[DeTomaso] Cleaning a carb...

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Hmm, the cocktail of ingredients looks nice but I wonder if a mix of
ordinary gas and naphta would be of any use. Buying carb cleaner in aerosol
cans enough to dunk a carb seems expensive.

Tomas

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: den 7 april 2011 19:47
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cleaning a carb...


So, you do realize all Holleys are -not- the same.  You'll need to
make sure your gasket kit is made for the LIST number of the Holley
carb you have.

As for cleaning, I like to soak all the bits in a gallon can of
carb-clean.  I have a nice basket to put parts in, dunk the basket in
the can of cleaner and let soak for a while.  Anywhere from a half
hour to a day depending on how cruddy things look.

Remove from the cleaner and wash with clean warm water.  Then blow dry
with compressed air.

Really hard deposits won't come clean with a can of spray carb cleaner
unless you work at it.  The gallon can-o-stuff I use is highly caustic:
https://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=MCR6402_0006414466

But it works very well.

Good luck,
Asa Jay

Quoting Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>:

> I was digging in the garage and just happened to find a Holley Rebuild
Kit,
> unopened!
>
> I wonder where it came from? Doesn't really matter I suppose. It's got
paper
> gaskets though, and not the blue rubber ones
>
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Tomas Gunnarsson [mailto:guson at home.se]
> Enviado el: jueves, 07 de abril de 2011 19:25
> Para: charlesmccall at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: RE: [DeTomaso] Cleaning a carb...
>
> I suggest getting new gaskets anyway. I just took my carb apart and the
blue
> gaskets mainly came off the carb OK but some sections kinda stuck and the
> gasket surface is no longer pristine. I've reused gaskets before when I
was
> re-jetting the carb but if the gaskets are 9 years old I would say they
> deserve retirement.
>
> Tomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Sent: den 7 april 2011 18:22
> To: charlesmccall at gmail.com; asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cleaning a carb...
>
>
> In a message dated 4/7/11 9 18 43, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> The book I have says taht the gaskets can often be re-used. I take it
>> your
>> experience is otherwise? I believe firmly in Murphy, so it's probably a
>> good
>> idea to have some on hand. Actually maybe I do have some on-hand - I'll
>> have
>> to check.
>>
>>>> The blue gaskets are designed to be reused and work GREAT.   The old
> cork gaskets are a one-shot deal.
>>
>> >"Flush everything" - could you be more specific as to what ought to be
>> flushed and blown, so to speak, so that I don't leave a potential
clogging
>> point?
>>
>>>> When you take it apart, if it looks like a hole, or a slot, or a
> channel, it needs to be blown and sprayed out with carb cleaner and
> compressed air.
>
>
>> >If I don't have compressed air, is there a good plan "b"?
>>
>>>> Buy compressed air.   You can buy it in a small can at any camera or
> computer store.
>
> Mike
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