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rich
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maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 11:34:45 GMT terryc likes this

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Post by rich on Nov 8, 2014 11:34:45 GMT

Found this on another site.

Hi all ! Im here to let you all in on a family secret for carb cleaning.
about 2 months ago i went to see my old man (he is a retired mechnic and worked at ryder truck for 35 years..he knows his sh*t) He was out in the garage working on a lawn mower carb. I sat down talking to him and watched him take out a cooking stove,a old sause pan and pour 2 qts of lemmon juice,i asked what he was doing.He said he was going to clean the carb! So i watched him light the stove and put the sause pan full of lemmon juice on it. Then he took the carb apart . When it got to a boil he droped the body of the carb,the bowl,the jetts and the screws in .(YOU DONT WANT TO PUT THE FLOTE OR ANY RUBBER O RINGS IN ECT ECT ECT) but the plastic parts are ok .He cooked it for 30 mins and pulled the parts out and washed them with water and blew them off with compresed air untill dry.From what he says the acid in the lemmon juice and the heat break down all the crap in the little pasagesse that you cant see. i have done this 5 times and i have to say that IT WORKS AWSOME!
A few tips do it outside it realy stinks,use a old pan (when you see the crap that comes out you wont want to eat food out of it again)
i know that i will catch some crap from people but all i can say it works

will try this method on the next carb and report back.........probably it will be maggies farm quad........

paddlesat16 Senior Member Posts: 515	maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 11:36:46 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paddlesat16 on Nov 8, 2014 11:36:46 GMT Good tip that Rich
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revver Full Member Posts: 416	maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 12:41:19 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by revver on Nov 8, 2014 12:41:19 GMT will be interesting to see the results.
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jonnyboy Platinum Member Down to one cb400n (in need of repair, aren't mine always?) oh and possibly a cb two fifty! Posts: 2,210	maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 13:09:04 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jonnyboy on Nov 8, 2014 13:09:04 GMT I wonder if i could use lemon juice in my ultrasonic cleaner, i will give it a go

baldgrimsbybiker Full Member Posts: 162	maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 15:20:49 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by baldgrimsbybiker on Nov 8, 2014 15:20:49 GMT Nov 8, 2014 13:09:04 GMT jonnyboy said: I wonder if i could use lemon juice in my ultrasonic cleaner, i will give it a go I use lemon juice in my sonic cleaner , have done for a couple of years - works ok for me
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kickstart Derbyshire Meets Organiser Posts: 3,479 mini-profile background: {"image":"","color":"25383C"}	maggies farm quad Nov 8, 2014 15:43:40 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kickstart on Nov 8, 2014 15:43:40 GMT Sounds like it,s worth a try , Thanks !

jonnyboy Platinum Member Down to one cb400n (in need of repair, aren't mine always?) oh and possibly a cb two fifty! Posts: 2,210	maggies farm quad Nov 9, 2014 9:59:36 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jonnyboy on Nov 9, 2014 9:59:36 GMT Cheaper than the cleaning fluid thats for sure!

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maggies farm quad Nov 10, 2014 22:29:27 GMT

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Post by scania on Nov 10, 2014 22:29:27 GMT

Thanks for the tip, it makes sense.
Just wondering did you squeeze lemons for the juice or did you buy the stuff in the 1 litre cartons.
Also did you use it pure or did you dilute it with water.
I hope to clean my SD carbs next summer.

baldgrimsbybiker Full Member Posts: 162	maggies farm quad Nov 11, 2014 17:08:57 GMT PM Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by baldgrimsbybiker on Nov 11, 2014 17:08:57 GMT I get my lemon juice from work , I work in a food factory . Cost me nothing LOL.
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maggies farm quad Nov 12, 2014 9:53:23 GMT

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Post by Harold on Nov 12, 2014 9:53:23 GMT

Nov 11, 2014 17:08:57 GMT baldgrimsbybiker said:

I get my lemon juice from work , I work in a food factory . Cost me nothing LOL.

In the old days that was called theft

Seems like a good tip though be interesting to see how other folk get on. I mean using the lemon juice not taking it on permanent loan from your employers

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Post by jonnyboy on Nov 8, 2014 13:09:04 GMT

Post by baldgrimsbybiker on Nov 8, 2014 15:20:49 GMT

Post by kickstart on Nov 8, 2014 15:43:40 GMT

Post by jonnyboy on Nov 9, 2014 9:59:36 GMT

Post by scania on Nov 10, 2014 22:29:27 GMT

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Post by Harold on Nov 12, 2014 9:53:23 GMT