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Out of the carpool lane.
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Clark Co, WA
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...lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, denatured alcohal...?
------------------ WOU in Monmouth, Or 68 Camaro,250(No,I'm not putting in a 350!) 67,LWB,250(Again, I'm not putting in a 350!) a work in progress "Praise The Lowered"
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Location: cornville, maine
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Coca cola.
Or, if you can find it, government surplus or equivelent Grapefruit juice. It works, I promise.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA
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Gum out carb cleaner. It is the best I have ever used
Sam
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Berryman's Chem-Tool works very well, you can get it by the quart or by the gallon... doesn't quench your thirst like soda or juice.
------------------ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA http://www.ixpres.com/vlusardi/chevtrk.htm
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I have always used Hydro-Seal,but its not cheap(about $75 for 5 gallons). You might find it at the farm stores........69
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its all about the +6 inches
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I used the gallon of Berryman's Chem-Tool. The stuff really sinks though, the old lady won't want you in the same room with her for a couple days after this...
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Berryman B-9 Chem-Dip. Comes in gallon cans with a small parts strainer. This stuff is wicked, one exposed to the chemical and air it actually eats the strainer! Don't leave your carb in it longer than the directions say, as it could eat your carb. Mmmm Mmmm.
------------------ 70 GMC 3/4 ton Sierra Grande 402/TH400 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert TPI & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 72 Datsun 240Z-ol' reliable
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I am telling you, that grapefruit juice will strip anything, and is not so lethal. I use it to clean metal up, it does take a day or two. Rinse after with water, and voila! The cheaper and lower grade the better. Instead of 75 bucks a gallon, you can score it for about 1 dollar, and disposal is as easy as pouring it out wherever. Do a ph test on that some time, you would shocked humans actually drink it.
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Ill have to try the grapefruit juice. The hydro-seal is NASTY,if you get it on your hands it burns.........& you can also taste it if it gets on your skin!........69
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Chem-dip or that gallon can stuff they sell at NAPA. VERY CHEMICALLY, but if you're safe with it it's fine. Overnight soak and I was ready to go!
------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com!
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dont leave the chem-dip stuff in the sun with the top sealed.....BOOM...what a mess..the top popped off and sprayed that stinky stuff all over
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Out of the carpool lane.
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jku72-Cornville! I had to laugh at that, after the suggestion. Thanks, though I will try that, it sounds cheap and safe for the environment. Thanks guys
Longhornmail-I wish I had an old lady that would get pissed, (sigh). I'm just too damn picky. (all the girls at this college are 18-20) I'm still waiting for Nicole Kidman to knock on my door though, lol. ------------------ WOU in Monmouth, Or 68 Camaro,250(No,I'm not putting in a 350!) 67,LWB,250(Again, I'm not putting in a 350!) a work in progress "Praise The Lowered"
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Although I have not used coke or grapefruitjuice (or bug juice as we Navy peeps call it) to clean a carb, I can assure you it cleans steel grates like nothing else.
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Glowing since 1978
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Lusby,MD,USA
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Used bug juice(a form of kool aid) to clean crap off of pipes in the Navy. It is the citric acid that cleans. It leaves behind a little coloring too. You could have a custom red tinted carb. Everyone would ask how it got that way.
------------------ 66 Chevy C30 Stakebody Dump, PS,PB, 327cu in 71 Corvette Coupe 454 4 speed 79 Chevy 4X4 (Tom's old truck)
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If you let your carb sit on carb cleaner for the recomended time, will you still need to take it apart and replace all the seals? I have heard that carb cleaner will eat all the internal rubber seals, and will force you to do a rebuild. Any truth to this??
------------------ 72 C/10 LWB 2wd 250 inline 6, 3 speed column shift. Soon to have a total facelift.
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I think the point is to take it apart, then soak it, then replace the seals. I wouldn't dip a complete carb.
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Yep..you gotta strip all the rubber parts out of the carb before it goes swimming.
------------------ Orlando,FL 72 Chevy 4x4 3/4T CustomCamper w/SB 406
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