Carb cleaner

[Heath]

Anyone know where I can get bulk carb cleaning solvent/whatever in Chch. need enough to be able to soak a whole carb in bits. Probably 4 litres or there abouts. Dont really want to use aerosol cans (bit messy and little control of spray drift) and would prefer to be able to soak stuff

Or is there an alternative, like a home made recipe?

Cheers,

Heath

[Sadam_Husain]

just give it a good soak and scrub up in petrol then blow all the galleries out with compressed air and reassembe it with a new kit

[Heath]

Simple - sweet!

[Dirtydog]

i was about to ask the same question, gota clean my chainsaw and a couple of things for the bighorn,

and i thought about using petrol, but didnt think it would be as good, but i changed my mind lol

[kiwipete]

Simple - sweet!

Got a waterblaster on yer truck dont you?

[Heath]

Yeah but I dont want to put my hands near the water jet (the lance is too long anyway (1.5m). I'm also concerned that the jet might cut the carb in half too.

Seems that solvent thinners for paint is also a good option. They have the same basic makeup as the shop bought carb cleaner.

[Dirtydog]

ive got some of that somewhere, why didnt i think of using that instead, been sitting in the shed for about a year now

[Heath]

been sitting in the shed for about a year now

Hell at that rate you'll never get your Rat done.

Could be worse could be in the shed polishing your rod. Hot rod that is. No that still sounded sick.

[Dirtydog]

i get the new chassis soon (l200) with everything bar engine and gearbox soon, for free so i will be able to start it soon.

which means the rest of the money i would have spent on it can go towards engine and gearbox

thinking nissan v8, they are cheap enough. and it would be different.