Ultrasonic Cleaners and Carburettors

[Bob Carriere]

....is getting into the tiny many passage ways and jets that can be damaged by forcing steel wire to unplug them. Varnish and grit glued to varnish is the real culprit...... Today the real strong stinky carb cleaner solution is no longer available..... and you think acetone is bad!!!!! It came in five gallon cans and was usually diluted with water......... carbs had to be rinsed with boiling water...air dried and passages blown open.....carbs could not be left for more than overnight or the metal could/would get pitted... gloves would not be used or were not readily available back then...... your jeans needed a good separate wash cycle if you spilled some and you always did....... usually used a deep fryer basket but every now and then one would fall to the bottom of the can.....dipping your hand left your skin tingling and youmade a run for the garden hose....

Old carbs...core..... were worth $10 to $15 each at carb cleaner shops......last Zenith I saved 50% of the cost by bringing in boxes of complete cores as trade.

Only one good shop I am aware of in Oshawa.... the Oaks brothers( moved from the old Weston shop area)...... they still use a "flow Bench" to test rebuilds and to do the set up of the jets....... kerosene and a huge dust collector system provides the vacuum for the flow bench. They recommend keeping the carb wet when you pick it up in a Zip lock plastic bag....installed on the engine and it started right away and only needed a 1/4 turn adjustment on the idle.

Ultrasonic dealers should be able to recommend what fluid mix to use as I would be afraid of acetone fumes unless outside.

Most of these jobs are better done on a sunny day outside the shop.....

Try burning off the lead deposit inside the exhaust manifold with an Oxy torch to free up the heat riser.......... working down wind..... white smoke past the second neighbor...... no mosquitoes for 4 hours.....

Jordan Baker as even been able to restore the fancy gold plating on his rebuilt carbs bodies/parts.....