Carb cleaner
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Re: Carb cleaner
Curious ??
What are you suppose to do with the carb. cleaner the guy at the show sold ??
Pour it in the gas tank ??
Spray it on the carb ??
or put parts in it and soak them ???
Does the stuff have a name ???
The old, good carb. cleaner is gone.
Used to buy a 5 gal. pail with a basket for about $50. Now it is $150.
The old stuff ( in the 5 gal. can ) was pretty volatile. Had to keep the lid on the can or it would evaporate away. A trick was put a little water in. It floated on top and sealed the good stuff underneath. Put water in the new stuff, you get what looks like spoiled buttermilk and $150 up in smoke !! I told the parts man, I bought the last can from, about the water trick. He said, You better put some in a can and try it first. I did, and am I glad I did !!
The old stuff worked. The new stuff, sort of, if you have enough patience. Days instead of hours. New stuff doesn't remove paint and varnish very well, but it sure shines brass parts. ( if you look hard enough, you can find something good about most anything. Sometimes. )
Gum Out spray was the best but the last I bought, seems it has gone the way of the rest. Lacquer Thinner in a spray can.
Of course you know, carburetors are obsolete ! Thought I would toss that in.
What are you suppose to do with the carb. cleaner the guy at the show sold ??
Pour it in the gas tank ??
Spray it on the carb ??
or put parts in it and soak them ???
Does the stuff have a name ???
The old, good carb. cleaner is gone.
Used to buy a 5 gal. pail with a basket for about $50. Now it is $150.
The old stuff ( in the 5 gal. can ) was pretty volatile. Had to keep the lid on the can or it would evaporate away. A trick was put a little water in. It floated on top and sealed the good stuff underneath. Put water in the new stuff, you get what looks like spoiled buttermilk and $150 up in smoke !! I told the parts man, I bought the last can from, about the water trick. He said, You better put some in a can and try it first. I did, and am I glad I did !!
The old stuff worked. The new stuff, sort of, if you have enough patience. Days instead of hours. New stuff doesn't remove paint and varnish very well, but it sure shines brass parts. ( if you look hard enough, you can find something good about most anything. Sometimes. )
Gum Out spray was the best but the last I bought, seems it has gone the way of the rest. Lacquer Thinner in a spray can.
Of course you know, carburetors are obsolete ! Thought I would toss that in.
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Re: Carb cleaner
I have always used Cellulose thinners, [ basic spray gun cleaner ] small paint brush and an air line on the few Carbs I have cleaned, seems to do the trick. I did have them all in bits though as I suspect the Thinners might damage gaskets etc.
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Re: Carb cleaner
Mike, they said spray it on and in the carb, whilst the engine is running. I did not purchase till i found out more. On a secondary thought, fuels are a lot cleaner these days anyway. It was called MPM, I had never heard of it before though.
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Re: Carb cleaner
For most of our old WO’s, YF’s and YS’s it is less than sufficient to only spray the exposed surfaces unless outward appearance is all you are interested in. No matter what solvent or cleaner is used, the carb must be disassembled completely and cleaned throughly, inside and out. The internal vacuum and fuel passages need the cleaning the most. I’ve seen many pretty carburetors that didn’t run worth a flip and many more externally filthy ones that ran great.
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Re: Carb cleaner
Got it. Sounds like another form of snake oil with a new name. ( personal opinion. )
Clean the outside so it looks beautiful ! Inside is what counts, but, looking beautiful is OK too.
I have seen carbs that looked so bad you think there is no way they could work, but performed perfectly.
On the other hand, just rebuilt a carb. on an old Briggs & Stratton cast iron single cyl. engine yesterday. On a Gravely rider. All cleaned up. Looked great. But the engine would not run. Main jet was plugged up.
Clean the outside so it looks beautiful ! Inside is what counts, but, looking beautiful is OK too.
I have seen carbs that looked so bad you think there is no way they could work, but performed perfectly.
On the other hand, just rebuilt a carb. on an old Briggs & Stratton cast iron single cyl. engine yesterday. On a Gravely rider. All cleaned up. Looked great. But the engine would not run. Main jet was plugged up.
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Re: Carb cleaner
Mike , excuse my ignorance, but living in England i wouldnt know , what is SNAKE OIL ?
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Re: Carb cleaner
Mark,
"Snake oil" was an expression that was used to describe an unreliable or phony medical cure/doctor that promised they had the cure for whatever ails you. It now is used for all things like this, medical or non medical.
"Snake oil" was an expression that was used to describe an unreliable or phony medical cure/doctor that promised they had the cure for whatever ails you. It now is used for all things like this, medical or non medical.
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Re: Carb cleaner
Thanks Dinof, after reading your reply, it seems we must have gallons of it in England.
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Re: Carb cleaner
Right on, dinof.
I picked up the term watching old western TV shows as a kid. Been a while back.
The traveling medicine man showed up in town in his covered wagon with his magic "elixir".
Did everything from shine your boots to cure the common cold.
Me thinks after you drank some, you didn't care about the boots or the cold. My guess is it was about 99 Proof!
I picked up the term watching old western TV shows as a kid. Been a while back.
The traveling medicine man showed up in town in his covered wagon with his magic "elixir".
Did everything from shine your boots to cure the common cold.
Me thinks after you drank some, you didn't care about the boots or the cold. My guess is it was about 99 Proof!
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Re: Carb cleaner
I'm thinking of the show "The Rifleman" had a few episodes of traveling medicine men, or if you want a reboot of this from the 1950's, "I love Lucy'" had some snake oil Lucy was peddling named "Vitameatavegiman"Wolfman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:58 amRight on, dinof.
I picked up the term watching old western TV shows as a kid. Been a while back.
The traveling medicine man showed up in town in his covered wagon with his magic "elixir".
Did everything from shine your boots to cure the common cold.
Me thinks after you drank some, you didn't care about the boots or the cold. My guess is it was about 99 Proof!
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Re: Carb cleaner
I remember that Lucy episode.
By the end of the show, she couldn't even pronounce the name.
Matter of fact, she couldn't stand up either !!
By the end of the show, she couldn't even pronounce the name.
Matter of fact, she couldn't stand up either !!
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