Whos using ultrasonic cleaners for carbs?

[Waterluvr]

You mentioned the "secret ingredient" here; rules say you gotta share it here. Rules committee rules?

The old farts club trumps the rules committee, it's quite possible we both qualify for membership in the former of the two. Remember those good old days before the government took away certain things for our own good? See your PM's, the secret ingredient is pretty easy to get still.

 

[Seadoobuddy]

You mentioned the "secret ingredient" here; rules say you gotta share it here. Rules committee rules?

you are being outnumbered.....so what's the secret stuff?

 

[thomps33]

I'd like to know the secret ingredient too. I just picked up an ultrasonic cleaner tonight off of eBay. Got 3 carbs to try it out on right away. I was planning on using a mixture of mineral spirits and kerosene....unless someone spills the beans on the secret ingredient. :thumbsup:

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I've come to the conclusion I can get them cleaner with carb cleaner and my wire brushes on my drummel tool.

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This is how I've been doing it from the beginning, b/c they come to me 1 or 2 at a time(in the case of twin screws).

The best solvents are hydrocarbon solvents such as kerosine, diesel fuel, mineral spirits, turpentine. The can of carb or brake cleaner works for me.

The sonic cleaner I mentioned is the one used by a pro carb rebuilder, maybe he does several at once.

I stay away from acidic carb cleaners such as vinegar, toilet bowl cleaner, etc., b/c I have no way of replacing the dichromate plating. Anything that strips the dichromate is off my list.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I'd like to know the secret ingredient too. I just picked up an ultrasonic cleaner tonight off of eBay. Got 3 carbs to try it out on right away. I was planning on using a mixture of mineral spirits and kerosene....unless someone spills the beans on the secret ingredient. :thumbsup:

I think you'll do well, turpentine/many paint strippers also won't attack metal (or corrosion). Be careful of disposal and fire hazards of course.

Still have to hose out the small transition ports using carb cleaner, I'm not going through any carb overhaul without confirming all small passages are clear.

Pay extra close attention if you see white death corrosion, this corrosion can imperceptibly close up precision passages drilled in base metals. That's why brass orifices are so common.

 

[Waterluvr]

Sportster, check this out for those zinced carb bodies I do a yellow dip on every one of them. It's like night and day when your finished and the solution lasts a good long time, pretty much adds pennies to the cost of the job.
http://www.caswellplating.com/elect...c-plating-kits/chromates/yellow-chromate.html

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Yeah, I guess...... Not sure.

 

[RodInEscondido]

The old farts club trumps the rules committee, it's quite possible we both qualify for membership in the former of the two. Remember those good old days before the government took away certain things for our own good? See your PM's, the secret ingredient is pretty easy to get still.

thanks

Yup, seems to me in my first post on this forum I stated I was a certified old fart.

 

[wfo speedracer]

Yamaha carb cleaner mixed with water inside one of these cleaners will get them spotlessly clean, oops did I spill the beans ? :willy_nilly:

 

[Minnetonka4me]

Terry...Hellz yeah!! whats the magic ratio?

 

[wfo speedracer]

Normal ratio is two parts water to one part carb cleaner, in the ultrasonic cleaner I would go four parts water to one part cleaner and add up from there. I was using Yamaha carb cleaner in an old crock pot before I got the ultrasonic cleaner, for that I used it at two to one ratio.

At the two to one ratio it will remove paint if you let it soak for extended periods, it will not however remove dichromate coatings and the jets will come out looking like brand new.

 

[Minnetonka4me]

Sweet...already got 4 bottles on order. Def worth a try! And I like that its yama-stuff...they always make great stuff. I use Yamalube in my doos! LOL

 

[thomps33]

Tonka how did the Yammi stuff work? I tried the NAPA Carb Dip and it got it REALLY clean, but was a little too aggressive and took the plating off a part and burnished the bronze parts.

 

[Minnetonka4me]

I will be trying it this week...just swapped over to the yami solution.