<VV> Carb cleaners

[corvairduval at cox.net]

I'm glad you mentioned that. I was going to correct Seth, but...  ggg

The water does cover the surface as the cleaner is a two phse system. The
bottom layer is an organic solvent to clean the parts and the upper layer
is  a water based corosion-inhibitor, which also keeps the organic layer
from evaporating. You do need to keep adding water to keep this layer at
about 1" if you use the cleaner alot.

Yes, the steel buckets do rust through and make a mess. Keep an eye on
them! The rust I have seen is usually at the boundary (?) layer between the
solvent and the water. This is also the layer you DO NOT want to have a
part in while soaking. The part will have an etch line that is about
impossible to remove. 

After cleaning with this solvent, you need a good water rinse and air
pressure blow out. Then soda blasting really makes them clean!

Frank DuVal


Original email:
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From:  kenpepke at juno.com
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:16:07 -0500
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, Sethracer at aol.com, corvair at serenska.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Carb cleaners



I also had a 5 gal pail (with basket) 
 I believe it was referred to as
'Hydro-Seal.'
I used it for carbs and even cylinder heads (1 end at a time.)  When clean,
the
parts were to be washed off with water.  It was quite pungent.  If it got
on my
hands it would leave the skin VERY dry but did not 'burn.'

It used a layer of water on top to keep the working fluid from evaporating.
That 
can also failed after many years and the fluid soaked into my basement
floor.  It
mostly rinsed off but that small area of the floor would not hold paint
well.


Ken P

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