stripping and cleaning carbs

nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

This may seem like a foolish question, but can I use white spirits to clean a set of carbs? I'm not sure if it'll damage the rubber components, or anything. Only reason I ask is because I've got some, and I need to get these carbs cleaned out - they've got two decades worth of muck in them.

Cheers in advance.
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Raffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Karma :

Why not simply use petrol to clean them?
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Cleaning is what women are for.

By which I mean: borrow their nail varnish remover.

nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

If you want to properly clean it you need carb cleaner.

Petrol will help a bit with physical cleaning but if you think about it, they are full of petrol all the time and that is the problem...

Petrol will do ok but it isn't brilliant at cleaning gummed up carbs.

Lynxx · Scooby Slapper Joined: 19 Nov 2010 Karma :

buy a can of that carb cleaner (not the airsole) and leave them to soak if they are really bad, in an hour or 2 if its good cleaner it will have removed all the white or yellow crud. if its just a matter of dirt use petrol or carb cleaner in a can and some air from a air compressor, works best anyways.