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Re: [Shop-talk] Power Washer engine question

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Power Washer engine question
From: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:40:39 -0700
I've had this problem with lawnmowers over the years. I removed the carb and
put it in a can of Gunk over night. Always worked. The first time I left an
O ring in and it swelled to a much larger size. Shrunk back down after
awhile but I stopped doing that.
Brian Kennedy



On 10/18/09 6:02 AM, "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:

> At 05:47 AM 10/18/2009, nick brearley wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone experience of ultrasonic carb cleaners?...
> 
> No experience with ultrasonic carb cleaners, but I have the same problem with
> my Morgan.  The carb gums up something bad.
> 
> What I do, is spray it down with spray carb cleaner, then I take a piece of
> stranded wire, strip several inches of insulation off, and pull 1, 2, or 3
> wire
> and cut them off.  Then I use them to try and poke through all the jets and
> passages in the carb.  For the larger holes, I twist 2 or 3 wires together
> depending on the size of the hole.  As I'm doing this, I'll squirt more carb
> cleaner into the area I'm working on.
> 
> This has worked even on the hard to get to port for the accelerator pump.
> It just takes time.
> 
> John
> 
> John T. Blair  WA4OHZ     email:  jblair1948@cox.net
> Va. Beach, Va
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