Re: Boil a carb?

Posted by Rufus Windrow on May 08, 2006 at 16:49:33 from (64.42.242.25):

In Reply to: Boil a carb? posted by Bilko on May 08, 2006 at 16:35:43:

Now, I assume that you are a relative of the infamous Ernie Bilko (aka Phil Silvers) and that the carb you are considering to put to boil is from some sort of a military jeep from the sergeant's motor pool. Am I correct so far? Anyways, I have myself boiled carbs, my wife prefers I do it outside using the propane camp stove and an old pot but it does work. I use a couple of quarts of water and a couple of heaping teaspoons of laundry lye, get it mixed nice and heat it up to boiling until all the lye granules dissolve and in she goes. For rinsing, same operation without the lye, just plain boiling water. One reminder though, I don't think you should do it on pot metal carbs, just cast iron ones. I'm not sure about this last part but that pot metal is sometimes pretty sensitive stuff, and if you have a cast iron carb with a pot metal venturi, then don't boil the venturi, remove it first. There is a good article on rebuilding an MS carb in the articles feature here on the YT forum but be careful with the brass. It doesn't come out like it reads in the article. Heat the cast iron with a propane torch or in the barbeque before attempting to remove any brass and make sure any wrench or screwdriver is an EXACT and TIGHT fit or you'll have an expensive paperweight left over. Once again, I wouldn't use these directions with a pot metal carb. And say hi to Ernie for me if you see him around.

Replies:

• Re: Boil a carb? Short Round 19:28:03 05/08/06 (1)
  • Re: Boil a carb? Rufus Windrow 06:22:06 05/09/06 (0)

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