I needed my carbs cleaned and until your video I always thought I won't be able to do it on my own. Thank you for showing me that I can... I just needed to go one step at a time and now I understand my bike a little better. Amazing content.
I never knew that about the fuel tap thanks for posting this! I've got the same issue with mine which until I'd watched this I'd always believed must be the lowest mileage one in the world with just 3800 miles! it's also the same age and colour.
Looking forward for the good season to reborn my hornet 2004 model after 5 years of sleep. I hope that carbs are still there inside the cover. Very nice video. I could not do the same by my own but at least now I know how a good job should be.
Thank you very much for absolutely knowledgeable explanation I saw part two as well I'm pretty OK with single carburators but after watching i will have go tomorrow my cb600f will appreciate that ☺️ Briliant thanks again
Hi Szymon, Glad the video has been of use to you. Sometimes cleaning one carb at a time is a good approach, if you don't know where things go when putting them back together you can copy from the others. Good luck.
Hi ive cleaned ☺️ as per video And believe or not wow is so responsive now beautiful 😍 My got 30k on clock and work like charm now. 3 of 4 p jets was partly blocked But now perfect Thank you again stay safe 🙏 ❤️ 🤙🤜
Good video, I need to do this with mine as it is exactly the same on the pilot jets on the 3rd carb. Not sure whether to tackle it myself or to get a shop to do it. I am mechanically minded but not sure how I would get on with this.
Little update. I decided to have a go at them myself, as I knew it only needed the jets cleaning. Stripped and cleaned and out back together last night. Wouldnt start. Went back to it this morning. Started straight away, to her down the road and running beautifully again. Thanks for the video.
anyone here knows the standard size main jets on these? I have a hornet 600 that faul plugs, after about 1 hour of driving, if you rev it it smokes black, does not burn oil, cleaned carbs many times, tried changing seals, jets, float valve so on, but only with the size already in it, its using #114 size jets, and i don't think those are correct. i read somewhere its suppose to be #108 on cyl 1 and 4, and #110 on 2 and 3, but im not sure, and 108 seems to be hard to get
Hi really enjoyed the video ,do you do work for other people? I would be really interested in some carb work and other general stuff on my 1999 hornet ,thank you 😊
I enjoyed your video I have Honda CBF 600 and it's been in my garage all winter and having problems in starting has runs for a few seconds then cuts out any chance you can come and fix mine. the bike is 18 years old and it's only covered 1000 100 and 88 mi from new
Hi Anthony, I have just had a family bereavement so I won't be doing any work for a while but if you can hold on and can tell me what area you live in and can provide me with your contact details I will be in touch. Regards, Dave
@@davidmustard2583 I live on the Romney Marsh in Kent a little place called lydd very near Dungeness and New Romney if you are interested to get my bike fixed please come back appreciate your answer
@@davidmustard2583 it would be lovely if you was much closer because I think that's a bit too far away unless you are about to give me a price to collect the bike fix it and fetch it back but I think it overall will be cheaper to go to a local dealership have a think on this
Hi Taro, Sorry for delayed reply, I have been on holiday. I think that screwdriver is from a set of Stanley screwdrivers which I bought many years ago but any good fitting medium/small flat blade screwdriver should do the job. You may have to grind down an old screwdriver to fit. Good luck. Dave.
Yes thanks I realized that but I have a 2004 hornet but for some reason our mixture screws are not the same I have to use a D bit attachment for my screws. I took it all apart but my question is if it not a dirty carb that’s got me leaking gas what else could make my carb leak
Hi, I‘ve also got a Hornet PC34. Last week, as I was riding, it started to stutter and died. I somehow tried starting it with the choke, it did but only for a few seconds. I towed it back home and noticed, anytime I crank it, petrol leaks from where the manifold connects to the exhaust. Opened it, cranked and gas splashed out. Cleaned the wet spark plugs, got it started, but keeps on stuttering and dying. Any idea what it could be ?
All I can think of is that the float valves are not shutting off and flooding the engine. To test this see if you can start the engine with the petrol turned off. If it runs ok for a while, try turning the petrol on and see if it causes it to die. Hope this helps. Dave
Hi can you please tell me how to make carb bench sync on my hornet because I tryed to make sync with gauges and I loose everyrhing and now I have a problem to start and if starts only seconds and with backfire.
I would say that your best bet, as a starting point, would be to remove the carbs from the bike and set the butterfly valves so that they all open at the same time.
@@davidmustard2583 thanks for your reply,and yes i did it and i used a normal nidle for it to make all 4 the same. i did it right?but i need the confermation before i go to try it
Most things will be okay as long as the jet sizes are the same. The only thing which I can think of is the mixture jets may need readjusting as you won't be able to reply on the original adjustment positions. Good luck, Dave
The factory service manual says to loosen the clamps at the carb side of the rubber mounts, and that is what I did. Could not get them off. I then re-tightened those clamps and loosened the clamps at the engine side, and the carbs came right off. Parts are getting hard to find here in the States, they only imported them in 04 and 06.@@adamkozolka6981
Its right, you have to use foce but you also can use warmth to make it easier. On my honda hornet cb 600f pc 34 from 1998 i took my hair dryer and blew 1min of warn air on it and surpisingly it went of like nothing. Before that i tried it day after day with force
If you look at the first video, at about 5 minutes in I have the carbs upside down on the bench. On the bottom of carbs you will see the tick over adjuster in the middle, it is the yellow 5 pointed star.
I needed my carbs cleaned and until your video I always thought I won't be able to do it on my own. Thank you for showing me that I can... I just needed to go one step at a time and now I understand my bike a little better. Amazing content.
I never knew that about the fuel tap thanks for posting this! I've got the same issue with mine which until I'd watched this I'd always believed must be the lowest mileage one in the world with just 3800 miles! it's also the same age and colour.
whats about the fuel tap?
Looking forward for the good season to reborn my hornet 2004 model after 5 years of sleep. I hope that carbs are still there inside the cover. Very nice video. I could not do the same by my own but at least now I know how a good job should be.
Thank you very much for absolutely knowledgeable explanation I saw part two as well
I'm pretty OK with single carburators but after watching i will have go tomorrow my cb600f will appreciate that ☺️
Briliant thanks again
Hi Szymon, Glad the video has been of use to you. Sometimes cleaning one carb at a time is a good approach, if you don't know where things go when putting them back together you can copy from the others. Good luck.
Hi ive cleaned ☺️ as per video
And believe or not wow is so responsive now beautiful 😍
My got 30k on clock and work like charm now.
3 of 4 p jets was partly blocked
But now perfect
Thank you again stay safe 🙏 ❤️
🤙🤜
Thanks, I think I have to have a look at mine for the exact same problem and now I feel like I have an idea of what to expect.
Have you a vlog on synchronized carbs, thanks
Ok merci
Good video, I need to do this with mine as it is exactly the same on the pilot jets on the 3rd carb. Not sure whether to tackle it myself or to get a shop to do it. I am mechanically minded but not sure how I would get on with this.
Little update. I decided to have a go at them myself, as I knew it only needed the jets cleaning. Stripped and cleaned and out back together last night. Wouldnt start. Went back to it this morning. Started straight away, to her down the road and running beautifully again. Thanks for the video.
anyone here knows the standard size main jets on these?
I have a hornet 600 that faul plugs, after about 1 hour of driving, if you rev it it smokes black, does not burn oil, cleaned carbs many times, tried changing seals, jets, float valve so on, but only with the size already in it, its using #114 size jets, and i don't think those are correct. i read somewhere its suppose to be #108 on cyl 1 and 4, and #110 on 2 and 3, but im not sure, and 108 seems to be hard to get
Hi really enjoyed the video ,do you do work for other people? I would be really interested in some carb work and other general stuff on my 1999 hornet ,thank you 😊
I tend to do work for friend and people who may live near to me. I live in the Durham/Sunderland area. Sorry for the delayed reply.
@@thecolonelscustoms8302 I live in Whitley bay and travel to penshaw regularly ?
hey i got everything re enstalled and i fucked up on the vaccumm lines somewhere. send help for the love of jesus
I enjoyed your video I have Honda CBF 600 and it's been in my garage all winter and having problems in starting has runs for a few seconds then cuts out any chance you can come and fix mine. the bike is 18 years old and it's only covered 1000 100 and 88 mi from new
Hi Anthony,
I have just had a family bereavement so I won't be doing any work for a while but if you can hold on and can tell me what area you live in and can provide me with your contact details I will be in touch.
Regards,
Dave
@@davidmustard2583 I live on the Romney Marsh in Kent a little place called lydd very near Dungeness and New Romney if you are interested to get my bike fixed please come back appreciate your answer
@@davidmustard2583 in which area are you
Northeast of England
@@davidmustard2583 it would be lovely if you was much closer because I think that's a bit too far away unless you are about to give me a price to collect the bike fix it and fetch it back but I think it overall will be cheaper to go to a local dealership have a think on this
What the name of that screwdriver you used on the mixer screws I can seem to find it on the internet?
Hi Taro, Sorry for delayed reply, I have been on holiday. I think that screwdriver is from a set of Stanley screwdrivers which I bought many years ago but any good fitting medium/small flat blade screwdriver should do the job. You may have to grind down an old screwdriver to fit. Good luck. Dave.
Yes thanks I realized that but I have a 2004 hornet but for some reason our mixture screws are not the same I have to use a D bit attachment for my screws. I took it all apart but my question is if it not a dirty carb that’s got me leaking gas what else could make my carb leak
Hi, I‘ve also got a Hornet PC34. Last week, as I was riding, it started to stutter and died. I somehow tried starting it with the choke, it did but only for a few seconds. I towed it back home and noticed, anytime I crank it, petrol leaks from where the manifold connects to the exhaust. Opened it, cranked and gas splashed out. Cleaned the wet spark plugs, got it started, but keeps on stuttering and dying. Any idea what it could be ?
All I can think of is that the float valves are not shutting off and flooding the engine. To test this see if you can start the engine with the petrol turned off. If it runs ok for a while, try turning the petrol on and see if it causes it to die.
Hope this helps.
Dave
@@davidmustard2583 It does run for some time when gas is turned off. I‘m looking for someone to service the carbs now, quite expensive.
What did you use to balance the carbs ?
I checked them with my balance gauges but they didn't need adjusting.
Hi can you please tell me how to make carb bench sync on my hornet because I tryed to make sync with gauges and I loose everyrhing and now I have a problem to start and if starts only seconds and with backfire.
I would say that your best bet, as a starting point, would be to remove the carbs from the bike and set the butterfly valves so that they all open at the same time.
@@davidmustard2583 thanks for your reply,and yes i did it and i used a normal nidle for it to make all 4 the same. i did it right?but i need the confermation before i go to try it
What happens if your a numpty like me and mix all the parts up in one pot ? I dismantled them all and mixed everything up. Thank you
Most things will be okay as long as the jet sizes are the same. The only thing which I can think of is the mixture jets may need readjusting as you won't be able to reply on the original adjustment positions.
Good luck,
Dave
@@davidmustard2583 Thank you Dave.
My 2006 has never had the carbs off, have loosened the clamps and can not pull the four carbs off the rubber mounts, any suggestions?
had the same issue yesterday with my Hornet (probably never had the carbs off as well, 60k km on odometer), you just gotta use force
The factory service manual says to loosen the clamps at the carb side of the rubber mounts, and that is what I did. Could not get them off. I then re-tightened those clamps and loosened the clamps at the engine side, and the carbs came right off. Parts are getting hard to find here in the States, they only imported them in 04 and 06.@@adamkozolka6981
Rock up and down. They will come
Yeah do what the other guy said rock them back and forth side to side and pull hard
Its right, you have to use foce but you also can use warmth to make it easier. On my honda hornet cb 600f pc 34 from 1998 i took my hair dryer and blew 1min of warn air on it and surpisingly it went of like nothing. Before that i tried it day after day with force
How would you adjust the idle ?
If you look at the first video, at about 5 minutes in I have the carbs upside down on the bench. On the bottom of carbs you will see the tick over adjuster in the middle, it is the yellow 5 pointed star.
Can you do mine please ?
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