Yamaha Star 650 Quick Carburetor Repair / Clean 3 of 3 

Ok I was about to clean my carbs when I came across this video. Thought my workbench would temporarily hold the removed parts BUT I’m now negotiating the purchase of a DeLorean for temporary part storage like instructed in the video. 😂 Was planning on getting one someday so this just hastened the process!😂 Seriously this is a very instructive video with or without a DeLorean😂

I watched the 3 videos on quick carb cleaning. I'm trying it this weekend. Just got this bike and it's been sitting 3 years. Hope this helps. Your videos are very informative and easy to understand without a bunch of extra crap like most. Thank you.

Dude, Retro Tech. This video is amazing. I'm not near as well versed as you but have replaced my fair share of carbs in machines and watched more than my fair share of videos. I never comment on videos but felt I need to tell you this video is AMAZING. WOW!! So much so that I'm going to send it to my female friend whos completely scared to death to tackle her carbs (I'd help but I live 250 miles away) and I have no doubt she'll be able to handle due to this excellent video. Well done sir, I look forward to watch more of your videos. Again amazing job.

Your videos are some of the best I have seen. Very detailed and great explanations. Thanks for sharing.

Nicely done. Exceptional instructions. Very easy to understand.

I really appreciate your videos, you saved me a lot of time and money. Before watching your video I watched another one on completely removing the carburetors to clean them, it was a great video, very well explained and i will do that one day but you saved my life man, thanks

I've watched a good number of videos and this one is absolutely the best I've seen...

Really good job explaining to people,make a good mechanic teacher 👍

fantastic instruction. wish I had seen this friday before I winged it. would've saved myself a few hours.

Awesome series man very informative

Thanks for the video! My wife and her 650 V Star is once happy again and I can get back to my Road Glide 😁

Great series of videos. I like your style. Very thorough. Thank you

Excellent set of videos man, thank you very much

Just bought Yamaha 2003 vstar 650. Your vudeo is very informative and very helpful. Thank you.

Definitely a resourceful video well explained and executed thank you

Great Video! I'm about to take a 650 apart but wanted to see which route would be better for me. Thank you and now I know the route I'm taking

I haven't done it yet, but this is my exact problem. I was ready to tear down the carb or pay someone to do it, but I think this is going to solve my problem actually. Step by step description, showing every detail and explaining it along the way - fabulous! You probably saved me hundreds of dollars and increased my enjoyment of my bike. Thank you!

fantastic video man! I have the same thing going on with mine. I may not bother now until the spring but have all the confidence to take my tame and do it myself now.

Looking to purchase one soon and its got the same issue. Great video series thank you!

Thank you mate great tutorial vid and she definitely runs smoother, gonna start cleaning mine👍🏽

Such great video instruction! Thank you very much!

And thank you for your service,!👍

Haha. Love the parts storage spot. It's so back to the future.

great video, because this is the problem I am experiencing. i never would have tried something like this with out seeing it first

Brilliant. great detail.

Fantastic explanation

I just did this and it worked. Let it warm up for a while and gradually worked the choke in and had great throttle response with no choke. I finished the job at about 11 and wanted to run it down the road. Ran great until I tried to get on the throttle in 2nd and then bogged. I did have the cover off my air filter and I’m not sure if the excess air would cause that or not, but I put the bike up since it was so late.

Great videos, great detail!

Very helpful. Thank you!

Great video series.

Thank you sir Will do my after watching your videos

Nice job. This might, also, have been a good time to change the fuel filter.

Hi thank you for the videos explained very good, I have 2003 Yamaha 650 vstar and I clean the carbonator it was block, clean that out wasn't very dirty from inside doe. It start working but it still dies in neutral whan I stop, and even if I start in choke now it doest start like it should be loud but no. any suggestion please and thank you

Impressive you the man

What a beautiful and well narrated series of videos! You are a great teacher and very patient instructor. What is the bike at the end? Is that a Shovelhead?

Halelujah! I've been suffering from this for YEARS and have had the thing re-jetted almost YEARLY (well, each year I decide to ride). This very problem has actually made me lose enjoyment for getting the bike out and fussing with it each riding season - so much so, I haven't ridden in three years. It just gets TIRESOME having it towed to the Yamaha repair shop and paying for a full carb-cleaning and/or re-jetting. Got it pulled out in the garage now and I am going to attempt tonight! One thing - you've done a FANTASTIC job walking us through the fix, but what about prevention? I see you're response below WRT draining the carbs upon storage - but any additives that we should look at? There's just (seemingly) no getting away from ethanol-based gasoline anymore...

Great videos Jordan!! The before and after comparison of the jet opening was AWESOME!! Could definitely see the difference in how clogged it was. By the way, when were you in the Navy?

Awesome

Great video thanks man. Was wondering. If I did the jets or did a complete rebuild at what point would I need to sync the 2 carbs? Is this all stuff a guy that was kinda mechanicaly inclined could do?

Thanks for the video, I've been a little nervous to crack the float bowls open. Thought I would have to re-sync the carbs. Any chance you know if this is the same carburetor set up as the 2009?

Great video, like many others, I planned to take them out and tear them down. This will save some time, thanks 👍 Do you do anything the check or adjust the carb sync?

Beautifully done. All a dummy like me need to know :-)

Thank you so much for this.. Question about removal of the jets. Are you counting the amount of turns going in/out of the carb, or is it really just tighten it down until snug?

video was very informative and simple to follow. question; fuel keeps dumping out overflow fuel, is that carb problem?

How did you add the tach??

Great video. Any chance you have a video on what you did to the front carb solenoid? I just had a failure on mine and pulled to try to clean up and get working but it did not do anything. Then, after messing with the wire where it connects to the solenoid by pushing it in and wiggling it around a bit it started working. After seeing your video it sounds like this may have been a common problem. Did you just add epoxy to the top to hold the wire in place better or did you cut into the top at all to make a better connection then add epoxy?

Hi, I'm new to this. I think your videos on this bike are incredible. I've watched so many and "liked" them all. I have followed your procedures for checking the fuel system. My issue seems to be somewhat opposite. The bike idles fine and just off ides is also fine. Easy on the throttle is also fine. At a certain point under load the bike starts to breakup, and either is not getting enough fuel or could be the ignition. It was fine and all of a sudden during a ride this issue arose. I'm having a difficult time to determine which. Any help would be appreciated. Thanking you in advance. Peter

well everything was going great for me but went to restroom came back son had pulled the parts down on the floor the only problem is which one of the jets main and piolet jets go which carburetor or does it matter how do I figure out which one goes in which carburetor if anyone knows if it makes difference place let me know got it back together going to install tonight back on bike we see thanks

You my friend are an excellent instructor, Thanks for the videos. Do you really have a Delorean ? I looked at one in a dealer showroom once. I should have bought it. price was $27,000.

thanks , my little little jet was blocked on the rear... they clog up fast

I have an appointment to drop my 2005 V star classic 650 classic off at a shop to have pilot jets an carbs cleaned, after watching your videos I fell I could do it myself but still a little iffy, not real mechanically inclined. Any suggestions?

Little late to the party...but I have an 07 650 custom. I did all this the exact same way as you did. Mine still won't turn over. Any suggestions?

What about that fuel filter-can you inspect it easily and clean or replace if necessary?

What did you use to clean the Jets with and mine is back firing will doing all of this stop it from back firing if that is why from them being clogged or dirty?

Quick question, theres a hose running down between the carbs. Where does that attach to? I cleaned my carbs following the steps in this video but noticed a tube or hose running down between the carbs but not attatched to anything???

As I was getting ready to take out the carbs -2005 V Star Yam 650- I heard two things drop to the floor. I found them-they are like short pieces of brass tubing or a bushing-6.5 mm long and 6mm wide. Maybe the carb to manifold clamp bolts fit thru them-to keep from tightening the bolts too much? I don't know. Do you?

Well there’s yer problem! Ok I’m off to do the same!

Would you recommend a fuel system treatment with fresh fuel?

So, Is there a preventative maintenance we can do to try to avoid this? Non-Eth fuel is hard to find, and expensive.

I had a shop rebuild my carbs and it was running great, after they rebuilt the carbs my front cylinder is missing, and when I'm riding it it is missing also, can someone help

Getting black chips in my fuel filter. I think I need to clean or replace my gas tank.

Mine is hard to start but will idle i was told it was re jetted and my pipes are chopped up trys to die when you hit throttle would this help meb

How did you get those jets off ? The small one

Tighten bowl screws after its warmed up? Not really, because gas is cold...

What year is your bike.

You never showed the scrub You used to regulate the uneven problem.

Way to fast!