HELP!!!!!!!

[frzbag1]

So I read a blog online that said the best way to clean your carbs is by boiling them in lemon juice. Mine were really bad, varnished, so I just boiled them for about an hour. There is grey chalkey stuff, kind of gritty everywhere. The throttle was kind of stuck closed. Did I just ruin these or is there another step I should take. Could be pricey any help!!!!

 

[XSLeo]

www.amckayltd.com/carbguide.pdf
Leo

 

[xjwmx]

I've boiled the brass parts alone in lemon juice and it made them look like new. Mirror shiny.

As for what you have now, I would get a couple cans of carb cleaner and try to blow them out. I would start by blowing backwards from the small orifices like the pilot circuit to the larger openings so that gritty crud you describe doesn't doesn't blow down into the smaller areas.

 

[frzbag1]

thanks its nasty, i dont know where this stuff came from

 

[frzbag1]

what is the best thing for me to soak them in now

 

[Furious D]

Never heard of using lemon juice but I have had pretty good results using pinesol.


You might have some gunk or rust in the throttle shaft bushings, A little pentetrating oil might free them up

 

[ReycleBill]

what is the best thing for me to soak them in now

Disassemble them and soak everything in a big can of carb cleaner. Then rebuild them completely.

A sonic machine would do well but because of the lemon juice you're going to have to replace gaskets and seals.

 

[frzbag1]

where is thebest place to get a rebuild kit

 

[ReycleBill]

where is thebest place to get a rebuild kit

Read the carb guide pdf XSleo linked to. Every question you can think of is in there. Good luck.

 

[littlebill31]

Soaking them can help, but you will always have to take them completely apart, meaning every piece, and hand clean/check every part.