Carb soaking recommendations - Moparts Forums

Register Log In Moparts Forums Moparts Question and Answer Carb soaking recommendations

Print Thread

Carb soaking recommendations #284619 04/11/09 12:46 PM 04/11/09 12:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,261 Canada L Lugnutz OP pro stock
Lugnutz OP pro stock L Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,261 Canada	What's the best stuff to use to let a couple of carbs soak in to loosen and clean before taking them apart?

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: Lugnutz] #284620 04/11/09 03:21 PM 04/11/09 03:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Sounds like they are real grungy. I'd take them apart as is & throw everything in the soup. Only Q is how long you plan to keep them in there. I kept my eddie in there for several days(I got sidetracked)& the exterior finish looked good ex the big edelbrock sticker on the front came off which didn't bother me & others have stated that anymore than a half hour that the outside finish on their Holley was ruined. I've had some holleys w the orig type gaskets that took alot of soaking to soften the gasket material up. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: Lugnutz] #284621 04/11/09 04:50 PM 04/11/09 04:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 531 Virginia J JimG mopar
JimG mopar J Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 531 Virginia	I've got a 5-gallon pail of Berryman Chem Dip. It works fairly well (although not as well as the good stuff 20 years ago) and is a little pricey, but I don't know of anything better. As Robert said, leave the parts in there long enough and it'll take the finish off. That being the case, I can't imagine any grunge that's not supposed to be there surviving when the finish didn't.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: JimG] #284622 04/11/09 07:15 PM 04/11/09 07:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,473 Florida STAYcation dOc ! The village idiot's idiot
dOc ! The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,473 Florida STAYcation	I would think the plan is .. is to scrape and clean the carb off before putting it into any chemical so not to contaminate it. This Berryman chem ? ...were is it available ? .. pricey? .. how so? .. There was some stuff up here at Napa .. 4 gallons or so ... 125$ ...IIRC .. Does it clean the alum well? ... down-to the stains and tarnish ?

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: JimG] #284623 04/11/09 07:26 PM 04/11/09 07:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,047 Arizona 6 68CoronetRT super stock
68CoronetRT super stock 6 Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,047 Arizona	Quote: I've got a 5-gallon pail of Berryman Chem Dip. It works fairly well (although not as well as the good stuff 20 years ago) and is a little pricey, but I don't know of anything better. As Robert said, leave the parts in there long enough and it'll take the finish off. That being the case, I can't imagine any grunge that's not supposed to be there surviving when the finish didn't. Berryman B-12 IIRC and it also comes in a spray can for cleaning out those tiny passages. Just wear classes as the stuff stings the eyes pretty good. Autozone has it I believe. Last edited by 68CoronetRT; 04/11/09 07:27 PM.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: 68CoronetRT] #284624 04/11/09 07:49 PM 04/11/09 07:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,545 Albany, NY 67SATisfaction The member whose name is actually Art
67SATisfaction The member whose name is actually Art Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,545 Albany, NY	I bought a lesser amount of carb cleaner in a small bucket from NAPA - about $50 worth (1 gal IIRC) and it works fine for bathing carb parts after disassembly. Yes, it did take the cadmium plating off when I left parts in more than a couple hours. Otherwise it worked well. Nasty for your health tho. Hemmings Muscle Machines reviewed a new bathing chemical this month that sounded good (plus more enviro and health friendly). Might try it when my current batch of NAPA chemical goes bad. - Art 65 Satellite hardtop 361/4bbl console 727 2.76 67 Satellite convert 383/2bbl column 727 3.23 67 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 Zagato. Alloy body, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd 67 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3. Alloy panel, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd 71 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 Zagato, 1.3L 4cyl DOHC hemi 5-spd 82 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5L SOHC hemi V6 5-spd transaxle 75 Maserati Bora US spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF 77 Maserati Khamsin Euro spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF 07 Aston Martin DB9 6.0L DOHC V12 6spd transaxle

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: dOc !] #284625 04/11/09 09:06 PM 04/11/09 09:06 PM
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: This Berryman chem ? ...were is it available ? .. pricey? .. how so? .. There was some stuff up here at Napa .. 4 gallons or so ... 125$ ...IIRC .. Does it clean the alum well? ... down-to the stains and tarnish ? I've purchased the berryman stuff in 1 gal cans at Murray's, now O'riley's, for around $15-$20 IIRC... Side note: Berryman's stinks like a sumbich!!! Smells like concentrated bandaid stink.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations #284626 04/12/09 01:40 AM 04/12/09 01:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA R rss super stock
rss super stock R Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA	Quote: I've purchased the berryman stuff in 1 gal cans at Murray's, now O'riley's, for around $15-$20 IIRC... I purchased a 1 gallon can of Berryman's but wasn't able to fit the main body of a small Holley 4 barrel in it. I was able to soak the bowls and metering plates but had to clean the main body with a can of carb cleaner.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: Lugnutz] #284627 04/12/09 09:02 AM 04/12/09 09:02 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 531 Virginia J JimG mopar
JimG mopar J Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 531 Virginia	I bought my 5-gallon pail of Berryman Chem Dip at O'Reilly for $69.99. After reading some other replies, perhaps it wasn't as pricey as I thought. http://www.berrymanproducts.com/Default.aspx?tabid=146 I tried some Gunk cleaner that didn't do very much. As previously noted, you can't get an entire carb into a 1-gallon pail of the stuff, and if you pour it into a larger container, the carb is basically sitting in a shallow puddle of cleaner. A 1 gallon pail will do nothing but frustrate you. Wear good quality chemical gloves when you mess with this concoction - it'll dry your hands out like nobodies business. And as previously noted, the stench is enough to knock a buzzard off a gut wagon! Jim

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: JimG] #284628 04/12/09 02:39 PM 04/12/09 02:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,691 MO C cdp master
cdp master C Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,691 MO	I can buy it in a gallon can here in our small town for $25. A 5 gallon bucket is better, but expensive.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: JimG] #284629 04/12/09 02:53 PM 04/12/09 02:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal HealthServices Why would you even post that?
HealthServices Why would you even post that? Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal	Don't know how it is in Canada but here in Cali (EPA) we cannot get the good Berryman stuff. That stuff made in the 70s work like a modern dishwasher on dirty plate. The stuff we get here now is like using a 70s dishwasher on a dirty plate! I think I paid $45-70 back in the early 80s for a 5 gal bucket. Allen Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first. Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: HealthServices] #284630 04/12/09 02:58 PM 04/12/09 02:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California L Lefty master
Lefty master L Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California	Quote: Don't know how it is in Canada but here in Cali (EPA) we cannot get the good Berryman stuff. That stuff made in the 70s work like a modern dishwasher on dirty plate. The stuff we get here now is like using a 70s dishwasher on a dirty plate! I think I paid $45-70 back in the early 80s for a 5 gal bucket. I wondered why my new can didn't work as well as the 30 year old gallon I finally retired. Still stinks bad though!

Re: Carb soaking recommendations [Re: cdp] #284631 04/12/09 02:58 PM 04/12/09 02:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	A person could get by with a gallon & set the carb bowl in a old pan & pour the soup in the carb bowls(where it'd do the most good) getting into the passages & use a bristle brush for the venturi's & the exterior. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Moderated by Al_Alguire, Hotwheelsjr, moparts, not_a_charger, RangerDan440, tboomer

Hop To

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1