carb. cleaner

the best is the actual carb cleaner you buy by the gallon or 5 gallons. and also best to get a carb basket to put in the pail with all carb parts, once dissasembled have carb bowl upside down so junk can fall out. and also best to adgitate carb as your soaking it. soak for an hr. or so. then rinse with cool water and blow out all passages with air. any spray cleaner is a waste of money and time.
 
Hey RR, what do you use to dip them in? I used Berrymans Chemtrol for years but the latest version of that stuff is worthless. gm
 
If you can find some one with some old Berry Mans chem dip it is very good and I still have a bucket of it and have had it for over a decade but as said the new stuff is not near as good but does work. Or find a bucket of gum out carb cleaner it may still be good
 
If your like me your not doing 40 carbs a month. (the cost for a gal is $18.54-$50 a gal ) I go to Walmart and get 2 cans of Gumout cost $6.00 and spray the parts over a steel dishpan. Then when the fluid runs out I get a old tooth brush and use that to scrub the parts with. I have found that you can get by using 2 cans for a Rochester 4 barrel.
 
I do not think you can beat the caustic carburetor baths, but be careful, it can cause burns on your skin if not handled correctly.

I soak overnight, stir at least once, then rinse off with running water, blow dry.
 

I always got the "Gunk" brand from my NAPA dealer. That stuff would burn your skin. A few years ago I asked for more, and the guy with at least 30 years of experience behind the counter told me that it just ain't the same stuff anymore and was basically worthless. I picked up a pail of "Berryman's" at the farm store. Same story. It's worthless.
 
We use Syloo,(Spelling error) pricey but worth it. Some watch repair services use it to clean watch movements or so I've been told.Works great for us. Lou&Victor
 
Yep new stuff is like soaking something in brake fluid and doesn't do much. I have a very old can of Berry Mans and I have filtered it a number of time but it keeps doing the job
 
Had a 5 gallon bucket of Gunk brand for about 20 years, sealed up tight after infrequent use. Had to get rid of it when it started to eat through the metal five gallon bucket. Get by with spray carb cleaner and acetone for the stoborn stuff.
 
(quoted from post at 12:30:41 08/13/17) Had a 5 gallon bucket of Gunk brand for about 20 years, sealed up tight after infrequent use. Had to get rid of it when it started to eat through the metal five gallon bucket. Get by with spray carb cleaner and acetone for the stoborn stuff.

Yes, same thing happened to my pail of Gunk.
 
I've had the same problem with my Berry Mans but I had another bucket of the newer Berry mans so I dumped it and put the old stuff in the new can
 
I use Berry mans,the last time I checked, it was still twenty bucks at most auto parts stores and Walmart.
 
Just cleaned up a carb off a Super H Farmall for a guy. The throttle shaft was stuck, float was stuck to pivot, float needle valve stuck in cage, everything was blue. He broke the float but I had a good one laying around. After disassembly, I sand blasted it as my new NAPA can of carb cleaner would not touch it. After that I soaked it again. What a mess but got it working good. My older, not good carb cleaner from NAPA also did eventually eat a hole in the pail though. Yup, it is not like it was years ago. I think my hands still tingle from putting them down in that old stuff.
 

The latest greatest craze is to use Pine Sol Google it...

A good understanding of how the carb works will displace a good cleaner available to day. Basically a good cleaner is not available anymore you have to improvise...

I had to dump my last 5 gal can of safety clean carb cleaner this summer. It had been going down hill for the last 7/8 years I am glad that stink'N can is gone :!: With out a good cleaner I had to learn how the carb works and physically rod/clean out the circuits in the carb... It eliminated guess's if I knew the carb circuits were clean and functional the carb was not the problem good cleaner are not...
 

Times two on the sonic bath Kevin .
I have a cheap one bought from a supermarket that works wonders on filthy carburettors . I use a little dish washing detergent and alcohol in the mix .
For the really stubborn stuff I use a home made soda blaster , this really works well and doesn't abrade brass or alloy .

1905.jpg


It is nothing more than an air gun and a bit of plastic tube held together with tape .

I only have a small capacity compressor but it seems to handle this quite well . The carburettor on my FE 35 was dreadful , the combination of the blaster and sonic bath cleaned it very well . The advantage of soda is that any grit left behind will dissolve readily in water or fuel .
 
I made a 'poor man's hot tank' for carbs. Went to thrift store and bought a Crockpot for $5.00. Put in disassembled carb and parts(from an Allis Chalmers B) then filled with Purple Power or Greased Lightning. Let it cook all day or overnight. Take it out, flush with water and blow out with air Worked real good. Did same thing with lawnmower tank, but used an old blue enamel 'canner' from same thrift store, and a hot plate for heat source. It just took more of the Purple Power to cover the tank. Both of the cleaners I mentioned are on the caustic side of the PH scale, but neither of them are as stout as they used to be. The good old 5 gallon dip cans of Gunk, etc. used sodium hydroxide as the main ingredient, I think.

Garry
 
Well, you can still buy Red Devil lye. Personally, I have to deal with battery acid often, I'd just as soon not add lye to the list.
 
Lately, to clean gun parts, I have soaked them in ammonia from the dollar store. I have a plastic ammo can filled with straight ammonia. In go the parts, seal the lid and you can either let them sit, slosh them around or both. Gets rid of the gunk and oils quite well. And at Dollar Tree, a bottle is only a buck.
 
Hey Old, did you ever notice being able to taste that stuff for a couple of days after getting a little on your hide? gm
 
guess i forgot to say... its gunk from napa.if you get it on you you smell like that for a while also. so does the shop.
 
I soak them in E-85. It cuts the varnish also cheap. Works good for cleaning sediment bowls,fuel lines, and tanks.

Jim
 
(quoted from post at 11:11:05 08/19/17) I soak them in E-85. It cuts the varnish also cheap. Works good for cleaning sediment bowls,fuel lines, and tanks.

Jim
I like cheap. Have to try that one, ethanol should work well. Methanol should, also, but for some reason it isn't cheap.
 
Depends on how bad of shape it is in.
I overhauled an old Marvel Schebler that had been sitting outside for 30+ years, it was so badly corroded you could not remove a single screw without breaking it, nor would any of the linkage move.

Put it in a old stock pot with a mixture of oxalic acid (old school cooling system cleaner) and water and simmered it on a hot plate (outside) for an hour.
Came apart like it was brand new and did not eat away any of the metal.
 
Haven't tried it but have heard of people using toilet bowl cleaner but only after it's disassembled and all the easily eaten parts have been removed.
I have a gallon of cleaner I got at Napa a few years ago with a parts basket. Seems to do a pretty good job.
I also cobbled together a homemade soda blaster as someone else has pictured in this post. It takes care of some of the stubborn stuff caked on the outside and makes things look pretty darn nice!
 

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Back
Top