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
> Phone: (757) 495-8229
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