How do I dry out my carbs after cleaning?

[wirelessguy]

I've got my first carb sitting in the Berryman dip bath and am starting ot dismantle the second one.

I was curious what is suggested for drying the carbs out once they've been removed form the dip. Do I use oil? water?

I stripped my gas tank down and washed that off with water inside and out, and although I tried to dry with compressed air I still got a lot of rust forming on the inside of the tank (which causes me some worry when it comes to the carbs). I wasn't worried about the gas tank because I've got the POR-15 sitting here and still plan on doing a complete rust cleaning but I sure don't want to mess with the carbs.

Any thoughts/best practices???

Thanks.

[Guest]

I spray mine with carb cleaner to finish the bodies off. I also spray through all the ports to make sure they are clear. The pilot air jet should blow out the pilot jet port and the main air jet should blow out the main jet port.
Make sure the brass float tube that goes into the float bowl is clear.
Spray through the idle mixture screw port and is should come through a tiny hole in the venturi.

[tejasmud]

Same here, carb cleaner to spray out all the passages.

Sometimes I wear saftey glasses, sometimes I don't.

The first time I wish I had.

[chuck hahn]

I hear that compressed air is good too.

[Steve]

When I get carbs out of the dip, I rinse them with HOT water. Before they dry completely, I spray all the internal passages with carb cleaner spray, followed by compressed air. By the time I am done, they are dry and clean.

Safety glasses should NOT be an option here.

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[JEEPRUSTY]

When I get carbs out of the dip, I rinse them with HOT water. Before they dry completely, I spray all the internal passages with carb cleaner spray, followed by compressed air. By the time I am done, they are dry and clean.

Safety glasses should NOT be an option here.

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So we cannot wear safety glasses?

[Agemax]

So we cannot wear safety glasses?

just your bifocals!

[Steve]

Maybe I should have said "Safety glasses should not be optional"?

They are your eyes, treat them how you want, I'm just trying to warn you.

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[bwringer]

When I get carbs out of the dip, I rinse them with HOT water. Before they dry completely, I spray all the internal passages with carb cleaner spray, followed by compressed air. By the time I am done, they are dry and clean.

Safety glasses should NOT be an option here.

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This is what I do too. (Hint: read the instructions on the can...)

A lot of rinsing is the best way to get all the nasty dip off the carbs, and there's no need to waste three or four cans or carb cleaner on this. The zinc alloy carb bodies and brass hardware won't rust.

Blow out the passages after the water bath with compressed air and yer done!

[Guest]

I hear that compressed air is good too.

LOL, yup.

I wash with a tooth brush, soap and water then the carb cleaner. Then compressed air.

[kirkn]

What Steve said - hot water, followed by carb cleaner to all passages, followed by compressed air.

When you spray the carb cleaner in a passage, make sure it comes out ALL the various exit points. Many passages have more than one.

[Ranger]

In theory you could pee on them.