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23 Oct 2004, 10:21 (Ref:1132813)
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Best way to Cleab Carbs
What's the best stuff to use to clean all the grime & crud off of Carbs & get them looking new?
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23 Oct 2004, 11:13 (Ref:1132843)
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Errr. Carb Cleaner?
Well, you did ask 
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23 Oct 2004, 11:26 (Ref:1132854)
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Well?....ya get a mixture of 3 parts water and one part Kerosene ....and ya get this atomiser bottle see....and ya spray it down the throat (like)....while ya rev the guts out of the poor thing!!!
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23 Oct 2004, 12:12 (Ref:1132881)
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Gunk and the neighbours dishwasher shortly after
 They did get totally stripped down and rebuilt after though as I was only getting the serious dirt off to start with. |
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23 Oct 2004, 14:24 (Ref:1132966)
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Agree with Chris Y...
Definitely, err... "Carb Cleaner" Mostly comes in a convenient aerosol can. A good spray over, leave to sink in for a few minutes, then spray off with the very same can! What will they think of next  Sorry topwelshman, its just toooo hard to resist sometimes
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23 Oct 2004, 15:10 (Ref:1132994)
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Didn't have any Carb cleaner at Halfords this morning so got Alloy wheel cleaner and it's doing the job!
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23 Oct 2004, 19:06 (Ref:1133125)
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probably the same stuff anyway...
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23 Oct 2004, 20:23 (Ref:1133159)
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Aha... if you're shopping at Halfords I guess you should have asked for "Throttle Body Cleaner"! Then they might have know what you were talking about
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23 Oct 2004, 20:58 (Ref:1133189)
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 They look great!
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23 Oct 2004, 21:51 (Ref:1133219)
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Alloy wheel cleaner is an acid, it descales the surface but will make it go a dull white. Carb Cleaner is good, an ultrasonic cleaner is the best.
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24 Oct 2004, 07:53 (Ref:1133484)
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Ultra Sonic.....take care
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Do they still make "INHIBISOL" - good stuff in an Ultra Sonic Cleaner 
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24 Oct 2004, 20:03 (Ref:1134148)
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I sometimes use paint stripper (Nitromoors) to bring up alloy castings, just cleaned up an inlet manifold for the historic Camaro I am putting together and it came up great.
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24 Oct 2004, 23:18 (Ref:1134350)
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use paint thinners, cleans the crud off nicely from ali, although it wont remove any oxidation
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25 Oct 2004, 07:45 (Ref:1134612)
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If you've actually got the manifold / carbs off then an overnight steep in a parts washer or bucket of Sealey Engine Degreaser (or might just be called "Cleaner" - its the stuff that comes in a 25 litre drum form the likes of "Machine Mart") is worth the effort. It not only takes off the grime, but any laquer and carbon too. I did a whole cylinder head and it came up like new - cleaned the carbon off the chambers and everything!
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