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Carb Cleaning With Vinegar

Fuel System: Gas (Petrol) tanks, Carburators
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Post by brewsky » Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:04 pm

No,..... think I'll just let them pickle for a while.

Sure did a double-take when I went to drop the bolts in!
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Post by davomoto » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:49 pm

Maybe you can zinc plate them, and sell them to a Harly rider!
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Post by e3steve » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:37 am

They all look like they drank too much, to me! Party on?

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Post by brewsky » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:04 am

davomoto wrote:Maybe you can zinc plate them, and sell them to a Harly rider!
Funny you mention that as there is a custom harley shop up the road named "Spyders"
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Post by Hotshoe » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:48 am

Yum, archnid pickles.
Bet they're crunchy!

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Post by brewsky » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:09 pm

Too bad I'm not still working, as I know which co-worker's coffee I would drop the big one in!
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Carb metals

Post by wargoth » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:55 am

Just thought that i would post that most carbs arent even made from aluminum but actually Zinc.
Also I have recently found a new cleaning/polishing process, using common ingredients. Makes the carbs look OE. I do not use this method on any sliders or jets/needles as it does slightly make the surface rougher. See http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-t ... a_blaster/ for full details. When you are done blasting the carbs out, you can see the green/yellow color that zinc makes when it is fresh. I also made a blasting cabinet from a plastic bin, with a plexi window in the lid and i used old long sleeve shirt sleeves wired into access holes to act as filters and access. I will try to rememeber to post some pics of it later.

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