First, I ordered a set of new rubber parts, jets, and O-rings for crossover pipes. Unfortunately, Honda does not sell these individually. The only place I was able to find a complete kit was from Randakk's, but I ultimately decided to go a different route. His kit is amazing, well priced, and has all the rubber components, but I also needed pilot screws, and a few other things, so I searched the web and acquired different pieces from different places. This may prove to be unwise in the end, but only time will tell.
So, my spare carbs started life looking like this, after sitting outside for some time:
Eventually, after different cleaning methods, hours of playing with brushes, and buffing wheels with polishing compounds, I ended up with this:
And, a couple of hours later, looking like this:
These carbs were completely overhauled, and all fasteners were replaced with stainless steel, buttonhead screws. Of course, I used Loctite to prevent seized fasteners down the line. Not only the new screws look better, but they also allow for an easier removal vs the old, Phillips head kind.
I can't wait to get this set of carbs on and try them.
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