OT carburetor question

Posted by Red Green on October 27, 2009, 11:56 pm

216.168.3.70:

>> gfretwell@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.
>>>
>>> .

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>> We used to use Brulin. It's illegal now I think.

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>> Anything that works good is illegal now.

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> I disagree. Mexicans work their ass off.
>

p.s. Some are legal, some are illegal.

Posted by Oren on October 26, 2009, 4:54 pm

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:44:12 -0400, gfretwell@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.
>.

I've always used the GUNK product with the parts basket. Stripped the
carb and put all the metal parts in for soaking (auto store).

Allow to sit a day or so, rinse with water and blow out the jets with
an air hose. Soaking helps break down varnish and grime - overnight.

Posted by Roger Shoaf on October 26, 2009, 5:23 pm

> 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.
> .

What you might try is the dishwasher soap (Cascade, Electra-sol etc.) and
boiling water. Give it a soak for 20-30 minutes and it should be dazzlingly
clean.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

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