<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 241, Issue 6

Sun Feb 16 15:07:07 EST 2025

 Cary Company sells plain metal cans.  I bought some to replace the seeping carb cleaner cans that originally held the cleaner.
Bob Hall
    On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:00:20 PM EST, <virtualvairs-request at corvair.org> wrote:  

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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: There is always that one Corvair (Seth Emerson)
  2. Re: There is always that one Corvair (Frank DuVal)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:50:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Seth Emerson <sethracer at aol.com>
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Subject: Re: <VV> There is always that one Corvair
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Nice info on the small aluminum plugs source for the H-series!

I always wondered where to get them.

https://quadrajetparts.com/plugs-expansion-cups-c-228_900.html

    On Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 01:00:28 PM PST, tony underwood via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:  

On 2/15/2025 12:38 PM, CARLETON BRIGGS via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Our St. Louis solution is to remove the 3 aluminum plugs in the carb base
> near the idle needle adjuster. Then run the carbs through a sonic
> (ultrasound) cleaner for 10 -16? minutes to clean out the corn oil that has
> hardened in the up and down
> Idle circuit. Sonic cleaners and supplies can be found at Harbor Freight.

Been there done this already, love my ultrasonic cleaner, works quite 
well, had it long enough to know how to exploit it.? Works for other 
stuff besides 'Vair carbs.? A Carter competition series 735 cfm AFB fits 
the tub with room to spare. ? Some dish detergent and a bit of vinegar 
added to the soup helps.

tony..

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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:11:31 -0500
From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
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Subject: Re: <VV> There is always that one Corvair
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Rusty cans is what took out my supply of good carburetor cleaner. I had 
three cans, two rusted out and the third is the oldest one which was 
used for removing grease off parts when it got less effective as carb 
cleaner. I guess being less effective made it less steel eating, but,? 
now duct taped together while I ignore it. Rust forms around the 
interface layer (where the top water sits on top of the cleaner) first.

We use Simple Green at work, at home I use whatever is laying around, 
such as dish washing liquid, floor cleaner, Spic And Span... Most seem 
to work. I do the plastic bag method for small parts. Saves chasing 
small brass parts in the bottom....? Since I rarely change the liquid. 
This allows me to mix a small new cleaner batch for parts instead of 
changing the 2.5 gallon tank's liquid. Conversely it allows me to clean 
greasy parts in a plastic bag with solution instead of dirtying the 
tank's liquid.

Just cleaned the 8N tractor's carburetor today in preparation for the 6 
to 8" of snow predicted this week.....?

It took hours for the 35 degree tank to get up to temperature (~135F)!

Frank DuVal

On 2/15/2025 4:38 PM, tony underwood via VirtualVairs wrote:
>
> On 2/15/2025 1:04 PM, Frank DuVal via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> Or new aluminum plugs can be bought at various suppliers, like 
>> quadrajetparts.com. or lead BBs/shot.
>>
>> But, Allen head setscrews can be removed again for the next cleaning 
>> easier!
>>
>> The ultrasonic cleaners work well. Simple Green is a common cleaner 
>> for this, but others work too.
>>
>> The good old harsh 5 gallon bucket of? carb cleaner/parts dip has 
>> gone away.
>>
>> Frank DuVal
>>
>
> Some of that bulk carb cleaner is still being sold here and there, in 
> plastic jugs not unlike battery electrolyte, need to watch the stuff 
> because it's somewhat acidic (removes "white rust" oxidation) and it 
> can eat right through the bottom of a typical parts dip can if it's 
> not coated with something to resist acids. Been there done that, a 
> week or so after leaving the soup in the parts cleaner can it found 
> its way all over the floor of the shop through the holes it ate in the 
> can. ? I actually thought they had stopped making acidic carb cleaner...
>
>
> tony..
>
>

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