OK to Chem Dip?

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Just picked up another K-91 that's been sitting for an extended period of time...

wondering if it's OK to chem dip it's carb overnight in Berryman's? 

Is there any plastic inside these Carter Model N's I need to worry about?    

[bean 85]

maybe the float, I cant remember.

[buckrancher 2,694]

Just picked up another K-91 that's been sitting for an extended period of time...

wondering if it's OK to chem dip it's carb overnight in Berryman's? 

Is there any plastic inside these Carter Model N's I need to worry about?    

don't worry about hurting any carb parts with that neutered crap

[wallfish 17,485]

It's a good idea to completely disasemble the carb first and put all the parts in the basket to soak. That way the chemicals can get into all the tiny passages. I spray them out after soaking it with can of carb cleaner too.

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Just picked up another K-91 that's been sitting for an extended period of time...

wondering if it's OK to chem dip it's carb overnight in Berryman's? 

Is there any plastic inside these Carter Model N's I need to worry about?    

don't worry about hurting any carb parts with that neutered crap

 

  Neutered crap...are you suggesting there's a better product to use Brian? 

[Kelly 1,030]

I love my Berrymans dip, but mine is about 20 years old, still stinky and works great, I tear them apart and if I have time let them soak for days. 

[buckrancher 2,694]

I've soaked carb parts in that junk for a month and they didn't look any differant then when they were put in it

Edited August 23, 2013 by buckrancher

[leeave96 488]

I cleaned a carb with the Berrymans dip and it came out looking like new.  I was amazed, however, I was advised not to let the parts set in the stuff for more than a couple of hours.  Wish I had bought it years ago.  Got mine at wallyworld for about 20 bucks.  1 gallon can.

Edited August 23, 2013 by leeave96

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I was just reading T-Mo's how to rebuild a carb PDF in the manuals section...

he said the chem dip is actually eating the carb metal while it's in there...

not to leave it in too long.     

[massey 119]

I had a set of carbs from my Cuda for a 440-6 which were that gold iridite finish, I put the center carb in overnight and the next morning the gold finish was removed.  These were Holley carbs and I wasn't at all happy at the result (although I am certain it was clean).  Autozone (whom I purchased the Berrymans from) was zero help. It took several e-mails and phone calls to Berrymans and sending the carb to them and they bought me a new carb.  I still don't like the fact that this carb is "newer" looking, but they did replace it for me . 

 

All that being said, I still use their product.  Just not on the gold iridite finished carbs.

 

Ed

[buckrancher 2,694]

I cleaned a carb with the Berrymans dip and it came out looking like new.  I was amazed, however, I was advised not to let the parts set in the stuff for more than a couple of hours.  Wish I had bought it years ago.  Got mine at wallyworld for about 20 bucks.  1 gallon can.

you should try it on a dirty varnished choked one

[SousaKerry 502]

I used to use this stuff when I was a kid called Mac's Carb cleaner sold by NAPA,  It smelled like cancer and I have no Idea if it is still available but man did it work good.  Only needed like 20 minutes. 

[specialwheelhorse 174]

I used to use this stuff when I was a kid called Mac's Carb cleaner sold by NAPA,  It smelled like cancer and I have no Idea if it is still available but man did it work good.  Only needed like 20 minutes.

Then our wonderful EPA got involved !!!!!!!!!!!

[buckrancher 2,694]

I used to use this stuff when I was a kid called Mac's Carb cleaner sold by NAPA,  It smelled like cancer and I have no Idea if it is still available but man did it work good.  Only needed like 20 minutes. 

20 years ago there was a product called tyme it's still made by crc but it's changed like all the crap they sell nowdays it used to remove all the paint on a carb too after a couple of hours soaking

 

brian

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As it went into it's bath tonight. 

[squonk 42,518]

While in the bath, be careful feeling around for the rubber ducky! Brian is right. The stuff today is glorified toilet bowl cleaner. I got a can last fall. I can get it on me and my wife won't notice it. The old Berrymans, Mac's (Napa) stuff if I even looked at a can she knew. We used to have Safety Clean carb cleaner in the shop. A 15 gal drum with an agitator (Not ME! ) on top. You could clean the hair off a Wombat with the stuff. Once I had one of those Computer Command Quadrajets in it and one of the tiny mixture needles got out of the basket and fell to the bottom. I had to go fishin. My arm looked like a lobster for a week!

[rmaynard 15,913]

After using it for 3 carburetors, I have to give Berryman's a rating of . The Tecumseh carb that I did a week ago did not do well. Thanks to the EPA, we can no longer get carbon tetrachloride. Now that was a cleaner that worked. 

Edited August 24, 2013 by rmaynard

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Typically, how long did you leave 'em in there Bob?    

[rmaynard 15,913]

Over night. Any longer and the cast aluminum turns almost black.

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 BRB!!!

[MalMac 1,332]

Just wondering here but I use to use Red Devil Lye to clean old Railroad Lamps. Mix up the lye and hot water in a bucket and submerse. It was some nasty stuff. It works like a charm. I Don't know about putting aluminum carbs in there. Just might not have nothing left. But I will tell you that lye will eat anything.

 

(Just a thought and not responsible for any chemical catastrophes)

[buckrancher 2,694]

Over night. Any longer and the cast aluminum turns almost black.

some coolents we have used at the shop will do the same thing to alum. castings

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  Well...it ain't black...at least not yet.  

14 hours later...paint flakes off easily, seems most of the rust in the bores is gone.

Going back in for a couple hours before I hit it with carb cleaner and wire brush.      

 

[squonk 42,518]

IT TURNED YOUR HAND BLACK!!! Opps sorry! NICE GLOVES!

 

I just did my Power King carb about a month ago. soaked it over night and the paint was mushy like in your pic. The old stuff would have stripped the paint right off in 2 hrs.

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Turned out not too shabby considering it was my first one, and I was using that neutered crap.   

Any ideas of how I could test the float before I seal it back up?