OT carburetor question

Posted by Bob Villa on October 26, 2009, 7:52 am

> On Oct 25, 8:44=A0pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

> > Back in the olden days you could take a carburetor to the shop and
> > they would put it in "the hot tank". It came out looking brand new
> > (the casting). Does anyone know what that chemical was?
> > I know to take a Holley Dual feed you needed a gallon or more of it
> > but I am just interested in little weed eater carbs that would fit in
> > a tea cup.
> > .

> If I remember correctly...it was lacquer thinner or methylene chloride
> and methanol. =A0Which would destroy all the plastics except
> polyurethane.
> bob_v

Sorry...meant polyethylene!

Posted by on October 26, 2009, 9:20 pm

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:35:26 -0700 (PDT), Bob Villa

>On Oct 25, 8:44 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:

>> Back in the olden days you could take a carburetor to the shop and
>> they would put it in "the hot tank". It came out looking brand new
>> (the casting). Does anyone know what that chemical was?
>> I know to take a Holley Dual feed you needed a gallon or more of it
>> but I am just interested in little weed eater carbs that would fit in
>> a tea cup.
>> .

>If I remember correctly...it was lacquer thinner or methylene chloride
>and methanol. Which would destroy all the plastics except
>polyurethane.
>bob_v

I think it did have methyl chloride in it, but i'm not sure. It
really stunk.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 26, 2009, 8:22 am

Years ago, I tried oven cleaner spray for cleaning the green
stale gas off a carb. From a mower I'd found on the
curbside. Worked slick as can be. I dissembled the carb, and
put the pieces in the laundry sink. Sprayed with oven
cleaner, wait about three minutes, and rinse completely.
Might work for you.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Back in the olden days you could take a carburetor to the
shop and
they would put it in "the hot tank". It came out looking
brand new
(the casting). Does anyone know what that chemical was?

I know to take a Holley Dual feed you needed a gallon or
more of it
but I am just interested in little weed eater carbs that
would fit in
a tea cup.

.

Posted by Bob Villa on October 26, 2009, 8:45 am

On Oct 26, 7:22=A0am, "Stormin Mormon"

> Years ago, I tried oven cleaner spray for cleaning the green
> stale gas off a carb. From a mower I'd found on the
> curbside. Worked slick as can be. I dissembled the carb, and
> put the pieces in the laundry sink. Sprayed with oven
> cleaner, wait about three minutes, and rinse completely.
> Might work for you.
> --
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
> =A0www.lds.org
> .
> Back in the olden days you could take a carburetor to the
> shop and
> they would put it in "the hot tank". It came out looking
> brand new
> (the casting). Does anyone know what that chemical was?
> I know to take a Holley Dual feed you needed a gallon or
> more of it
> but I am just interested in little weed eater carbs that
> would fit in
> a tea cup.
> .

Oven cleaner would, most likely, dissolve white-metal!!! (acids are
not compatible with aluminum or white-metal)
bob_v

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 26, 2009, 4:10 pm

I'll give you fifty bucks if you can prove to me that a
sodium (or potassium) hydroxide based oven cleaner is
acidic.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Oven cleaner would, most likely, dissolve white-metal!!!
(acids are
not compatible with aluminum or white-metal)
bob_v

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