Clean carburetor with POR15 Marine Clean?

[FF]

Hey guys,

Anyone ever tried cleaning a carburetor with POR15 Marine Clean? I have pretty good experience with the product but in other applications. I want to clean the carbs on my CB250G. I disassembled the carb today and put small parts in my small sonic cleaner, but can't clean the main body that way, that's why I thought about laying it in Marine Clean overnight.

Would love to hear your experiences!

Thanks!

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

Don't know for sure, but the carbs have felt seals on the throttle shaft that can be destroyed by solvents. Causes vacuum leaks....

 

[VTNick7]

Anyone test this out? I would to hear if this cleaning technique works as well...


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[SONICJK]

My last few sets I put in a 50/50 mix of purple power and water overnight.
Does wonders.

 

[cxman]

i use a 25-30 percent solution of purple power in my ultrasonic cleaners its awesome

brackets and metal parts like brackets ect just get boiled in water and lemon juice

 

[SONICJK]

i use a 25-30 percent solution of purple power in my ultrasonic cleaners its awesome

brackets and metal parts like brackets ect just get boiled in water and lemon juice

But that smells so AWFUL ;D

I have a ghetto parts washer (read rubbermaid) with about 5 gallons of Purple Power and 3 gallons of water in it. I just throw all my parts in it and then hit them with a paint brush on the way out to remove the shit.

I was leery of putting carbs in there but I threw my XS carbs in overnight with CV diaphragms, slides and all and they came out great.

 

[cxman]

lol

i do it outside on the barbque element

 

[Tim]

And of course there's the stand-by home remedy of original Pine Sol. I haven't done it myself, but many swear by it.

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

The problem with Pine Sol, lemon juice, etc, is that they are caustic and will dissolve the metal of the carb body over time...That's why they look so nice when rermoved, the oxidized metal is gone...

But that is also the issue as the internal passages get made larger too...Short times in the solution is probably O.K., but it you let the carb soak for too long, you alter the passage sizes and make the carb harder to tune....

Not saying don't use them, only that you should use them wisely, and short periods of time...

 

[cxman]

i only do the steel brackets in boiling water with some lemon juice

it cleans them real well

i have never used pine sol and cant stand its smell lol

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

i only do the steel brackets in boiling water with some lemon juice

it cleans them real well

i have never used pine sol and cant stand its smell lol

Steel brackets do not have small passages for air and fuel...lol....

They are caustic, and caustic cleaners brighten metal by removing the oxide coat, and even some of the non-oxide...Not an issue on brackets, but can mess up internal pressure balances on carbs.....If you leave a carb in lemon juice long enough, it will cease to be usable....