Disassembling for Cleaning: When only cleaning is desired
it is not necessary to completely dis-assemble the rack. I am able to dip
an entire rack at once rather than simply dipping one casting at a time
and then small batches of components at a time. This is the most economical
of the services I provide and is intended for carbs that have become clogged
over a few months of storage such as over the winter. The rubber components
such as gaskets and o-rings cannot be brittle or hardened with age as it
is rather ineffective to clean old neglected carbs without opting for a
rebuild with new kits. The bowls are removed and drain screws taken out
of them, Linkage is left in place but caps removed (or loosened and lifted
back for older style carbs) from each carb to allow better penetration
of the cleaning fluid. Brass jets and aeration tubes are removed and dipped
seperately along with floats, idle mixture screws, and float needles. The
castings remain on the stay plate to save time. This does not hinder or
impede the process of cleaning in the least but does reduce time to keep
costs economical.
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Disassembling for Rebuild: When doing a rebuild more
of the components must be disassembled in order to replace some seals/0-rings
and this takes a little longer. In addition to what is done for economy
cleaning the castings are removed from the stay plate and some linkage
is removed in order to access the seals on the fuel Ts or gang tubes between
castings. The rest of the procedure is much the same but is a little more
expensive as it is somewhat more time consuming.
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Disassembling for Detailing: In order to detail the carbs
such as those in the images above or on the example pages everything that
can be disassembled is, and each component inspected for damage, wear,
rust, etc. before cleaning begins. In some cases a rack must be dipped
before disassembly due to corrosion or rust to loosen stuck/rusted parts.
Carb castings are acid dipped by themselves to improve paint adhesion.
This process of course is more time consuming than economy cleaning or
rebuilds. I will not go to this additional effort if kits are not included
as it would almost be a waste to go to that much trouble for carbs that
may leak fuel or air once put into service.
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