Ultrasonic carb cleaner

[chcase]

Stopped over to a good friends that have been rebuilding carbs of every kind for over 50 years and he stated that doctors told him he needed to stop cleaning carbs (use to seeing up to 6 five gallon pails under his carb bench) HE asked if I had used a ultrasound cleaner? If he was to buy one it would need to a larger size. He has taught his sons and grand kids how to clean carbs but wishing to make it safer for them. Hoping for some good advice to pass back on to him

 

[GChief]

I have had a small one for years restoring and wrenching on bikes.

Works great!

Edit: also have one for cleaning my muzak vinyls, also works great

 

[timcasbolt]

I have a small jeweler's size cleaner purchased on ebay 10 or 15 years ago. Laundry detergent and water with lots of soak time will do a pretty good job, but certainly not as good a job as chlorinated solvents. Lost a good friend to tri-chlor back in the 80's.

 

[Texasmark]

Ultrasonic cleaning works on clothes too. My latest Whirlpool washing machine is ultrasonic rather than back and forth agitator action. It hums when washing. I would think that the subject to be cleaned and the material to be removed should have a solvent made to dissolve that substance. Ultrasonic just vibrates the stuff off (releases the surface tension) on the surface rather than scrubbing it off with something that might mar the surface, like jewelry.

 

[GChief]

My latest Whirlpool washing machine is ultrasonic

That's good to know. We will be in the market next year. But first an induction top range.

 

[bc]

I have one for cleaning brass. Good for getting down inside the brass. Would need a bigger one to get a Carter AFB inside it. Also avoids the problem of what the chemical does to aluminum if you leave in too long. They are cheap so buy one and try side by side. Bottom line is to clean the narrow passages inside the carb.

 

[tperson]

I bought a harbor freight 6L about a year ago and wouldn't be without it. We've cleaned rifle brass, gun parts, countless carbs, tools, jewelry, dental retainers, and just about anything that's dirty that fits in the tank. Amazing. The trick I learned this summer is to fill your bath with water and then to put your dirty part in a ziplock with your cleaning solution (I use Dawn platinum and Lemi-shine) and stick that in the bath...it keeps you from contaminating the bath water, all the gunk stays in the ziplock. For aluminum parts, I only use the Dawn...the citric acid in Lemi-shine will turn aluminum dark. There is, however, a learning curve with plated parts...if they spend too much time ultrasonic-ing, it has a tendancy to remove the plating.

 

[bc]

Ultrasonic cleaning works on clothes too. My latest Whirlpool washing machine is ultrasonic rather than back and forth agitator action. It hums when washing. I would think that the subject to be cleaned and the material to be removed should have a solvent made to dissolve that substance. Ultrasonic just vibrates the stuff off (releases the surface tension) on the surface rather than scrubbing it off with something that might mar the surface, like jewelry.

Will that washing machine clean someone's pantyes without them getting twisted and bunched?

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Stopped over to a good friends that have been rebuilding carbs of every kind for over 50 years and he stated that doctors told him he needed to stop cleaning carbs (use to seeing up to 6 five gallon pails under his carb bench) HE asked if I had used a ultrasound cleaner? If he was to buy one it would need to a larger size. He has taught his sons and grand kids how to clean carbs but wishing to make it safer for them. Hoping for some good advice to pass back on to him

This went over my head-why is he not allowed to clean carbs anymore? Does he have an ultrasonic carb cleaner, or is it the chemicals he uses? Mark.

 

[chcase]

This went over my head-why is he not allowed to clean carbs anymore? Does he have an ultrasonic carb cleaner, or is it the chemicals he uses? Mark.

Over 50 years of chemicals and not using the right PPE all those years. I guessing the doctors detected something that he didn't tell me

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Over 50 years of chemicals and not using the right PPE all those years. I guessing the doctors detected something that he didn't tell me

Oh yeah- PPE can be your friend. Thanks for the answer. Mark.

 

[Texasmark]

Will that washing machine clean someone's pantyes without them getting twisted and bunched?

Probably. It does have a 3 blade agitator but that may be for the spin sycle....I don't know, ask Whirlpool. After the spin cycle the clothes are pressed up against the side of the drum but the dryer sorts them out.

I can't help but feel that some "pun" is part of your question........

 

[Rich'sToys]

I can't help but feel that some "pun" is part of your question........

Ya think??