Mineral Spirits for Carb Cleaning?

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  • GateKeeper

    #16
    He is in Canada.....we don't have the same as you guys do.......

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    • TrikerJoe

      #17
      Originally posted by Nessism
      Look harder or order it. You live in Mayberry RFD with only one auto parts store in town?
      I live north of the 56 parallel with no stores in town period. We have a grocery and a gas station.
      Mayberry has nothing on Gillam.

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      • TrikerJoe

        #18
        Originally posted by GateKeeper
        He is in Canada.....we don't have the same as you guys do.......
        Thank you!!!

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        • Nessism
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          #19
          Originally posted by TrikerJoe
          I live north of the 56 parallel with no stores in town period. We have a grocery and a gas station.
          Mayberry has nothing on Gillam.
          Well...guess it's Seafoam then.
          Ed

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          • TrikerJoe

            #20
            Originally posted by Nessism
            Well...guess it's Seafoam then.
            LOL yep for now. I'll let you guys know how it works, if I need to rebuild the rebuild, I will order and use the carb dip.
            Thanks for all the advice gentlemen!!!

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            • Guest

              #21
              Mineral spirits is varsol. Not very effective. Lacquer thinners will eat the deposits though, just keep checking them every couple of hours.

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              • Spyder
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                #22
                Acetone makes a great carb dip. It's what we used on old Holley's back in the days befor carb dip. Eats gaskets and anything else that's on them...
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                • Billy Ricks

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Spyder
                  Acetone makes a great carb dip. It's what we used on old Holley's back in the days befor carb dip. Eats gaskets and anything else that's on them...
                  If only you could still buy carbon tet. Nasty stuff though. I still have about a cup of it around here that I'm hanging onto.

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                  • Nessism
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                    #24
                    For you guys advocating chemicals even harsher than carb dip, remember than the CV type GS carbs have rubber seals on the throttle shafts. It's always best to minimize the time you soak carbs for this reason.
                    Ed

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