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Suggestions on how to clean/wash carburetor
I am going to attempt to rebuild carburetor for '88 Chevy Nova.
My immediate problem is how to wash the parts. I asked at several auto part stores, and it appears they no longer sell petroleum based solvent in quantity that I can deep parts (except 5 gallon carburetor deep or carburetor cleaning spray). I am thinking, spray wouldn't be enough to clean all the gums that acculated over the years. So, I am leaning toward using strong detergent like Simple Green to wash gums and use paint thinner for inner/finer parts. 1. What you use to wash carburetor parts these days. 2. Are carburetor rebuild kits (from NAPA, AutoZone, etc.) any good? What these kits have anyways. TIA. |
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the EPA, DNR, etc. have made life so difficult for the home mechanic, I
suggest you replace it with a unit from a local parts house or use a rebuilder such as "national carburetor" in Jacksonville, Fl. |
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> 1. What you use to wash carburetor parts these days. My parts washer, filled with Varsol, "Solvent 140," "SafetyKleen" or equivalent. A local auto parts store carries 5-gallon drums of Solvent140, so thats what I genereally use. > 2. Are carburetor rebuild kits (from NAPA, AutoZone, etc.) any > good? What these kits have anyways. Napa sells good kits. I wouldn't trust Autogroan- some of their stuff is supplied by quality vendors, a lot isn't. Its kinda hit and miss with them. |
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Mike Romain wrote: > I use the carb cleaner spray and spray everything down inside a tray I > make by cutting the side off a WW washer fluid jug. The spray stays > liquid for a long time and I use a round parts brush to scrub with. > > I find a first spray to soak, let it sit in the tray with all the > smaller bits soaking in the bottom, then I give it a scrub and a second > spray to finish up. Thanks much to all who replied. This is what I am leaning to do. To use scrub and strong soap/decreaser to wash exterior, then use combination of gentle scrub/wash and spray for smaller/ finer parts. Again, thanks much. |
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