[AT] OT carburator

[charlie hill]

Don't try to soak the parts in plastic butter tubs.   The carb cleaner
(if you get the good kind) will eat the plastic tub.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Chuck Saunders
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 8:24 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT carburator

Don't lose the parts and remember where the parts came from so you can put
it back together. soak in carb cleaner and scrub with a toothbrush.
Chuck Saunders
KCMO


On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Tyler Juranek 
<tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
> My grandfather recently gave me an old carburator to take apart and
> learn how to clean.
> He said he thinks it was from a truck, but he said it has been sitting
> in his shed for many years.
> There is a lot of varnish through out the carb, because you can feel it.
> I have never disassembled a carb to clean it, and so I just thought I
> might ask any advice here.
> I plan on taking the carb out to the shed, and using an old
> cookiesheet to put the parts I have disassembled on it. Then I plan on
> getting little butter tubs of some sort so I can put screws in one,
> bolts in another, etc.
> Should I use liquid cleaner, or the spray cleaner?
> When using the liquid cleaner, you take each part off the carb and
> then dip it into the liquid?
> How long should I let it sit inside?
> Thanks for any help!
> Take care,
> Tyler J
>
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