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ballbag
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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: Cleaning carbs |
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Has anyone on here tried putting them in the dishwasher?
If so, what was the outcome?
I'm thinking of putting mine in without stripping them down.
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Tram
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Spot blaster and baking soda. Then dip them in a pan of boiling water to get rid of the baking soda residue- disassembled, of course. Wear a respirator when blasting the baking soda.
Put them in your dishwasher and you'll never use it for dishes again.
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EasternNotch
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning carbs |
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| ballbag wrote: |
| Has anyone on here tried putting them in the dishwasher? |
I use an ultrasonic cleaner (heated) and put a cascade action pack in it. I run it a couple cycles depending on how dirty they are, then I rinse the parts in water then into a CLR bath where I scrub them with a plastic bristle brush then a final water rinse and blow them out with compressed air.
The last set I did I coated with Eastwood's diamond clear coat before assembly to help protect them and to make them look a little better. Not sure how the coating will hold up but time will tell.
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Sqrbckguy38
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning carbs |
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| ballbag wrote: |
Has anyone on here tried putting them in the dishwasher?
If so, what was the outcome?
I'm thinking of putting mine in without stripping them down. |
my wife would kill me if she opened the dishwasher and found carb parts in it....
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