Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Cleaning Carburetors

[Bill]

Eric;
    We used to boil our carb's on the stove with lemon Koolaid.  The solution varied but nothing as corrosive as some of the cleaners on the shelf today.
The boiling action in the pan caused most of the stuff on the carb to come off and compressed air got the rest.
Almost any solution will be corrosive but the outside (body) of the carb had a bronze color to it from the factory, which corroded off the carb over time.
Eastwood products - http://www.eastwood.com/review/product/ ... egory/200/
has a nice carb renew product that gives your carb that OEM new look. These days I use one of the dental root canal wire drills to open the passages and a can of carb cleaner along with the stiff brush and compressed air.
Bill

[Sean O_Dell]

I think it would just be the flavoring without adding the sugar.
Sean

On Mar 6, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Bryan O'Shaughnessy wrote:
Kool-Aid?  I would think that would leave a coating of sugar in tiny places that might not get rinsed thoroughly.  ---Bryan O
On Thursday, March 6, 2014 4:24 AM, Bill wrote:
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> Eric;
> We used to boil our carb's on the stove with lemon Koolaid. The
> solution varied but nothing as corrosive as some of the cleaners on the
> shelf today. The boiling action in the pan caused most of the stuff on the
> carb to come off and compressed air got the rest. Almost any solution will
> be corrosive but the outside (body) of the carb had a bronze color to it
> from the factory, which corroded off the carb over time. Eastwood products
> - http://www.eastwood.com/review/product/ ... egory/200/
> http://www.eastwood.com/review/product/ ... egory/200/ > has a
> nice carb renew product that gives your carb that OEM new look. These days I
> use one of the dental root canal wire drills to open the passages and a can
> of carb cleaner along with the stiff brush and compressed air.
> Bill
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> Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Cleaning Carburetors
> Doesn't simple green oxidize aluminum? Or is it safe to use in the
> ultrasonic?
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> Eric Geiger
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> On Mar 5, 2014, at 9:57 PM, "Dr.Whiting" theenginebuilder@...
> wrote:
> A word of warning! Don't use a tumbler on any carburetors with small
> passages. They will be clogged with fine dirt from the cleaning process and
> not work as they should.
> The ultrasonic works great. When left in long enough old fuel and corrosion
> solidified inside will be "shaken" loose and can be flushed out with
> carburetor spray cleaner.

[Bill]

It was sugarless, you know the old school kind.
Bill