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I apologize for linking to a members only page. I edited the first post and linked the pictures instead so you could see the process and results.
I think the advantage this might have over chemicals is that the Pine Sol is supposed to be safe for rubber and plastic parts. But I am not sure that is correct. I am sure it would not dissolve them, but if you need to wear gloves to keep it from taking the oil off your hands why would it not dry out other materials as well?
As a bonus it is a lot less toxic to people and the environment; it isn't flammable; and it does smell a lot nicer.Believe in truth. To abandon fact is to abandon freedom.
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DMorris
It would be interesting to combine the pinesol with an ultrasonic cleaner.
Has anyone here used an ultrasonic cleaner on carbs?
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Hammered
Id be curious about the ultrasonic cleaner and pine sol as well. Harbour Frieght has them from time to time but Im not sure theyre big enough to dip the full rack. The tank on the 2.5 liter is only 9.75" long and only 3" deep. But for $70 bucks, it might make a good donor for building a better tank for carbs to sit in. Nothing a local weld shop couldnt tig up out of 14ga stainless. And the HF one has a heating function.
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427cobra
Ive tried the pine sol on some snowmobile carbs...
It worked great came out nice and clean! Best part you can pour it down the drain when your done.
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m98
I am in the process of getting a 700es running and put the carburetor
bank in a bucket with water and pine sol. Came out clean, but I did have
to use a brush in certain places to get heavier residue off. The original
poster is showing pictures of the owner of the Nighthawk Forum cleaning
his carburetors. The owner of the Nighthawk Forum got the idea from
the CB750/900/1100f Forum. I put other stuff in the bucket as well
and it cleans up well afterwards. I did remove all O-rings from the
carburetor before the soak.
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wkmpt
Originally posted by Hammered View PostId be curious about the ultrasonic cleaner and pine sol as well. Harbour Frieght has them from time to time but Im not sure theyre big enough to dip the full rack. The tank on the 2.5 liter is only 9.75" long and only 3" deep. But for $70 bucks, it might make a good donor for building a better tank for carbs to sit in. Nothing a local weld shop couldnt tig up out of 14ga stainless. And the HF one has a heating function.
The heater is what really makes this unit rock. When I first fired it up, I put a really grimy carb body in there just after I mixed the solution. It didn't clean that well, honestly. I absent-mindedly left it sit with the heater on for a while and did some other stuff around the house. Came back and started up another cleaning cycle, and holey moley that sucker came out clean. So the heat is what makes this ultrasonic cleaner sing.
It has 90, 180, 280, 380, and 480-second cycles, though I have only used the 480 cycle. Even with seven-minute cycles, it is totally feasible to do a whole rack of carbs in a day, and have them clean enough to eat off of. Some parts do require a 'double dip' (like the mounting bracket, carb bodies, and choke bar), where you have to rotate the part to get the other half immersed, but it still makes very short work of the shellac and grime. The only thing I have done to expedite the cleaning process is to whip up two baskets out of ordinary metal window screen so that I could clean two sets of small parts at a time.
I was so enthralled at how well this thing works as it stands, I hadn't thought of using it as parts for a bigger one...hmmm...food for thought.
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I recently got one of these also. It fits about 2/3 of one BS32SS carb at a time.
I haven't tried Simple Green in it yet. The cleaning solution that HF sells for these is better than straight water for cleaning, but seems to induce a little corrosion on the carb bodies. For some reason, they keep this cleaning solution in a locked cabinet.Dogma
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"for some reason they keep it locked up."...might be a chemical in there that can be used to make crystal meth..send me a copy of the ingredients and i will cross reference with my recipe to see if theres anything i can use..might save a lot of money..all that sudafed is expensive...LMAOLast edited by chuck hahn; 09-09-2010, 10:45 AM.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
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waterman
I may have to give the Pine sol a try. I have used carb dip in my ultrasonic cleaner with decent results. May give the power of pine a shot. Unfortunately, the only carbs I have to clean are relatively clean, meaning have only been sitting a year or less.
To the other poster using the purple power, I can't use it anymore since it eats my skin. It would be nice to use something a little less caustic.
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wkmpt
Originally posted by waterman View PostI may have to give the Pine sol a try. I have used carb dip in my ultrasonic cleaner with decent results. May give the power of pine a shot. Unfortunately, the only carbs I have to clean are relatively clean, meaning have only been sitting a year or less.
To the other poster using the purple power, I can't use it anymore since it eats my skin. It would be nice to use something a little less caustic.
That purple power is pretty hard core stuff. I borrowed a bottle from work to clean my engine, good thing I read the label first, it specifically states NOT to use it on aluminum.
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Originally posted by waterman View PostTo the other poster using the purple power, I can't use it anymore since it eats my skin. It would be nice to use something a little less caustic.Originally posted by wkmpt View PostThat purple power is pretty hard core stuff. I borrowed a bottle from work to clean my engine, good thing I read the label first, it specifically states NOT to use it on aluminum.
He Keeps a close eye on his process. And like I said, he had excellent results.
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