New rider, first bike, 1982 KZ1100

Street Fighter LTD wrote: Was reading about the cylinder / piston cleaners in this thread
So am I the only one here who would pour water down the carb while the motor is running :pinch:
It was a common practice to warm up a car motor and pour water down the carb and open up the throttle to keep the motor from stalling and clouds of steam and junk would pour out the tail pipe :woohoo:
Cleaned the top end of the motor like a steam cleaner.
This was before fancy products currently available and before sensors, EFI, and emission stuff like catalytic converters
Oh Well I better go sit back in my rocker and drool :blink:
Dave

TexasKZ wrote: I've read about the water method since the 1960s, but have never tried it. At any rate, pouring any liquid into a motorcycle intake system seems like a very risky proposition to me. Old carbureted cars typically had a large, hot, iron manifold with a huge plenum where incoming liquid could be vaporized. Motorcycles do not. Pouring liquid into a running KZ engine could result in bent rods. A spray bottle or aerosol can would be ok if used carefully.

I never did the water trick on any motorcycle and dont think it would be a good idea in general. Spray bootle would make it safer , but My motor came apart for updates often enough to not need to use such tricks.
Now my old Camaro was a different story
Dave

Tune up in a can? Nope. Will such methods remove some carbon from the the engine. I think so.

Ymmv