Carburater cleaning

by wokrdan AKA BU Balls Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:38 pm

So, I'm trying to clean up my carb, and wanted to find out, is there any problem with dunking it in a bucket of warm soapy water? I mean, do i have to worry about the internals rusting out, or can I simply blow it dry with an air hose?

by badbiscayne66 Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:39 pm

It may not hurt but i dont think it will help!!! Use carb cleaner it works very well......

by coreys73chevelle Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:42 pm

if it is on a running engine just let the engine run and get a few sprays into it with carb and choke cleaner, have someone slowly hit the gas a give some more sprays with secondaries open.

if its off the car use the same carb and choke cleaner just get a old toothbrush and a rag and get it as clean as possible then dry it off and put it in a ziplock bag.

by novaderrik Fri May 07, 2010 6:39 pm

i used to always use "the Works" drain opener as a carb dip. but kids started making pop bottle bombs out of it (which now gets you labeled as a terrorist) so it's hard to find the good stuff any more.
the active ingredient in that particular drain opener is hydrochloric acid, which will eat the aluminum casting of the carb, so i never left the parts in there for more than a few minutes,which was just enough to break up all the deposits. then i'd rinse it off in the kitchen sink and use about a full can of carb cleaner to blow out all the passages.
then it was just a matter of putting it back together. the only real drawback to using the drain opener is that it eats away the coating on the carb.

by JB2wheeler Fri May 07, 2010 8:52 pm

You wont catch me cleaning my carb with drain cleaner! Too much risk in too many ways. JB

by ant7377 Sat May 08, 2010 12:03 am

Try using Pinesol. It works well for that just pour it in a tub or something and
soak the carb. It works well but you have to get the name brand Pinesol.

by wokrdan AKA BU Balls Sat May 22, 2010 10:34 pm

So I can just dunk it in pinesol and rinse? What about the internals? Do I have to worry about rust at all? It's a 4-barrel Edelbrock.

by ant7377 Sat May 22, 2010 11:43 pm

I would take it apart first so you can make sure all the idle passages get cleaned good. Get a rebuild kit for it so it can be put back together with new gaskets and stuff. If you just want to clean up the out side use some gumout and a few little nylon brushes and start scrubbing. Some compressed air for this job is good too to dry and blow out any crud that may come loose.

by IndyG3 Sat May 22, 2010 11:44 pm

ant7377 wrote:I would take it apart first so you can make sure all the idle passages get cleaned good. Get a rebuild kit for it so it can be put back together with new gaskets and stuff. If you just want to clean up the out side use some gumout and a few little nylon brushes and start scrubbing. Some compressed air for this job is good too to dry and blow out any crud that may come loose.

I agree with this. But if it were me, any time a carb needs to be cleaned, it should be checked to see if it's time for a rebuild too.

by IndyG3 Sat May 22, 2010 11:45 pm

Unless you know it's been rebuilt recently, of course...

by McCauley5983 Sat May 22, 2010 11:59 pm

dont get rid of the dirt it adds patina Razz

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