Hi All,
Hate to say this but avoid blasting of any kind on a carburator housing. I
warped a perfectly good and entirely too rare Hemi carb that way. It is too
easy to build up tons of heat on delicate aluminum. I know that some people
use walnut shells and plastic media to do the job and they work very well but
are also very expensive. My experience has been to agree with the previous
messages and get the can of carb dip. It works great, just be sure to
THOROUGHLY wash the housing after and blow out all the passages with
compressed air before reassembly. I also wait 2-3 days to let the housing air
dry.
Just my two pennies,
Chargin'Charles--->>>
Jack Johnson wrote:
> I'm just wondering if bead blasting this sort of thing would be a solution?
> Jack in January thaw Shinglehouse, Pa
>
> > Group,
> >
> > I am in the process of rebuilding my carb and have a quick question. I
> > have torn the carb down to the three main components (air horn, body,
> > and valve body). My question is; I have soaked the body in carb
> > cleaner for a couple of hours and have rinsed it with very hot water.
> > There is a chalky residue in some places on the outside of the carb.
> > How do I dress this down? Did I soak it in the carb cleaner too long?
> > Also, there is surface rust on the top layer of some of the vales.
> > Should I attempt to remove this, and if so how would you recommend?
> >
> > As always, thank you for your most considerate replies,
> >
> > Greg Filtz
> > 56 Dodge Royal Lancer
> >
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