Need Advice on Cleaning Carbs

I'm going to thoroughly clean the CV carbs (2) on my bike. I think there's
junk in a low end circuit. I've been finding gasoline in the deceleration
circuit used to enrich the air-fuel mix when coming to a faster than normal
stop, to avoid a backfire.

I have a gallon of Berryman's carb cleaning fluid with a basket to hold the
parts. They call for a maximum of 30 minute soak. I will remove ALL the
rubber parts as well as screws, bolts, washers, etc. I've also seen a "carb
cleaning kit" on the denniskirk.com web site that looks like a set of
(flexible?) wires used to run into the various carb air and fuel circuits to
clean and dislodge junk. I also hope to have an air compressor to help blow
out the circuits.

Besides being careful not to get carb cleaner on me or stuff, what else
should do/buy/check to make this a quick and efficient job? TIA for
suggestions, tips, comments.

 

Manjo:
I haven't done a lot of carbs, but I learned the following on the few that I
have done:

Leave them attached if you can still dip them one at a time. (I've never
dipped them, just used an aerosol carb cleaner)
Do one at a time, so if you forget how something goes back together, you
have a model that is (hopefully) correct.
The Idle air mixture screw (usually) has a spring, a metal washer and an
o-ring. If all that comes out is the screw and spring, the others are still
up the orifice (sorry for the nasty talk)
Watch for springs that want to jump away and disappear during dismantling
(air cutoff valves, and beneath the main diaphragm)
Hold the diaphragms up to a light and look for pinholes or cracks.
Not all rebuild kits are created equal.
If you replace the four (or three) bowl-mounting screws with allen head
screws, it will be easier the next time.
HTH
Brent

 

Brent,

Thanks. Good useful info. I forgot to remember not to forget to check the
diaphragms. Got the first snow here, so after yard clean-up, I'll be
cleaning the carbs.

Ride safe,

Manjo