{"id":46133,"date":"2018-11-21T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T11:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=46133"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:03","slug":"gsxr750-gr71-original-carburettor-maintenance-oh-tank-rust-removal-coating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20181121\/everyday-events\/gsxr750-gr71-original-carburettor-maintenance-oh-tank-rust-removal-coating","title":{"rendered":"GSX-R750 GR71 Original carburettor maintenance+ (OH) tank rust removal &#038; coating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_8387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nAn unexpected leak&#8230; that age, huh? This is one of those bikes.<\/p>\n<p>GSX-R750 GR71 Original carburettor maintenance+ (OH) tank rust removal &#038; coating<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s the request.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_8652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nThe leak changed our plans, so we switched to carburettor maintenance instead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s in relatively good condition, which is reassuring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nWhen rust builds up this much, it becomes quite troublesome. The float valve clogs easily and wears quickly. The light wet-blasting condition continuously damages the float valve. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s evidence of water accumulation, and the jets are heavily corroded. *Replacement required.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nDisassembling this carburettor is somewhat labor-intensive. To remove the shaft, you have to take off either the throttle pulley or the other acceleration pump pulley.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730625.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an older flat-valve forced-open design, so there are many parts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1730628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere are plenty of coil springs used throughout, so we&#8217;re proceeding carefully and cautiously.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unexpected leak&#8230; that age, huh? 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GSX-R750 GR71 Original carburettor maintenance+ (OH) tank rust removal &#038; coating That&#8217;s the request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[136,90,164],"class_list":["post-46133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-carb-maintenance","tag-gr71","tag-tank-rust-removal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}