Other Whats a good (quicker) way to clean carbs?

BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
Im not really lookin forward to the next few weeks as Ive got literally like a dozen carbs to clean and rebuild on various jetskis. Some are gonna be nasty Im sure b.c they have been sitting for years. The method I do now is just slow as hell! Its very basic and just involves carb cleaner, metal picks, q-tips, a air compressor and lots of elbow grease. To do two carbs it takes a good 1-2 hours. Is it ok to let these sit in carb cleaner overnight to get everything loose and blow it out or do you guys have other good techniques?
 
steve-uk

steve-uk

Manners cost nothing
Location
Barrie - ontario
leave them in carb cleaner overnight and they will also be stripped of any paint they have on them... ask me how i know.. lol

carb cleaner is VERY aggressive
 
BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
Waternut said:
If you have that many to clean, why not invest in an ultrasonic cleaner?
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I dont know much about those, except Ive seen them in harbor freight fliers... Do they really work well enough to to be worth the money? Ive also got a soda blaster from them... Wonder if i could just blast the grime out? Doesnt seem like a very intelligent thing to do, but they are suppose to be safe on plastic surfaces and such?
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
I actually tried using a 2400psi pressure washer on some cases to clean them once. It made them cleaner but it didn't clean anything that was really stubborned.
 
Philip Clemmons

Philip Clemmons

Owner, P&P Performance
Location
Richmond, Va
John at Jet Ski Solutions has an awesome refinishing/reconditioning service for carbs! He's done some for some of my customers and they have all turned out great! Hes did a set for me personally and they are the bomb! Not the cheapest option, but if you have a set of doubles or triples in bad shape he can make them like new for about 1/3 of the price of OEM stuff!

For normal stuff, a little elbow grease, carb cleaner, or brake clean will get it done.
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
Won't carb cleaner eat up the o-ring on the seat if you neglect to remove it? Is there anything else it could eat up?
 
BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
Im worries about the rubber seals for teh throttle shafts as well... I think unltrasonic cleaner would be a nice tool to add to my garage and the soda blaster can help with the real nasty stuff. Just figuring out what cleaner to get is another feat of its own, there are like 500 brands ranging from $40 to $20000...
 
eeerieski

eeerieski

Location
NW PA
BombThreat said:
Im worries about the rubber seals for teh throttle shafts as well... I think unltrasonic cleaner would be a nice tool to add to my garage and the soda blaster can help with the real nasty stuff. Just figuring out what cleaner to get is another feat of its own, there are like 500 brands ranging from $40 to $20000...
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The ultrasonic cleaner transducers can be had for $40ish, Along with an audio amplifier, computer speaker output, stainless steel tub and some ingenuity you could make your own of any size, engine cases, cylinders or pumps anyone? The audio equipment must be capable of the higher frequency responses. Some of the largest industrial cleaners are capable of handling whole automotive engine blocks but use multiple transducers and pneumatic lifts.

Did a little research, looks like transducer power should be 42 watts/gallon, this taken from an trendline of various sized machines from various manufacturers.
 
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