solidstateirons
XS650 Addict
Can you dip a carburetor in those dip tank cleaners? Is there any cleaner thats "safe"? Something that wont ruin O rings and hidden seals?
Can you dip a carburetor in those dip tank cleaners? Is there any cleaner thats "safe"? Something that wont ruin O rings and hidden seals?
Hi solidstateirons,
some carb dip-cleaners are safe to use on elastomers & plastics but others ain't.
Best you read the can very carefully before you dip a complete carburettor.
OTOH dipping the whole thing is not the "best way"
Best is you dismantle the carb and use the spraycan's extension tube to blow carb cleaner through each jet, orifice and passageway it's got.
My best advice is to grind screwdriver bits to an exact fit in the jets so the jets come out rather than their slots crater out and to do carb work inside a cafeteria tray so that all those little parts can't get lost so easily.
What spray do you recommend best?
Brake parts cleaner.
Scott