Boiling Carburetors

[RGMYRE]

I heard of a procedure where carburetor metal parts are boiled clean. Has anyone heard of this? Have done it? How is it done? I have some bad green build up in mine.
Rob

[Larry D]

Welcome !!

I'm sure you could boil them. But, it's best to do this......

http://www.thegsresources.com/gs_carbrebuild.htm

EDIT: Go here and read too.....

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[Nessism]

You can boil the carb bodies once you have them taken apart but in my experience they don't come as clean as using carb dip. If you decide to boil them with lemon juice like some advocate, don't boil very long or the carb bodies will turn dark gray (I learned the hard way).

[hampshirehog]

My standard method for carb cleaning (we can't get those 'naughty' carb cleaning chemicals in the UK that you can in the US). I add a drop of washing up liquid (dish cleaning detergent if that translates better) and simmer away in an old pan.

[doctorgonzo]

My standard method for carb cleaning (we can't get those 'naughty' carb cleaning chemicals in the UK that you can in the US). I add a drop of washing up liquid (dish cleaning detergent if that translates better) and simmer away in an old pan.

Mercury has come up on the boards because of Manometers (we can't get that in the US anymore). Crazy how wild west it used to be. Every 8 year old's chemistry set came with mercury when I was a kid. Held it in my hands many times. I'm sure the EPA will crack down on carb dip eventually.

[Steve]

Don't tell anybody, but I have enough mercury in my garage to declare all of southwest oHIo a Hazmat area if it all spills.

It's kept under lock and key to keep out some of the riff-raff.

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[Ohioan]

Isn't southwest OH already a disaster area?

I'm just glad the government knows what's best for me.