Has anybody tried anything else. Evapor Rust maybe. Just trying to think out side the box. Don’t think I would want to soak a carb in Apple Cider Vinager. Thoughts. Kim
Has anybody tried anything else. Evapor Rust maybe. Just trying to think out side the box. Don’t think I would want to soak a carb in Apple Cider Vinager. Thoughts. Kim
I was wondering the same thing the other day. I was wondering if brake cleaner would work? I had a carb on my lawn mowers gum up and go bad I left gas in the take all winter. Luckily I have a spare carb i bolted it on and got my yard mowed. But I was looking for some carb cleaner and all I could find was brake cleaner and I thought to myself how much difference could there be between the two?Has anybody tried anything else. Evapor Rust maybe. Just trying to think out side the box. Don’t think I would want to soak a carb in Apple Cider Vinager. Thoughts. Kim
That's what I used to clean my heads before I ported them it works greatI've used easy-off on stuff, (as long as it's not anodized!) then rinse with hot water.
Works good on lightly caked cyl heads too. follow up with a good pressure wash... but I'm always afraid a drone will fly over my fence with a ticket hanging from the bottom, when i do that...
What is muriatic acid? Where can you get it? Iv never heard of thatI'll probably catch **** for this, but I have quick dipped them in muriatic acid.
Basically a 60 second dip and then flush well and it worked great.
Leave to long though, and you don't have a carb any more.
And if vinegar worries you don't use muriatic acid.
I was wondering the same thing the other day. I was wondering if brake cleaner would work? I had a carb on my lawn mowers gum up and go bad I left gas in the take all winter. Luckily I have a spare carb i bolted it on and got my yard mowed. But I was looking for some carb cleaner and all I could find was brake cleaner and I thought to myself how much difference could there be between the two?
You can get it at any hardware store....I believe Walmart has it also.What is muriatic acid? Where can you get it? Iv never heard of that
Plumbers supply. This stuff is dangerous best to get educated before you buy.What is muriatic acid? Where can you get it? Iv never heard of that
What is muriatic acid? Where can you get it? Iv never heard of that
Oh ok I know what your talking about we use to use that stuff when I worked for a cleaning company. That stuff is crazy. We had a bottle that leaked a little and it ate thru the wood shelf. There was a new girl that mixed it with bleach one time she almost died. She passed out and I had to drag her out of the bathroom and thru the plant to get her outside they had to evacuate the whole building needless to say they fired her and almost me because I was supposed to be training her.Muriatic acid is a watered down version of Hydrochloric acid.
It is very strong and the vapors can be deadly and can cause whats called chemical pneumonia. (basically you drown in mucus)
That said, it can be very useful for certain things like cleaning concrete, bricks, block and certain other materials.
It will take super rusty parts down to completely clean steel, but really doesn't do much to grease other than float it to the surface.
Muriatic acid is what it is in CLR only way more watered down.
Some materials are not affected by it, like copper, brass, most plastics and glass.
Hard water deposits on glass shower doors is one I use it for, but you must take the door off and outside in open air.
It will also eat your skin if it gets on you.
You would feel it start burning almost immediately if it gets on you.
Muriatic really should not be used without a serious chemical mask like the ones made for chemical warfare.
On a carb for example it immediately and semi violently eats rust and deposits, but will also literally eat that type of porous metals. ( just slower)
My Son used it to clean up a plugged up radiator for his dirt bike, but walked away and left it soaking for too long (5 min maybe)
When he came back and took the radiator out the entire filler/cap neck was completely gone.
When I do a carb with it I don't let it soak more than about 30 seconds.
It won't eat away everything in that amount of time, but it breaks everything loose so it can easily be blown out with compressed air.
I get it at Ace Hardware, but it is available at pretty much every type of hardware store.