Go Back   RIBnet Forums > RIB talk > Engines & props
Reload this Page What is the best thing for soaking a carby in

Join RIBnet Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 10 January 2009, 03:07   #1
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: nowra
Make: zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: 5hp outboard
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 7
What is the best thing for soaking a carby in
i have a carby thats giving me grief and would like to know what is the best thing to leave the carby soaking in to help clean it
inflight is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2009, 03:42   #2
Member
 
Country: Other
Town: Lima-Peru
Boat name: Nautile
Make: Sea Rider Boats
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18 /30 HP
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 764
Quote:
Originally Posted by inflight View Post
i have a carby thats giving me grief and would like to know what is the best thing to leave the carby soaking in to help clean it
You should remove any plastic/nylon parts fron carbie before soaking for long periods of time, depending how difficult is what you want to clean, remove, penetrate, try: spray carb cleaner, acrylic thinner, brake fluid, W-40.

Happy Boating
Locozodiac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2009, 05:35   #3
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: nowra
Make: zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: 5hp outboard
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 7
Thankyou
Thankyou very much Locozodiac i will try the thinners best regards
inflight is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2009, 06:25   #4
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: cookoo land
Boat name: tba
Make: ribcraft 595
Length: under 3m
Engine: Suzi 140
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 316
Coke!

Honest. Had a 90 2 stroke Yam a few years ago with carb trouble. Engineers dunked carbs in cola over night and they came out good as new. No issue wih plastic bits.
BassBoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2009, 20:13   #5
Trade member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Looe
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 857
Quicksilver Powertune.
Turbodiesel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10 January 2009, 20:29   #6
RIBnet admin team
 
Nos4r2's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Swindon
Boat name: WhiteNoise/Dominator
Make: Ballistic 7.8/SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Opti 225/Yam 85
MMSI: 239050687/235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,881
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbodiesel View Post
Quicksilver Powertune.
Seconded.
__________________
Need spares,consoles,consumables,hire,training or even a new boat?
Please click HERE and HERE and support our Trade Members.
Nos4r2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11 January 2009, 00:24   #7
Member
 
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,788
I use brake cleaner or electrical cleaning solvent - it's the same stuff. Petrol is pretty good as well.
codprawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11 January 2009, 11:55   #8
JSP
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn View Post
I use brake cleaner or electrical cleaning solvent - it's the same stuff. Petrol is pretty good as well.
Yeah soaking in petrol works well (well it did on cars anyway)
JSP is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« O-Rings and gaskets | Top | Johnson Seahorse 4.5HP - Worth? »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Our Communities

Our communities encompass many different hobbies and interests, but each one is built on friendly, intelligent membership.

» More about our Communities

Automotive Communities

Our Automotive communities encompass many different makes and models. From U.S. domestics to European Saloons.

» More about our Automotive Communities

RV & Travel Trailer Communities

Our RV & Travel Trailer sites encompasses virtually all types of Recreational Vehicles, from brand-specific to general RV communities.

» More about our RV Communities

Marine Communities

Our Marine websites focus on Cruising and Sailing Vessels, including forums and the largest cruising Wiki project on the web today.

» More about our Marine Communities


Copyright 2002-2012 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.

All times are GMT. The time now is 03:43.

Contact Us - RIBnet - Archive - Community Rules - Terms of Service - Privacy - Top

RIB News Delivered to your Email!

Stay up-to-date with RIB news in your inbox!

unsusbcribe at anytime with one click

Close [X]