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How to clean up carburetor?

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Josh

02-15-2004 05:33:35




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I am rebuilding the carburetor on my old Case SC. I plan on disassembling it and soaking in carb cleaner. I have seen some taken to bare metal. Are they sandblasted? I am hesitant to hit the carb with the sandblaster, even when it is disassembled. What would you recomend? Thanks a lot.
Josh




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Jeff IA

02-15-2004 19:47:06




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 Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Josh, 02-15-2004 05:33:35  
You can get a can of B-12 solvent at WalMart. Works better than any carb cleaner I've used.



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John K

02-15-2004 11:41:04




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 Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Josh, 02-15-2004 05:33:35  
I use the carb cleaner in one gal. cans bought at the local reputable outo store ie. Napa as the 5 gallon pails are quite a bit more and have had the pails rust through onto the floor before the solution lost its cleaning ability. Throughly dissasemble the carburator and put the parts in the basket that usually comes with the carb cleaner. Do not put any rubber parts and any gaskets that you may be using over as they will be destroyed. Let soak for a least a couple of hours, ajiate the solution by rasing and lowering the basket a few times, I let soak over night. When removing the basket, slowly lift up as some cleaners have a film that is near the top that coats the carb to give it a shine. Once out throughly rinse of with HOT HOT water, blow dry and into all holes, confirm air is exiting at points attached to the holes. Reassemble carb and when everthing is done, ready for installation, I spray clear laquer on the exterior of the carb to really seal the exterior finish. It looks like a pro has done the job.

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rustyfarmall

02-15-2004 09:24:27




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 Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Josh, 02-15-2004 05:33:35  
If you use a good quality carb cleaner, something like Mac's or N.A.P.A. brand, your carb will come out of the cleaner completely clean, right down to the bare metal. After removing all those pieces from the cleaner, immediately rinse with HOT water, and then blow everything dry with compressed air, blow through all of the holes, ports, passages, etc, making sure that the air goes in one place, and comes out somewhere else. If you are not satisfied, put it all back in the cleaner and soak it some more. Never use a sandblaster on a carb.

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Jeff

02-15-2004 07:14:40




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 Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Josh, 02-15-2004 05:33:35  
Well my dad likes to use his pocket knife and scrape all the paint off of them butt then again he can't walk by an old tractor with dirt on it that he has to scrape it off... Soaking in cleaner works good but I would also get a can or two of carb cleaner and spray every hole inside ofi t also. We know a guy who just soaks them and even after that there is sometimes small pieces that clog the needles up.

We have sandblasted a couple with good results but those were taken all the way down and then cleaned thoughorly afterwards. So far no problems but anything can happen.

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Brian in Ohio

02-15-2004 06:38:57




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 Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Josh, 02-15-2004 05:33:35  
Search this board for "Carb 101" I think that should answer most of your questons...



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BerkelUSA

09-05-2005 23:41:31




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 Re: Re: How to clean up carburetor? in reply to Brian in Ohio, 02-15-2004 06:38:57  
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AutoZone has this carb-dip stuff in a 1 gallon paint can.., Its basically carbon-tet with a top-coat liquid because it evaporates to fast.

WEAR RUBBER GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION!!!

Drop any carb in the can and come back in the morning.. SPOTLESS, Its turned three Rochester 2-barrel carbs back to NEW for my Hotrod..

It has a nice dipping basket inside it also..

I think it was around $12?? and last for a LONG TIME..

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