When I said that my carburator probably needed cleaning, someone suggested
pouring a little bit of petrol or spraying some starter gas into it and
lighting it on fire, claiming that would burn away most of the dirt, saving
me the trouble of cleaning it any other way.

I just thought I'd verify the truth of that statement before I permenently
damage my engine...

Anyone?

HJ

Arson, eh? I guess I'll just pass then.

HJ

"Graham" <zebedee (AT) alphalink (DOT) com.au> wrote

There are many proprietary carb cleaning products on the market. Just spray
on, leave for a while and spray again. The gunge just washes off. I am sure
they all nasty products when it comes to the environment, but wow, they
certainly work wonders at cleaning carbs!

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Steve
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I take it this is a taking-the-carb-out-of-the-car-job, then?

I do have the Haynes manual, so I'm sure I could manage, but - as always - I
don't have a garage, and the neighbours already seem pissed off to have my
old, oil-leaking mini parked between their shiny fords, chryslers and
beamers, if it hadn't been for me doing major engine work, roadside, on it
as well :/

HJ

Generally for cleaning you don't have to remove the entire carb. With
an SU you can remove the suction chamber, piston and spring and leave
the carb body attached to the intake manifold. The needle comes out
with the piston and can be a bit tricky to re-insert into the jet in
the carb body until you have done it a few times.

I usually wipe down every thing with carb cleaner or lacquer thinner.
Don't use anything abrasive on the suction chamber or the piston. It's
better to go to a little more effort with the solvents than to mess up
the clearances in the piston/chamber assembly.

Make sure you wipe down the inside of the carb body as well.

As always, read the manual before you start.

Cheers,

Kelley

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:14:42 +0100, "H.J. Kamps"
<news (AT) removethis (DOT) kamps.takethisaway.org> wrote:

Burning up a carb will damage it, it will leave more carbon deposits in the
float than when you started.
Dismantle a carb, you can inspect every part and evaluate it for wear or
damage and repair as nes.

jono
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