Carb Gunk Cleaning Tips?
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Topic: Carb Gunk Cleaning Tips?
Posted By: Slim
Subject: Carb Gunk Cleaning Tips?
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 7:23pm
Anybody know of a good solution to cut through 20 years of carb gunk? It's on the outside of the carb. I could clean it off by hand but it would take forever. It's a mixture of gunky fuel residue and field dust and man is it tough to remove.
-Slim
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AC 1971 170 WF Gas, AC 185 Diesel WF, AC WD NF, AC '54 WD45 NF, AC 7080, AC 7030, Wheel Horse D-180 Automatic
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 7:34pm
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Acetone or laquer thinner will usually clean it up .
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Posted By: Dmpaul89
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2015 at 8:35pm
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Turpentine and a wire brush. Or pressure washer
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 5:19am
Really the only way to get that kinda gunk off Carburetors is with a putty knife and some time. Some of our customer's Carbs that come in here to get rebuilt are amazing how much crud is on them from blow-by and field dust n' dirt. Its like concrete! After I get the heavy stuff off, I then use a wire brush and hot soapy water to get the rest off before they go in the tank for a soak. Distributors and drives get like that to after years of layers of blow-by n' dust n' dirt...
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39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 6:14am
I drill a lot of 1/16" holes in a length of 1/4" copper tubing,coiled it up like a snake then attached tubing between it an an aquarium air pump.Suspend the carb in a big coffee can or similar and fill with a liquid 'orange' cleaning solution, full strength. The more agitation the better at removing the crud. Only takes a few hours though I usually forget it's working, leave it overnight.....hen it's even cleaner !
Just be sure to rinse it off real well, get all the water out of the carb !!
Jay
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3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)
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