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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 09:04 AM |
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Cleaning Carbies
What's the best way to make the carbs look new? I heard soaking them in Coke will do the trick, is this correct? Obviously gotta remove all the jets
first. Any other way?
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 helbus
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 11:13 AM |
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Get a can of Carbi-cleen stuff from Repco or similar establishment. It gets the fuel stains and minor build up off easily. A toothbrush is good to get
the thicker stuff off.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 11:14 AM |
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Oh Yeah. I wouldn't recommend Coke as the sugar will react with petrol and clog stuff up. Like putting sugar in someones petrol tank.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 12:16 PM |
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OK, thanks
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 02:15 PM |
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i have yet to try it but was told that baking soda in a sand blaster works v.v. well. plus it will totally dissolve (in either water or kero/petrol?
can't remember) so won't gum up your carbs.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 05:33 PM |
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Theres a product called carbosolve which we used to use for cleaning aluminium housings might be the same as Peter's carbi-clean the carbo stands for
carbon and it was great stuff.
Can remember it was a bit pricey but you can strain it and reuse it.
Makes carby's look like new.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 07:53 PM |
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my 2c is kero first
nice and cheap. Give it a good soak and scrub and then hit it with propper carb cleaner
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 08:05 PM |
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Im a kero and toothbrush guy, not to hard on the hands, and makes crappy old alfa carbs look like new. Pretty good on the teeth too:repuke
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 11:46 PM |
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Carby clean is bloody expensive and hard to find these days. I disassemble mine and soak all parts a long time in an ultrasonic cleaner - cleans
everything without corroding (which can enlarge orifices.) A bit of poking with toothpicks helps everything along...
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| posted on April 17th, 2004 at 08:27 PM |
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fill a tin up with kerosene and soak them overnight, then attack it with some carb cleaner and a toothbrush
Jon
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