I left the gasket on and soaked the carb over night. The gasket swelled up
and I had to wait for it to dry out. Don't soak the gasket. Carb worked fine
after cleaning.
Brian K.
> From: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:44:35 -0400
> To: <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Reviving a carb
>
> At 07:21 AM 5/23/2008 -0400, eric@megageek.com wrote:
>> OK, so I borrowed a rototiller from a friend that hasn't used it in years.
>>
>> Besides the exhaust valve being stuck (I fixed that,) the carb seems to be
>> varnished.
>>
>> I dissembled it and cleaned everything that I could reach. It seems there
>> isn't much access to the insides of this carb (it's a small B&S motor.)
>>
>> So, is there a product I can leave the carb soaking in for a while to
>> break up the old gas?
>
> Inch,
>
> You can buy a 1 gal. can of carb cleaner at most auto parts stores.
> It comes with a basket to put the parts in. Simply place the parts
> in the gal can and let soak for 20 minutes, remove, and dry off,
> reassemble.
>
> You can also try squirting in some carb cleaner and letting that sit,
> but the spray cleaner evaporates fairly quickly.
>
> John
>
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net
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