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New carburettor- At least for me.
I was able to get this carburettor, but it is completely dirty. I check
it and have no play on the shaft. http://i1.tinypic.com/n5k9xl.jpg What is the best way to clean it? Can I sand blaster it? Joćo 72 Super 1302 (1600DP) |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
I see most mechanics here use thinner to clean carbs. Is it correct to do
that? can thinner damage some of the parts? Karls > wrote in message oups.com... > > wrote: > >> Can I sand blaster it? > ---------------------------------------------------- > > NEVER! > > --------------------------------------------- > >>What is the best way to clean it? > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Dismantle & soak in carb cleaner (ie, methylene chloride). See any of > the many previous posts covering carb cleaning. > > -Bob Hoover > |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
Thanks for you replay. I took the carb home because the guy that was
going to clean it for me was going to sand blaster it. I arrived just on time :-) Joćo |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
LOL you here just waiting for an opportunity :-)
It was in a T2 but I don't have any idea here the T2 was. They replace this carb by dual dellorto's I removed must of the outside dirt with a can of carb cleaner and a brush. Now I will disassemble it and clean it better piece by piece. I will search by posts on this topic. Today I went for a ride on my beetle. You can see some pictures of Portugal that I took today http://i1.tinypic.com/n71fsi.jpg http://i1.tinypic.com/n71ht4.jpg http://i1.tinypic.com/n71i6a.jpg Joćo |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
" was able to get this carburettor, but it is completely dirty. I check
it and have no play on the shaft. http://i1.tinypic.com/n5k9xl.jpg What is the best way to clean it? Can I sand blaster it? " I wouldn't sandblast it. I would imagine you'd have a hard time removing the sand from the internal passages. I would take it all apart and soak it in a gallon of carb cleaner(I use the stuff made by berryman). It stinks like hell so don't get it on your skin. After you get it clean hopefully you'll be able to shake it and hear the check ball in the accelerator pump passage rattle. It needs to be free to move around. If all is well then blow it all out with compressed air and give it the wd-40 check. Spray into the passages and see that all of the holes(especially those in the idle drillings near the throttle plate) show some fluid coming through. You will also want to change the jets/emulsion tube to match what the bentley manual calls for on your specific vehicle. I got a few junker carbs for cheap and salvaged jets from them to build mine. Bob Hoover wrote a good article on repairing the solex carburetors a while back. You should search for it and give it a read. I used his procedure and everything worked perfect when I was all done with the job. You're quite lucky to get a decent condition genuine VW carb, I've only seen a couple and they were always beat all to hell. Chris |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
> What is the best way to clean it?
Throw it away. The crap you have to use to clean it is such friggin toxic throw-away you may as well buy something new and just forget it. |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
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> LOL you here just waiting for an opportunity :-) > It was in a T2 but I don't have any idea here the T2 was. They > replace this carb by dual dellorto's > I removed must of the outside dirt with a can of carb cleaner and a > brush. Now I will disassemble it and clean it better piece by piece. I > will search by posts on this topic. > Today I went for a ride on my beetle. You can see some pictures of > Portugal that I took today > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71fsi.jpg > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71ht4.jpg > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71i6a.jpg > Yup, I was just being patient, waiting for an opportunity to use the "bottom of the ocean" reference -- I knew you'd catch it. Those pix are beautiful. Sounds like you had a nice ride. Can't wait for mine to get in a driveable shape. |
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New carburettor- At least for me.
wrote:
> LOL you here just waiting for an opportunity :-) > It was in a T2 but I don't have any idea here the T2 was. They > replace this carb by dual dellorto's > I removed must of the outside dirt with a can of carb cleaner and a > brush. Now I will disassemble it and clean it better piece by piece. I > will search by posts on this topic. > Today I went for a ride on my beetle. You can see some pictures of > Portugal that I took today > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71fsi.jpg > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71ht4.jpg > > http://i1.tinypic.com/n71i6a.jpg > Yup, I was just being patient, waiting for an opportunity to use the "bottom of the ocean" reference -- I knew you'd catch it. Those pix are beautiful. Sounds like you had a nice ride. Can't wait for mine to get in a driveable shape. |
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