best 24 hr carb soak

[newgsman]

can anyone tell me a good 24 hr carb soak to use or are they all basicly the same?

[81gs1100]

I use yamahas brand, works great.

[Steve]

Some are finding that the Yamaha brand (is that the one that's water-soluable?) is working OK, others still swear by either Berryman's or Gunk brands.

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[renobruce]

Berryman's is the best if you can get it. It's outlawed in places like California.

[tejasmud]

Berryman's Chem Tool "B9", the stuff that if you get it on your hands your hands will "reeek for a weeek!" is getting hard to find here as well.

The new stuff does okay, but anything that is/was good in the past is usually deemed bad by someone who knows what's good for you.

[newgsman]

thanks all, found some berrymans chem tool, so i will try that. my fingers are crossed. thanks again

[Steve]

I just looked at the Berryman site and did not see exactly what you should be looking for, but I did find this.

What you are looking for is Chem DIP, not Chem TOOL.

It is a gallon-size bucket with about 3 quarts of liquid in it, along with a basket to carry all the parts you are dipping.

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[MacGyver]

I used Gunk Hydro-Seal with good results. It ate through my nitrile gloves in about 15 minutes and removed the silicone the PO had put on the choke plungers.

[81gs1100]

Some are finding that the Yamaha brand (is that the one that's water-soluable?) is working OK, others still swear by either Berryman's or Gunk brands.

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Yes it is the one that is water-soluable. I drop the carb bodies in and within 30 seconds you can see gunk surfacing. I love it

[spyder2120]

im not familiar with the yamaha brand. is it in a gallon can with a basket like berrymans, and what is the average price?

[81gs1100]

im not familiar with the yamaha brand. is it in a gallon can with a basket like berrymans, and what is the average price?

Its in a quart, like an quart of oil, the place here sells it for $7.99 or something, just a bit under $10 bucks. You mix it 2 water to 1 dip, so total of 3 quarts or more depending on strength.

The only drawback I guess is getting rid of it when you are done since it isn't self contained. But I buy a tupuware box about the size I need so I can dip the carbs, put the lid on so it don't splash out when I slosh it around once and a while.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/boat/apparel/apscitemdetail/3/124/all/1/322/detail.aspx

[spyder2120]

thanks for the info. i'll try it in a few years when my berrymans is done for. just bought the can at the start of the season and only used it once(hate to waste money). lol. but i will definately give it a try. just a side thought... i saw a gallon can of pb blaster. i know it kills rust, but since i saw it i wonder if it would clean carbs. probably not.

[Steve]

Please be careful storing your Berryman's. There is a warning on their website, not sure if it's also on the can, but don't store it on concrete.

There is a bit of electrolytic action due to the chemicals in there, and it's enhanced if the can is on concrete.

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[81gs1100]

Please be careful storing your Berryman's. There is a warning on their website, not sure if it's also on the can, but don't store it on concrete.

There is a bit of electrolytic action due to the chemicals in there, and it's enhanced if the can is on concrete.

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OK, what is the connection between concrete and electrolytic? I keep hearing people and batteries and concrete?

Are you all from the moon?

[jimcor]

OK, what is the connection between concrete and electrolytic? I keep hearing people and batteries and concrete?

Are you all from the moon?

No, we are not from the moon. The moon has been scientifically proven to be made of cheese, so storing a battery on the moon would be no problem, no concrete.

Now here on Terra where concrete has been running more rampant than kudzu in Georgia, it has been scientifically proven that storing a battery on concrete has...

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE...

No effect at all. http://www.powerstream.com/Storage.htm
(you'll have to scroll down a bit.)

BUT...

THIS IS THE DISCLAIMER:

Ever since I was a wee chile I heard never store a lead acid battery on concrete...and I never do.

I also subscribe to the hollow earth theory and hot water freezes faster than cold.