The next in my series of dumb questions....
I just finished soda blasting and cleaning 30 years of crap off my BS38 carbs. They are probably cleaner then they have ever been.
Now that they are all de-gunked, should I wipe the carb bodies off with any kind of oil or something? I have some small parts/gaskets on the way to rebuild them, but they won't get tested until next spring. It feels weird to leave bare metal sitting exposed for months without at least giving things a wipe with an oily rag or something. They look so naked now that they are soda blasted. (I know they are aluminum and brass, and won't rust, but still...). Are they cool to leave as is?
Also, are there any carb parts that require a bit of lubing - like the choke plunger, or the throttle spring, or around the connecting rod? If so, what should I use?
And lastly, do you guys use any Loctite on things like carb tops, float bowl screws, throttle/choke screws? I know not to use anything on jets or the internal parts exposed to gas.
Thanks.
(The resurrection of my new/old 76 is fully underway. My wife feels like a widow - she has totally lost me to the garage!)
Ryan
I just finished soda blasting and cleaning 30 years of crap off my BS38 carbs. They are probably cleaner then they have ever been.
Now that they are all de-gunked, should I wipe the carb bodies off with any kind of oil or something? I have some small parts/gaskets on the way to rebuild them, but they won't get tested until next spring. It feels weird to leave bare metal sitting exposed for months without at least giving things a wipe with an oily rag or something. They look so naked now that they are soda blasted. (I know they are aluminum and brass, and won't rust, but still...). Are they cool to leave as is?
Also, are there any carb parts that require a bit of lubing - like the choke plunger, or the throttle spring, or around the connecting rod? If so, what should I use?
And lastly, do you guys use any Loctite on things like carb tops, float bowl screws, throttle/choke screws? I know not to use anything on jets or the internal parts exposed to gas.
Thanks.
(The resurrection of my new/old 76 is fully underway. My wife feels like a widow - she has totally lost me to the garage!)
Ryan