Carb cleaner

L.Fite · 08-30-2021, 09:32 PM

Berryman B-12 if you can find it and they haven't changed the formula...
Last batch I had finally ate through the drum...
Stuff smelled like carbolic acid to me...
Don't know what was in it but it worked...
Be sure and wear gloves and don't get any on you!...
Got some on my hand once...
It went numb...

Nasty stuff.

GTX JOHN · 08-30-2021, 09:47 PM

Do you find the Carb that you were look for a
few weeks ago?

I still have a couple new and a few used Edelbrock
Q Jets on the shelf.

CMcAllister · 08-31-2021, 02:08 PM

The dunk buckets are good for an old dirty carb you're rebuilding or cores you're starting with.

Most prepped race carbs don't get that filthy. A quick clean up, freshen, new gaskets type maintenance, I use the old Berkebile 2+2. Stuff still works and is actually outlawed in some states. Wear safety glasses. Hot water and compressed air is also helpful.

Old trick some one told me long ago - I got into the habit of spraying a bit of WD40 down the air bleeds every other week or so. A little muck in those passages can upset mixtures. I believe the WD knocks the junk and fuel dyes loose from those passages to help maintain consistency. And it's not so aggressive that it damages anything you get overspray on.

Ralph A Powell · 08-31-2021, 03:35 PM

Gumout spray carburetor cleaner is great for cleaning the air bleeds.

Kent Pascoe · 08-31-2021, 03:45 PM

I just rebuilt a pair of 1150 cfm dominators I used 2 bottles of the Awesome liquid cleaner from Dollar Tree, a bucket with a screen. A bottle per carb (They were pretty nasty, but not daily driver nasty of course.) screaming hot water. Let it soak over night, wash out in the shop sink. Blow dry. They came out like new.

08-30-2021, 09:32 PM	#1
L.Fite Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 512 Likes: 544 Liked 494 Times in 241 Posts	Re: Carb cleaner Berryman B-12 if you can find it and they haven't changed the formula... Last batch I had finally ate through the drum... Stuff smelled like carbolic acid to me... Don't know what was in it but it worked... Be sure and wear gloves and don't get any on you!... Got some on my hand once... It went numb... Nasty stuff.

08-30-2021, 09:47 PM	#2
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,731 Likes: 2,795 Liked 2,471 Times in 696 Posts	Re: Carb cleaner Do you find the Carb that you were look for a few weeks ago? I still have a couple new and a few used Edelbrock Q Jets on the shelf. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

08-31-2021, 02:08 PM	#3
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 614 Likes: 16 Liked 917 Times in 257 Posts	Re: Carb cleaner The dunk buckets are good for an old dirty carb you're rebuilding or cores you're starting with. Most prepped race carbs don't get that filthy. A quick clean up, freshen, new gaskets type maintenance, I use the old Berkebile 2+2. Stuff still works and is actually outlawed in some states. Wear safety glasses. Hot water and compressed air is also helpful. Old trick some one told me long ago - I got into the habit of spraying a bit of WD40 down the air bleeds every other week or so. A little muck in those passages can upset mixtures. I believe the WD knocks the junk and fuel dyes loose from those passages to help maintain consistency. And it's not so aggressive that it damages anything you get overspray on.

08-31-2021, 03:35 PM	#4
Ralph A Powell Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Bay City Texas Posts: 388 Likes: 2 Liked 225 Times in 136 Posts	Re: Carb cleaner Gumout spray carburetor cleaner is great for cleaning the air bleeds.

08-31-2021, 03:45 PM	#5
Kent Pascoe Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4 Likes: 5 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Carb cleaner I just rebuilt a pair of 1150 cfm dominators I used 2 bottles of the Awesome liquid cleaner from Dollar Tree, a bucket with a screen. A bottle per carb (They were pretty nasty, but not daily driver nasty of course.) screaming hot water. Let it soak over night, wash out in the shop sink. Blow dry. They came out like new.