My 1986 project

[remat457]

Hello,
In case somebody gets bored I thought it might be interesting to post some the pics of my 86 which needed a little TLC to a running (knock on wood) bike.

I wish I had set out to actually document some of the work so the pictures would be thorough, but I didn't. They are just snapped at random stages and I didn't want to lose them so I put them in one place.

I thought the carbs might be interesting to browsers as there don't seem to be as many pictures of the Kiehin CVK34's on the internet as I would have thought.

I am not done, so I will add as the work progresses. Nevr Dull turns out to work well, but is a very slow process.

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[Jet⚡Black]

Well it's about time ;D I've been wondering what that beast looked like.

If you need to polish some stuff up, Nevr-dull can be slow going and better as a final polish, grab a cheap 2-liter of diet cola and some aluminum foil, fold the foil into a square pad; dip it in the diet cola, and hit the rust spots with it.

[remat457]

I trust diet cola to drink, however, I will try it as a rust remover thanks

[Jet⚡Black]

I think diet cola is more suited for rust removal than drinking, so you're braver than I ;D

[Blaine]

Aug 27, 2012 1:19:33 GMT -6 Jet⚡Black said:

I think diet cola is more suited for rust removal than drinking, so you're braver than I ;D

Right you are Jet!!!! ;D

[remat457]

That was actually a typo, it was supposed to say I don't trust diet cola to drink!

And ironically it does make a much better rust remover!

If I hadn't actually tried it, I would have never believed it.
1 hour with NevrDull was duplicated in minutes with Diet Dr Pepper and aluminum foil!

umm...makes me wonder what it does to your stomach...

[Jet⚡Black]

It's the phosphoric acid in it that does the trick, it separates the foil particles and helps remove the rust and make a new layer with the foil particles.

Cola's especially diets, have the highest content of phosphoric acid; but yeah it's nasty stuff for the body. I didn't drink any soda for 2 years, because I used to get kidney stones, and soda helps promote the formation of stones. I tried a coke after those two years and spit the mouthful out. It tasted like a can of chemicals, it wasn't remotely sweet or flavorful at all, like it used to be when I drank soda often.