New carburettor- At least for me.

Hi Chris

I read a few posts on berryman cleaner but I can't find it here in
Portugal. I can find a bootles of 4 liters of WD40 put I think that it
wouldn't be enough.

João

Hi João

Diesel isn't bad at cleaning engine parts. I haven't tried it on carbs
though.

Rich


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Hi Chris

I read a few posts on berryman cleaner but I can't find it here in
Portugal. I can find a bootles of 4 liters of WD40 put I think that it
wouldn't be enough.

João

Hi Rich,

I would like to put it shining :-) and it will be impossible using
Diesel.
I will call to a guy that worked on VW for 35 years. He will know what
to do. He cleaned the air filter for me and I notice a huge difference.
I was just trying to avoid calling him.

João

"I read a few posts on berryman cleaner but I can't find it here in
Portugal. I can find a bootles of 4 liters of WD40 put I think that it
wouldn't be enough. "

The last time I was at checker auto parts they had a couple different
brands of gallon container carburetor soak. I only used berryman
because it came recommended by someone else and it has a 'seal' on the
top that is designed to keep the solution from evaporating. I'm not
sure if the other brands do this. Basically they put some other
chemical into the can with the carb cleaner that will form a layer on
top of the solution.

You could probably get away with any brand so long as you have a large
enough container to completely cover the main body and top cover. You
could try going the spray carb-cleaner way and try to direct the spray
into every single passageway, but I've personally had better results by
letting the casting soak for a day or two.

Chris

wrote:
> Hi Rich,
>
> I would like to put it shining :-) and it will be impossible using
> Diesel.
> I will call to a guy that worked on VW for 35 years. He will know what
> to do. He cleaned the air filter for me and I notice a huge difference.
> I was just trying to avoid calling him.
>
> João
>

Read Mr.Hoover's(Veeduber) reply above and you will know what to use..


J.

yep, methylene chloride in portuguese cloreto de metileno

IT IS NASTY!!!

João

wrote:
> yep, methylene chloride in portuguese cloreto de metileno
>
> IT IS NASTY!!!
>
> João
>


Eggsactly, it is either that or an ultrasonic bath, can you afford
that?? I looked into it a few years ago, you do seriously not want to
hear the prices of the good stuff at the right size...

Ok, it is affordable but not for a one time job..

J.

J.

ultrasonic bath!?!?!?!?! Could you explain it better?

Today, I disassembled the carburetor. Look the inside!

http://i1.tinypic.com/ncf2uc.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/nceh6c.jpg

João

Hi Bob,

Do you think that's good idea to remove everything from that dirty
carb. I'm talking about choke shaft, throttle shat, etc.

João

wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> Do you think that's good idea to remove everything from that dirty
> carb. I'm talking about choke shaft, throttle shat, etc.
>
> João
>


clean it up real good only to find out that the only thing that was
keeping the shaft bore from leaking was dirt, and the damn thing is
actually just as worn as every other stock carb out there?

Jan