What carb rebuild kit?
wjamesfl:
Im doing a thorough carb cleaning. Clymer manual says separating racks not needed but im reading from experts you should separate the carbs and remove ACV valves/rubber before doing carb cleaner /air cleaning, and replace fuel rail o-rings and ACV o-rings.
However I'm also reading the AllBalls kits ACV o rings are the wrong size, and have bad float needles. And RedEye kit is no longer available, for those who rebuild themselves, what do you use? Is there a better kit out there?
rug_burn:
I just bought all the o-rings myself. It's way cheaper. I either measured and calculated the o-ring size, or went from the parts list, seen from suppliers online, which usually tells you the ID and thickness/cross section diameter.
O-rings with fuel or oil contact should e nitrile, or viton. You can refer to the Parker O-ring Handbook if you want more details.
I used The O-ring Store, online. Good luck
98valk:
Quote from: wjamesfl on August 02, 2025, 08:55:37 AM
Im doing a thorough carb cleaning. Clymer manual says separating racks not needed but im reading from experts you should separate the carbs and remove ACV valves/rubber before doing carb cleaner /air cleaning, and replace fuel rail o-rings and ACV o-rings.
However I'm also reading the AllBalls kits ACV o rings are the wrong size, and have bad float needles. And RedEye kit is no longer available, for those who rebuild themselves, what do you use? Is there a better kit out there?
don't listen to so called expert fear mongers that just want to rebuild carbs, see DDT 700+K Miles before they needed any work. The back firing/popping is being said being caused by the ACV valves, maybe maybe not, since that can happen from either being too lean or too rich. with todays unleaded gas the spark plug porcelain cannot be read, so too many will run the engine richer than it should be. IMHO always use sta-bil if its going to sit for more than 2 wks and TC-W3 in every tank.
https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,130099.0.html
Mooskee:
If you will go to my website and use the "Contact us" feature, I can email you the answer your questions. I can also send you information on the carb rebuilding process. We sell carb rebuilding kits and supplies as well.
I have no way of sending you documents through this forum.
The site is www.valkyriecarbsandcustom.com
Apparently 98valk thinks I am one of the expert fearmongers he alluded to. So nice of my fellow Valkyrie riders to hold us in such high esteem. Don't believe everything you hear. I have put a whole lot of dead bikes back on the road. So have other carb rebuilders.
If you tell me what is happening, I will advise you. Obviously all problems do not require rebuilding. Sometimes you just have a vacuum leak or other issue. If you are gushing gas, or the bike has sat for a long time, you probably do need to rebuild them.
I rebuilt DDT's carbs before we went on a trip. It is true that DDT's carbs went over 760,000 miles before rebuilding. They needed rebuilding. We replaced 3 ACVs among other things, which is quite rare. Running the machine is the best way to keep the carbs working well. Sitting for long periods can plug up the slow circuits, and a "fungus" like green funk grows in the bowls.
Joe333x:
Quote from: Mooskee on August 03, 2025, 08:06:48 PM
If you will go to my website and use the "Contact us" feature, I can email you the answer your questions. I can also send you information on the carb rebuilding process. We sell carb rebuilding kits and supplies as well.
I have no way of sending you documents through this forum.
The site is www.valkyriecarbsandcustom.com
Apparently 98valk thinks I am one of the expert fearmongers he alluded to. So nice of my fellow Valkyrie riders to hold us in such high esteem. Don't believe everything you hear. I have put a whole lot of dead bikes back on the road. So have other carb rebuilders.
If you tell me what is happening, I will advise you. Obviously all problems do not require rebuilding. Sometimes you just have a vacuum leak or other issue. If you are gushing gas, or the bike has sat for a long time, you probably do need to rebuild them.
I rebuilt DDT's carbs before we went on a trip. It is true that DDT's carbs went over 760,000 miles before rebuilding. They needed rebuilding. We replaced 3 ACVs among other things, which is quite rare. Running the machine is the best way to keep the carbs working well. Sitting for long periods can plug up the slow circuits, and a "fungus" like green funk grows in the bowls.
Wait you mean that 20+ year old rubber o rings covered with ethanol don't last forever?! Lol I rebuilt mine and I should have saved the o rings and sent them to him, especially the fuel rail ones, to which he tells people to just tighten the bolts down, meanwhile my o-rings were completely shot.
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