screech 16 #1 Posted July 7 My recent WheelHorse's carburator has thick, brown, hard crap in the bowl and I am guessing on the inner parts. I have tried several cleaners on the thick brown crap in the bowl and nothing will clean it. What do I need? I want to soak the whole carburator in some type of cleaner. I have seen Wayyn's products but I can not find a place around here or online that sells their products. Thank You. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,596 #2 Posted July 7 Resident carb dude extraordinaire: @ebinmaine advice? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,145 #3 Posted July 7 Berryman's carb cleaner in the 1 gal. Container 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #4 Posted July 7 First try soaking it in gasoline before buying expensive cleaners. I usually do that and then spray small passages with a can of carburetor cleaner. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,066 #5 Posted July 7 21 minutes ago, lynnmor said: First try soaking it in gasoline before buying expensive cleaners. I usually do that and then spray small passages with a can of carburetor cleaner. Ethanol free if you can get it. A lot of times that crap is dry alcohol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screech 16 #6 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Resident carb dude extraordinaire: @ebinmaine advice? Thank You, He is only 20-30 minutes from me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screech 16 #7 Posted July 7 3 minutes ago, adsm08 said: Ethanol free if you can get it. A lot of times that crap is dry alcohol. I do use ethanol free fuel (I have not tried that yet on this gunk ). My go to is nasty oridinal formula oven cleaner. But is wrecks soft metal parts,,,like a carburator! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,571 #8 Posted July 7 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Resident carb dude extraordinaire: @ebinmaine advice? I'm sure.... extra - ordinary.... I'll second the gasoline... But lately I've switched to using lacquer thinner. You MUST get all the non metal parts out. Some carbs that's not possible. Carter, Walbro and Kohler carbs are usually OK to do this. I've been pretty impressed with the results of lacquer thinner in my ultrasonic cleaner. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,571 #9 Posted July 7 3 minutes ago, screech said: Thank You, He is only 20-30 minutes from me! I'm down by Cornish. Where are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screech 16 #10 Posted July 7 (edited) 23 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I'm down by Cornish. Where are you? Norridgewock,,,,couple minutes west of Skowhegan,,Nice to meet you!!! Edited July 7 by screech 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,571 #11 Posted July 7 3 minutes ago, screech said: Norridgewock,,,,couple minutes west of Skowhegan,,Nice to meet you!!! You as well! Some other crazy Maine folk on here too. @JCM has a great Meet n Greet in September down in North Berwick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoPEZoO 525 #13 Posted July 8 I'm a big fan of the ultrasonic cleaner. I've put everything in it from hot water, degreaser, carb cleaner, brake cleaner, mineral spirits, alcohol.....it all depends on what i'm cleaning, but the I'm a huge fan of the ultrasonic cleaner in general. For cleaning carbs, I usually just use the concentrated heavy duty simple green but mix it on the strong side. It has never let me down 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #14 Posted July 8 @Wild Bill 633 why the long face? If you saw the end of the video, the paint was like slime and just rubbed clean. It worked great in my mind… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,145 #15 Posted July 8 The good old days of Carb cleaner back in the 70's and 80's. If you stood over that gallon of cleaner and marveled at how clean the carb was, the fumes would burn the hair off of your carcass! I remember cleaning an electronic Quadrejet in the 15 gal carb cleaning machine we had. One of the metering needles was small enough to fit thru one of the holes in the basket. I had to "fish it out of there. My arm was red and blistered for over a month! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill 633 846 #16 Posted July 8 5 hours ago, Pullstart said: Wild Bill 633 why the long face? If you saw the end of the video, the paint was like slime and just rubbed clean. It worked great in my mind… Sorry. Must have hit it the button on accident. I didn't even know I had done that. See you later this week? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screech 16 #17 Posted July 8 I got a gallon of Laquer Thinner and it disolved the thick, hard, brown layer of crap. Thank You everyone for your help!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,571 #18 Posted July 8 20 minutes ago, screech said: I got a gallon of Laquer Thinner and it disolved the thick, hard, brown layer of crap. Thank You everyone for your help!! Awesome! Remember all us kids like pictures... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
