Just bought an ultra sonic cleaner for carbs

[Agemax]

i use this solution, works well and carbs come out like brand new. also good for fuel injection injectors as well as any other engine parts.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carburettor-Machine-Part-Ultrasonic-Cleaning-Fluid-1L-/290648459369?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item43abff8869#ht_2303wt_1054

[chuck hahn]

Daniel...your wrong ( again ). Ive seen one and seen MANY MANY parts that have come out of one. Killeen Power Sports has one that I can use anytime i wish. And looking at the pros and cons of it I will keep to my Berrymans. They dont come out as everyone here is trying to lead one to believe. They dont come out all shiney like the day they were cast..all shiney like a new dime. You can all say that BS but thats all it is...BS.

[Agemax]

nobody is saying that they come out all shiny and polished and fit for a show bike, they just come out SPOTLESS in every hole,jet, orifice you can or cant see

[7981GS]

Daniel...your wrong. They dont come out all shiney like the day they were cast..all shiney like a new dime. You can all say that BS but thats all it is...BS.

But they do, from a can of Berryman's, right?





Whatever.

Daniel

[Nessism]

If you leave a carb in Berryman's too long they turn dark. I know because I made this mistake ONCE.

Then there is the issue with the throttle butterfly shaft rubber seals that get dunked with the carbs. Fortunately, these seals are pretty robust, so the carb dip doesn't seem to destroy them (much). I try to minimize the dipping time as a hedge against damaging these seals since they are a pain to replace. Ultra Sonic cleaners don't need the harsh chemicals so those seals are further protected. Don't take me wrong, I'm not planning to buy one, but I do think they offer good tech that has some very positive points.

[chuck hahn]

Dan...Here you go again spin doctoring what someone is commenting on...WHERE IN THERE did I ever say they did from Berrymans?? Everyone toughts the ultra sonics as the whiz bang thats gonna spit you out shiney like day one carbs and that just a fantasy..plain and simple..no way around it!!!! Till you can actually speak directly to what is actually said, why not just refrain from commenting at alll!!!

[rustybronco]

"Because it provides an unparalleled cleaning every single time without fail for all pieces big or little, complex, or simple."

Unfortunately that doesn't work with fully assembled clocks. dirt imbeds into the brass and the only way to remove it is to disassemble the movement and mechanically or ultrasonically clean the parts. it's not the end all to cleaning.

Nasty, congratulations on the purchase. it should come in very handy.

[chuck hahn]

Thats what i was meaning Dale..they do a fine job of cleaning, but they arent a one stop and your done thing. You still have to clean all the brass parts and check all the holes in the pilots and emulsion tubes, and spary the bodies out with carb spray and compressed air. I too am glad he got his machine and he will probably enjoy it very much. My rebuttle is that they arent the end all to a good thorough manual cleaning..especially as fickle as the carbs can be at times.

[tkent02]

Those fickle crabs got into your carburetors again. Damn the bad luck. Merry Christmas, everybody! Except for Chuck's carburetor crabs.

[7981GS]

I've got plenty of Old Bay seasoning!
That, might scare them out of there.

Daniel

[tkent02]

I've got plenty of Old Bay seasoning!
That, might scare them out of there.

Daniel

Or soy sauce!

http://youtu.be/n4p5Hmg8OW4

[chuck hahn]

Lmao..thats what i get for one finger typing and thinking of the next letter and transposing them...Merry CHRISTmas back to all of you guys as well. Hopefully 2012 will be a lot better for me as well as yourselves.

[renobruce]

I have an US machine now for carbs, and I love it. Works just as good as Berrymans IMHO, and much faster, and less destructive. I still go throught the steps of shooting carb cleaner through all passages, and blowing them out with air.
I bought the cheap US cleaner from Harbor Freight and it works pretty good. I've also used diluted Pine Sol with very good results. Mine heats up as well, which obviously helps break down the greasy crud.

[nastyjones]

Pine Sol eh?
I'm trying this stuff in my new US cleaner called Everything (everythingcleaner.net). The active ingredients are alcohol, Sodium metasilicate, & tetrasodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate. It cleans pretty good at a 2-1 ratio but I would like it to "etch" a little more as I would like it to try to restore my carbs to more of the way they were when new.
So I'm looking for something a little more acidic. I think the Everything cleaner is alkaline.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

Paul

[GateKeeper]

You can try vinegar..

Molds, grease, and bacteria are no match for the cleaning power of vinegar. But why is this? Since we now know that vinegar is acid based, it's easier to understand how it can clean so effectively. When an acid is applied to grease, it breaks it down quickly.

Vinegar is such a powerful cleaner than for the most part, it should be cut 50-50 with water to dilute the solution.