cleaning carbs

[eliott]

I know the best cleaning method is as recommended and using a ultra sonic bath but all of the shops I've spoken to expect to charge £25 per carb + labour and parts, so a carb clean gets into £150 - £200.

I'm going to clean them myself, anyone know of a cleaning product which will clean the brown deposit left from previously dried petrol?

[samt]

Quicksilver Powertune is a good carb cleaner. I have an ultrasonic cleaner in the workshop here and would clean them for you for a lot less than that, shame I'm in the midlands.

[jyasaki]

Most automotive carb cleaners (see your local automotive store) and a small brush should do the trick. I liked using a capful of liquid rather than just spraying it on, but it takes quite a bit as the solvent is highly evaporative. Watch the fumes; I'm sure the stuff is not neurologically friendly.

jky

[Max...]

You can buy a small ultrasonic cleaner for occasional use on eBay for £25. I just did mine with the usual carb cleaner aerosol though.

[mick]

Forte or millers oils do some good products.

[samt]

Originally Posted by Max...

You can buy a small ultrasonic cleaner for occasional use on eBay for £25. I just did mine with the usual carb cleaner aerosol though.

Most are for jewelry cleaning, they often don't have the capacity to do most carbs. Mine was about £180.00 and it does gets used a lot.

[Sea Witch]

Use fresh petrol in a container ( ventilated area ) and an airline , done it for years no problems . If ur a smoker light up outside !!!!

[Max...]

Originally Posted by samt

Most are for jewelry cleaning, they often don't have the capacity to do most carbs. Mine was about £180.00 and it does gets used a lot.

Fair point - for not much more you can get larger capacity home use models (ie non-commerical quality) though.

[Turbodiesel]

Originally Posted by eliott

I know the best cleaning method is as recommended and using a ultra sonic bath but all of the shops I've spoken to expect to charge £25 per carb + labour and parts, so a carb clean gets into £150 - £200.

I'm going to clean them myself, anyone know of a cleaning product which will clean the brown deposit left from previously dried petrol?

Wow thats a lot of money!!, We just charge the labour time to clean and rebuild. Sometimes we find we have to leave them in the bath for 3 hrs to get them really clean!. ( you cant charge for that!)
If you get stuck we are just near Devon Boarder in Looe! Otherwise soak them in Power tune!.

[9D280]

Toolstation. £2.52 for 400ML spray, incl WD40 type straw.. Dissolves all known non metallic substances.....

(Keep it away from your paintwork & any plastic bits tho'. Not that I speak from experience or anything.....)

[eliott]

Thanks everyone, good advice and nice to have black dog and the midlands offering decent service.

[clydeoutboards]

are you sure your prices are right? what you are quoting is more the price for a full service and a dear one at that! We charge 156 inc VAT for the service!!!!

prices are on our website if you want to check and also what we do for that money.