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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have had situations where long term storage of items with WD40 has caused rusting on steel surfaces. Remember, that WD40 is a <u>W</u>ater <u>D</u>isplacer, not necessarily a rust preventer. Kroil may have something that would work well. I sometimes use their “Weather-Pruf” product as a light duty cosmoline, but that would probably not be good for carburetors as it requires a strong solvent for clean-up. Would diesel fuel be a good additive?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alex Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Brewer<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 07, 2017 10:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] Pickling Carbs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> I have had a semi-catastrophic engine failure awhile back in my TR6. I just had the ZS carbs rebuilt about 6 months ago by Paltech and they work perfectly. I may not me be able to get to the TR6 engine for a year or two - I have a couple of other engine jobs lined up before I can get to it. I was wondering if there was a way to pull the carbs and pickle them so that when I put them back on they are not all gummed up. I was thinking of soaking them in carb cleaner or WD40, something that can be found in a large can for not too much money. Maybe I should run them through carb cleaner and then lube them with WD40 and put them in Ziploc bags or something.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> TIA,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Bill in Tehachapi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>