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Seafoam dip in place of carb dip

mvalenti

mvalenti

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Wondering if this would be an alternative to carb dip for those who cant get the good stuff? Couple of cans in a tupperware bowl?
 
I would search the forums....others have used liquids other than berry mans dip. (Pine Sol, etc). Seafoam would be big $$ (16 ounce can cost me 12.00).

Also I would question Tupperware. The last thing you want is dissolving plastic in the carb or a leak that washes your parts who knows where.
 
you're in boston. You can get berryman's dip.
Check autozone, if they dont have it, they can get it from one of the other local autozones. There's three or four AZ's near boston.
 
mvalenti said:
Sorry should have been more clear. I know I can get it.
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Then why not get the right product for the job? Not trying to be a pain, but just don't understand why you're looking for an alternative if Berrymans is available?
 
Seafoam is not going to disolve varnish. It can clean some minor buidlup of gummy stuff but the dried hard stuff needs the big guns.
I think you would be throwing your money away.
 
Gunk or the carburetor dip they sell a NAPA both work fine.
 
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True it does the Berryman's clique on here is a tad to zealous in their religiosity.
 
What about the berryman's/sonic cleaner crowd? I do both when i strip and dip
 
I would have suggested an ultrasonic cleaner, but you did say dip. I'm not sure of seafoam dip, but berrymans is cheap and easy to be found. It's proven to work, and again. rather inexpensive so that's why people like it you know?
 
I'm one of the Berrymans Pro 5 gallons #0901 or 1 gallon #0905 and ultrasonic cleaner crowd. I don't mess with the cheap Berrymans dip found at Walmart #0996. Get the good stuff and you'll notice the difference. Smells like moth balls not kerosene. Sure beats having to dip the carbs several times like some have had to.

Dip the parts that don't dissolve and sonic clean everything before the poke and carb cleaner spray routine. Never had a carb that wouldn't come clean using that method and I've had some really black gummed up monsters. Been doing it that way since I was rebuilding Mikuni PHH and SU carbs for my Datsun 240Z's.

One small tip... I dip the metal parts with the O-rings still attached. MUCH easier to get them off for replacement.;)
 
Agreed - if it's available and proven to work/cheaper, I'd go with that. And I do. Plus the ultrasonic dip in Simple Green HD.
 
That's the stuff! Been trying to remember what the sonic guys here were using. That stuff is at home depot/lowes right?
 
I use Simple Green in the UltaSonic Cleaner --
I Sonic parts that are aluminum like car bodies and DIP brass parts like JETS.
Then I poke each jet hole with a carb jet hole file (like an assortment of needles) - K& N has a kit that is cheap if you do more than one set of carbs ever.
Every carb body passage gets sprayed out after Sonic cleaning with carb cleaner and then back into the sonic with fresh water/Simple Green mix.
Finally a fresh water dip in a bucket and pressurized air drying from my compressor...
Never had to do a carb more than once.
 
Wingsconsin said:
I use Simple Green in the UltaSonic Cleaner --
I Sonic parts that are aluminum like car bodies and DIP brass parts like JETS.
Then I poke each jet hole with a carb jet hole file (like an assortment of needles) - K& N has a kit that is cheap if you do more than one set of carbs ever.
Every carb body passage gets sprayed out after Sonic cleaning with carb cleaner and then back into the sonic with fresh water/Simple Green mix.
Finally a fresh water dip in a bucket and pressurized air drying from my compressor...
Never had to do a carb more than once.
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I don't use Simple Green, I use Simple Green HD. HD is soft metal safe and doesn't darken the aluminum. The only place I've been able to find the HD is at Home Depot. It's purple and not green.
 
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