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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
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Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #5 Dec 7, 2011 11:52 am |
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>>One of my local shop told me they soak the carburator in a acid fluid over night They did not literally mean “acid” or probably it was your choice and intended to generically mean some stuff that ate away gum and dirt in a carb. >>>Wondering if that is what the professionals' common practice.
Most shops use a one gallon of can solvent dip or ultrasonic bath with a light soap/detergent. You can get a can of solvent that comes with a small dipping basket at most auto parts places for $20 to $40. A good ultrasonic tank for small carbs is $2000-$2500. What the other posters have said is all good advice and they may never have run into a problem. Gas does not do much for gum and the same for carb spray. For very nasty carbs those are not enough and the dip able to soften and loosen gum poking can’t reach. If you’re doing 20-50 carbs a season dipping helps you avoid the occasional removing of a carb that’s not quite clean.
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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
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Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #7 Dec 7, 2011 2:29 pm |
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As an alternative to going to dip I picked up an HF ultrasonic with heater, their good one, and used it on many carbs. I can't say it made any difference over many carbs. I'd still end up with an occasional carb I'd have to do again. I eventually went to dip and rarely have a problem. I do quite a few carbs and many that are very old with weird buildup of white, grey, light green, dark green, tan, brown and deep brown. The only time I use ultra now is on very nasty carbs after the dip in hopes it might shake out some crud the dip loosened in interior passages. One local dealer went to ultra two years ago and says that's all he uses now. His tank cost $2500.
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CharlesW
Joined: Jan 9, 2011
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Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #8 Dec 7, 2011 11:05 pm |
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It seems like I have read that many carb cleaners will damage the gaskets and rubber O-rings. Seems likely that the cleaner might also damage any rubber seats or needle tips that it comes in contact with. As with many things, knowing what you are doing is probably a good idea. Comments from the experts????
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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Re: How do you clean your carburator?
Reply #9 Dec 8, 2011 10:11 am |
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>>It seems like I have read that many carb cleaners will damage the gaskets and rubber O-rings. Carb sprays don’t damage gaskets and O-rings. If you’re doing a quick cleaning and get spray on gaskets and O-rings it evaporates so fast there is no effect. For a bench cleaning or dip those parts are removed and don’t get juiced. It’s rare to have to pull an emulsion tube on a Tecumseh engine and they never have a problem with spray or dip. Plastic connectors on some carbs at the gas line carb port get left on during a dip and are never affected. Thye not affected by spray. >>>Seems likely that the cleaner might also damage any rubber seats or needle tips that it comes in contact with. Needle tips and seats are usually removed for a bench cleaning or dip. For a quick spray the spray evaporates so fast there is no affect.
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