Leaky carb
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Seriously, that is one ugly carb. One of the ugliest I have seen. it's either leaking a ton, and/or been leaking for awhile....
If that were my bike...
I would remove the carb, completely disassemble it, and give it a thorough cleaning. You may consider borrowing or renting a sonic cleaner to get to all the passages in the throttle body. Short of a sonic cleaner, I would soak that carb body for a couple days in a good solvent, then with pipe cleaners and compressed air, clean out the passages as much as humanly possible. I would use emery cloth to clean up any stains in the throttle body and be sure the area where the slide operates is smooth and clean.
I would then reassemble it with all new wear parts: gaskets, o-rings, diaphragm, float valve, float, and probably even a new slide.
Here is a good reference for info and parts for the CV40 carb...
https://cv-performance.com/instructions-guides
Of course, if you are just bragging about it leaking, staining the motor, and smelling like gas.... great job..!
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From: CO
You didn't ask a question, but rather just made a statement... are you bragging?
Seriously, that is one ugly carb. One of the ugliest I have seen. it's either leaking a ton, and/or been leaking for awhile....
If that were my bike...
I would remove the carb, completely disassemble it, and give it a thorough cleaning. You may consider borrowing or renting a sonic cleaner to get to all the passages in the throttle body. Short of a sonic cleaner, I would soak that carb body for a couple days in a good solvent, then with pipe cleaners and compressed air, clean out the passages as much as humanly possible. I would use emery cloth to clean up any stains in the throttle body and be sure the area where the slide operates is smooth and clean.
I would then reassemble it with all new wear parts: gaskets, o-rings, diaphragm, float valve, float, and probably even a new slide.
Here is a good reference for info and parts for the CV40 carb...
https://cv-performance.com/instructions-guides
Of course, if you are just bragging about it leaking, staining the motor, and smelling like gas.... great job..!
Seriously, that is one ugly carb. One of the ugliest I have seen. it's either leaking a ton, and/or been leaking for awhile....
If that were my bike...
I would remove the carb, completely disassemble it, and give it a thorough cleaning. You may consider borrowing or renting a sonic cleaner to get to all the passages in the throttle body. Short of a sonic cleaner, I would soak that carb body for a couple days in a good solvent, then with pipe cleaners and compressed air, clean out the passages as much as humanly possible. I would use emery cloth to clean up any stains in the throttle body and be sure the area where the slide operates is smooth and clean.
I would then reassemble it with all new wear parts: gaskets, o-rings, diaphragm, float valve, float, and probably even a new slide.
Here is a good reference for info and parts for the CV40 carb...
https://cv-performance.com/instructions-guides
Of course, if you are just bragging about it leaking, staining the motor, and smelling like gas.... great job..!
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