Hey people, the carbs on my 1980 CB650C are totally gummed up, and I really need to give them a very thorough cleaning - I tried the quick spray carb cleaner and it didn't really help at all. So now I have the gallon can of carb cleaner, and I'm planning on breaking them all down and giving all the bits a good soak, following by blowing them clean with compressed air. The thing is, I know there are a bunch of o-rings in there, and other rubber bits and pieces, as well as the float bowl gaskets, that really should be replaced as part of this process. But I haven't been able to find replacements, except as part of a whole carb rebuild kit, which goes for about $40 a carb, and that's way more than I can afford right now. (The kits for the CV carbs are much cheaper and easier to find but this bike has the older slide carbs). So what should I do - try to very, very carefully remove the o-rings and gaskets so they can be reused later? Or just soak the jets and other smaller metal bits and forget about soaking the main carb bodies? Does anyone know anywhere where I can buy new o-rings and gaskets for slide carbs without having to pay a fortune? thx -- Nick
