How to Remove the Carburetor From a V-Star 650
Cleaning your V-Star 650's carburetor is a maintenance task you will have to perform sooner or later on this item of your bike. Unstable gasoline formulations, dirt and long-term storage collectively or individually act to throw your V-Star's carburetor settings out of tune. While pour-on chemical solutions sometimes fix rough running due to carburetor problems, not all these problems can be cured this way. You will have to remove the carburetor in order to fix these more stubborn nuisances.
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Things You'll Need
- Assorted wrenches
- Set of Allen wrenches
- Long nose pliers
- Fuel container
- Digital camera or masking tape and marker
Instructions
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Disconnect the battery cables from the battery under the seat. Turn the fuel petcock or valve -- located next to the carburetor on the right side of the engine -- to the "Off" position.
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Locate the fuel hose connected behind the fuel petcock. Using a pair of long-nose pliers, slip off the clamp towards the middle part of the hose. With a twisting motion and the fuel container on hand, remove the fuel hose and drain the fuel into the fuel container.
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Locate the bolts under and on top of the fuel tank and unscrew them all. On the V-Star 650, the speedometer sits atop the fuel tank assembly so you should unplug the electrical connections and speedometer cable before you can remove the speedometer gauge. You will see a vent hose leading from the fuel tank to the intake manifold. A small clamp holds this hose in place. Remove this hose from the fuel tank. You can now remove the fuel tank, which will reveal the airbox and ducting on the right side of the airbox.
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Loosen the clamps that hold the airbox onto the carburetors. There will be two clamps that you have to loosen. These fit onto the carburetor intakes. You do not need to remove the clamp screws entirely. Remove the airbox and the ducting to expose the carburetor assembly.
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Locate the Allen bolts under the carburetors and in the "V" of the engine. Loosen and remove the bolts. There are a total of 4 bolts in all, 2 on the left and 2 on the right.
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Wiggle the carburetor to break the adhesion of the gasket to the carburetor. You should double check the carburetor connections to see if you missed removing any hoses or connections.
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Loosen the adjuster on the throttle cable at the handlebar. Locate the carburetor linkage and remove the throttle cable connection from the linkage. You can now remove the entire carburetor assembly through the right part of the bike.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not use excessive force when removing hoses. All connections should come off after an initial twist and a firm pulling action.
