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#732075 03/22/2011 3:47 AM
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Any suggestions? Laquer thinner, acetone,how about lye?


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Tommy #732079 03/22/2011 4:03 AM
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Don't use lye on a carbuetor! It is very corrosive to aluminum.
Any of the commercially available carb cleaners will work, most are available in a bulk quanity, usually a gallon can, at the local parts stores. Some farm stores, like Tractor Supply, also carry bulk carb cleaner.


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I got an ultrasonic cleaner from HF pretty cheap. Beats the heck out of carb cleaner. I was surprised.


The CPA, never under estimate the value;
especially when he's driving an old Chevy truck!

1947 Chevy 1/2-Ton Advance Design in the Gallery

1951 Chevrolet 3100
cowboycpa #732325 03/23/2011 12:28 AM
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Been using Gunk Carburetor Cleaner since I was a kid and that's back in the 50's and always keep a couple of gallons of it under the bench. Gunk is a Solder Seal product manufactured by Radiator Specialty Comp, pn. CC3K. Soak it, then wash it with hot soapy water with small tube brushes, rince and blow dry. Check your pasages by blowing brake cleaner in the pressurized can with the tube on it.
DG

Last edited by Denny Graham; 03/23/2011 12:32 AM.

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