[AT] 430V update

Ken Knierim ken.knierim at gmail.com
Tue Jan 23 14:47:10 PST 2018


Does this boiling work with aluminum carb housings?

Thanks

Ken in AZ

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting.  How about vinegar instead of lemon juice?  (per your comment
> about the sugars)
>
> SO
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
> > The old timers swear by boiling carbs, using something acidic instead of
> > water if there is rust.   Lemon juice definitely works but requires a
> rinse
> > boil to get the sugars off of it.  Preferably two rinse boils.   So it's
> > time consuming.
> >
> > If rust isn't a problem I just dip them in my  NAPA carb dip.   If it is
> I
> > will dip them per normal(430V carb is in the can now) and then do the
> boil
> > after getting as much carb dip reside off as I can.
> >
> > One thing I have noticed by boiling. You know that thin, fine grained
> > scale/sediment that is like concrete in the bottom of the bowl that the
> dip
> > never really gets out? Boiling will get that.
> >
> > Spencer Yost
> >
> > > On Jan 23, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Gunnells, Brad R <
> brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yeah that's a nice feeling when everthing comes apart without stripping
> > or breaking something.
> > >
> > >
> > > What is the lemon juice boil? I've never heard of that trick.
> > >
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
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> > > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 8:34:29 PM
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> > > Subject: [AT] 430V update
> > >
> > > The carb rebuild has started.   I was clearly right in that somebody
> has
> > been in the carburetor recently. There's a rebuild kit in it, but a
> couple
> > of important components were not replaced. The throttle bushing was old
> and
> > probably was a little looser than I had thought. One jet was not seated
> all
> > of the way, and the float clearly is not adjusted correctly.  Also the
> > water leak that froze the cylinder also put some water in the carburetor.
> > So there was some rust in two passages, partially clogging  them.
> > >
> > > I may have to do a lemon juice boil for the rust.   It was reasonably
> > localized and minor so we'll see after I soak it and hand twist a drill
> bit
> > in the passages.   I fortunately have drill bits the exact correct size.
> > >
> > > PS. All the jets (and all the parts for that matter)came out easily.  A
> > first for me. (-;
> > >
> > > Spencer Yost
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