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GrumpyGuts
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Mini air compressor? Reply with quote
Hi,

A bit of advice really. Could anybody recommend a decent, yet cheap mini air compressor? The job I only need it for is cleaning carbs, nothing major, but I don't want to fork out a lot of money for a super-dooper air compression unit. Preferably not powered by a cig lighter lol

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Teflon-Mike
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PostPosted: 03:47 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Re: Mini air compressor? Reply with quote
GrumpyGuts wrote:
Hi,

A bit of advice really. Could anybody recommend a decent, yet cheap mini air compressor? The job I only need it for is cleaning carbs, nothing major, but I don't want to fork out a lot of money for a super-dooper air compression unit. Preferably not powered by a cig lighter lol

Cheers


Hmmm... given some of the deals on DIY garage compressors in places like Aldi, unless you want sustained running & lots of use, might as well get a full size one, what are they, around £100 with the usual array of attachements?

Sort of money you pay for a pro-spray, low cfm compressor for an air-brush.....

Which leads me to.......

Aerosols.

Theres some 'clean-air' in a can jobs, about; some are used on hobby air-brushes, but some have like a WD40 straw for just this kind of 'low-use' job. Maybe worth hunting out.
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PostPosted: 04:23 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Re: Mini air compressor? Reply with quote
Teflon-Mike wrote:

Theres some 'clean-air' in a can jobs, about; some are used on hobby air-brushes, but some have like a WD40 straw for just this kind of 'low-use' job. Maybe worth hunting out.


Or indeed carb cleaner? Very Happy
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PostPosted: 07:11 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Aerosols.

Theres some 'clean-air' in a can jobs, about; some are used on hobby air-brushes, but some have like a WD40 straw for just this kind of 'low-use' job. Maybe worth hunting out.


Air duster, for cleaning computers. Not really air and bloody expensive for how much use you get.
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PostPosted: 07:21 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it's just flow cleaning carbs then just blow through the jets with your mouth.
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PostPosted: 07:33 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you don't fancy blowing through the jets then use a bicycle pump with one of these

https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31R8-0AKoAL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
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PostPosted: 07:46 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
air from spare wheel.
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PostPosted: 07:50 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/553681/96468725/stock-photo-men-s-lips-96468725.jpg

Always found it works better to make a seal around the jet (obviously after having taken it out) with my lips and exhale as hard as possible.

Ok, there's usually a few bits you can't get to with this, but definitely works better than an air compressor in my experience.
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PostPosted: 13:45 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about a can of air you use for computers?
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PostPosted: 14:36 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
LOL!

Well done on not reading the posts in your own thread.
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PostPosted: 16:50 - 27 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oops.
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