[Shop-talk] Power Washer engine question

[Jim Stone]

I am not sure which jet was the main one, but one of them was plastic, which
makes me uncomfortable trying anything too aggressive for cleaning.  Unless
that was on my lawnmower.  That one was also running badly and I dismantled
and cleaned its carb the same weekend.  Fortunately, with better luck on it.

I'll give everything another shot and report back.  It might take a week or
two though, as I was able to use the power washer with the choke on, so fixing
it isn't a priority at the moment.

Jim

p.s.  I live in Missouri, where carb cleaner is still legal.

> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:40:39 -0700
> From: kennedybc at comcast.net
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Power Washer engine question
>
> 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 at 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 at cox.net
> > Va. Beach, Va
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