Service Manual

3-28 FUEL SYSTEM
Carburetor
Carburetor Cleaning
WARNING
Clean the carburetor in a well-ventilated area, and
take care that there is no sparks or flame anywhere
near the working area; this includes any appliance
with a pilot light. Because of the danger of highly
flammable liquids, do not use gasoline or low-flash
point solvents to clean the carburetors.
CAUTION
Do not use compressed air on an assembled carbu-
retor, or the floats may be crushed by the pressure.
Remove as many rubber or plastic parts from the
carburetor as possible before cleaning the carbure-
tor with a cleaning solution. This will prevent dam-
age to or deterioration of the parts.
The carburetor body has plastic parts that can-
not be removed. Do not use a strong carburetor
cleaning solution which could attack these parts;
instead, use a mild high-flash point cleaning solu-
tion safe for plastic parts.
Do not use wire or any other hard instrument to
clean carburetor parts, especially jets, as they may
be damaged.
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Disassemble the carburetor (see Carburetor Disassem-
bly/Assembly).
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Immerse all the carburetor metal parts in a carburetor
cleaning solution and clean them.
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Rinse the parts in water and dry them with compressed
air.
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Do not use rags or paper to dry parts. Lint may plug the
holes or passages.
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Blow air through the holes and fuel passages with the
compressed air. All holes must be open.
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Assemble the carburetor (see Carburetor Disassem-
bly/Assembly).