Re: Fuel Leaking out of Carb, Squirting out of main nozzle....
over the years I have seen carb bodies and throttle bodies destroyed by soaking couple that with certain coatings wont withstand certain chemicals and no one will say excactly which I quit soaking carb bodies on outboards. as the bodies contain NO fuel there is really no reason to spend the time soaking them on the V yamahas or most any yamaha carb.
maybe the old mercs but the jonnyrudes SPECIFICALLY stated NO SOAKS.
at 75 sets a year I could not make it.
I to have been doing this work for the better part of the past 35 years. you wont believe how many Holleys and Rochesters and webers I have seen the soak tanks tear up.
I have also seen the tank tear up the throttle body assy on HPDI's and the shaft seals on both the 2.6L and the 3.1L carbed motors.
these seals ARE NOT replaceable nor repairable.
thats why I quit years ago.
no one from Yamaha,Merc or suzuki will actually give a chemical reference and no one from the chemical companies will warrenty the soak application.
the best I ever used was an ultrasound cleaner, other than it was slow as molasses.
as I am billing at 85 per hour I try not to waste time on a job that doesnt require it.
most 2.6L v6 motors take just under 2 hours,a v4 about 1.5 a carbed 3.1 about 3, the VST on HPDI or OX66 about 45 min.
the trick is to learn what works for you and your customers and go with it.
kinda like watching in amazement in south america at rinseing Racor filters out in a 5 gallon bucket of gas.
something we would never think of here.
there that gas is about 60 cents for the entire bucket,most likly cheaper than the actual bucket.
the Racor,if actually avalible is almost 65 dollars.
over the years I have seen carb bodies and throttle bodies destroyed by soaking couple that with certain coatings wont withstand certain chemicals and no one will say excactly which I quit soaking carb bodies on outboards. as the bodies contain NO fuel there is really no reason to spend the time soaking them on the V yamahas or most any yamaha carb.
maybe the old mercs but the jonnyrudes SPECIFICALLY stated NO SOAKS.
at 75 sets a year I could not make it.
I to have been doing this work for the better part of the past 35 years. you wont believe how many Holleys and Rochesters and webers I have seen the soak tanks tear up.
I have also seen the tank tear up the throttle body assy on HPDI's and the shaft seals on both the 2.6L and the 3.1L carbed motors.
these seals ARE NOT replaceable nor repairable.
thats why I quit years ago.
no one from Yamaha,Merc or suzuki will actually give a chemical reference and no one from the chemical companies will warrenty the soak application.
the best I ever used was an ultrasound cleaner, other than it was slow as molasses.
as I am billing at 85 per hour I try not to waste time on a job that doesnt require it.
most 2.6L v6 motors take just under 2 hours,a v4 about 1.5 a carbed 3.1 about 3, the VST on HPDI or OX66 about 45 min.
the trick is to learn what works for you and your customers and go with it.
kinda like watching in amazement in south america at rinseing Racor filters out in a 5 gallon bucket of gas.
something we would never think of here.
there that gas is about 60 cents for the entire bucket,most likly cheaper than the actual bucket.
the Racor,if actually avalible is almost 65 dollars.
