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bcjm


Location: Washing DC Area
Joined: Dec 2, 2011
Points: 25

How do you clean your carburator?
Original Message   Dec 6, 2011 4:29 pm
One of my local shop told me they soak the carburator in a acid fluid over night to clean everything before rebuilding.  Wondering if that is what the professionals' common practice.   If that is the case what kind of acid do they use?  I do have a bucket of acid that I use to clean car parts.  I am worry it is too strong to clean the carburator.
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jrtrebor


Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539

Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #18   Dec 10, 2011 8:18 pm

How's this for a dirty Carburetor bowl.
Pulled this off a carb. on a Honda 11Hp GX390
Pretty sad.
Water got into the cyl. as well.  Not much, just enough to weld the piston in place in one spot. (cast Iron sleeve)
Rest of the enigne is good.


borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692

Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #19   Dec 10, 2011 8:28 pm
That's ...... ahhhh.......grim.  Real grim. 

Looks like something took a dump in it.  Disgusting.
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