. You have strayed away from the topic at hand and seem to to itching for a scrap. Take a break will ya.

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

Wow things can get hot quick here. Well I went down to the local parts store and purchased some carb cleaner that is used for rebuilding. I soaked all the parts for 30 minutes and commenced to reassembling the carb. Everything went together smooth and I verified my float settings. The carb is pretty straight forward I just wished the Japanese would use better quality bolts and screws. The metal is soft and easily strips. After getting everything together I installed the carb without removing the airbox (thanks to the forum). The bike started pretty easy and ran very good. No popping and the idle was much smoother. I took the bike on a 100 mile ride this weekend and it ran perfectly until I forgot to turn it off for 3 hours. Looks like the battery needs a recharge now. The bike is good Thanks for the help.
Jesse

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

There is a special driver for japanese screws.It is called a "POZIDRIV" it is more blunt on the tip.If you don't have one, you can make do by grinding the tip on a standard phillips.Pozidriv screws usually have 4 extra lines on the screw head.
:roll: :)

Re: Hello Im a new owner of a GZ250 in MD
 

Recharge is as SOON as you can. Sitting in a discharged state ages them rapidly.
I had to replace mine after one deep discharge......but it was about 3 years old at the time and I don't know what the PO did with it in the winter.

Glad to hear that your manual cleaning was successful. It's MUCH easier on a bike with only ONE carb to do !!!

Using a shot of carb cleaner about twice a year should prevent having to do the manual process again.