Is it possible to Clean&re-use a Dried Petrol on/off/reserve on my Honda xr70r 1998?

Naturalbornthriller · Nov 14, 2016

The filter is all contracted as the fuel had dried it , also the fuel switch was very hard to turn off (as it was left on , not by me) .
I can pull fuel through by sucking on the pipe that joins the carb but no natural flow .

Can revive/clean this in any way ? if so what with? without buying a new one ?

Thankyou for your time
Gert The Rude

Cordogs · Nov 14, 2016

A new pet**** is about $7, a can of carby cleaner is about $14 and it might not work?....

Naturalbornthriller · Nov 15, 2016

yeah i know i can get em cheap but take nearly 1 month to arrive and i wanted my bike running by Christmas, so was just askng if any alternatives aboiut , but gonna et some carby cleaner and see TY

Cordogs · Nov 15, 2016

Yeah ok I get that...

So drain your tank, remove your fuel hose, get a can of carby cleaner with a spray tube attached....

Blast that **** up the pet **** and in around the tap, and if you can manage down inside the inlet tube. Also toggle the tap on/off when spraying to hold some of the cleaner in for a few minutes and the blast it all out with some compressed air.

Naturalbornthriller · Nov 15, 2016

thankyou buddy

motorman · Nov 15, 2016

Naturalbornthriller said:
The filter is all contracted as the fuel had dried it , also the fuel switch was very hard to turn off (as it was left on , not by me) .
I can pull fuel through by sucking on the pipe that joins the carb but no natural flow .

Can revive/clean this in any way ? if so what with? without buying a new one ?

Thankyou for your time
Gert The Rude

You could try soaking it in some carby cleaner which may do the job.

A new tap is like $20 though from Honda.