rmaynard 14,909 #26 Posted August 25, 2013 I have to admit that I have never seen a carburetor come out of a can of Berryman's looking like that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckrancher 2,675 #27 Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) I have to admit that I have never seen a carburetor come out of a can of Berryman's looking like that. me nether and i've done over a dozen but like i said you should try a dirty one Edited August 25, 2013 by buckrancher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,195 #28 Posted August 25, 2013 I think Craig is That's a NEW carb! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeave96 487 #29 Posted August 25, 2013 I soaked a ratty looking #30 carb in Berrymans for a couple of hours and it came out looking like those pics - I was amazed. Wish I'd found it years ago. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #30 Posted August 25, 2013 Well, it LOOKS much better, but does it work? The smallest openings make the difference, and it seems like you have to clean them out two or three times to make a difference, even if it looks clean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,965 #31 Posted August 25, 2013 With the new stuff, a couple of days in the juice then a wire brush session will get it looking like that. The last 3 I did all came out looking good in the end. Old stuff 2 hrs and a water rinse with no elbow grease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckrancher 2,675 #32 Posted August 25, 2013 take a new carb and paint it years later remove the paint and what do you have a new looking carb unfortunataly thats not the part that needs cleaning I can do the same thing with a can of paint stripper thats still not cleaning a carb. How the outside looks has no bearing on how the inside works and thats the important part Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,328 #33 Posted August 25, 2013 I have taken in the past straight Sea Foam and put it in a squirt oil can and forced it into the passages and small areas and let it set and do it again. Then used super small wire to poke and prod the squirt again then flush and blow with compressed air. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #34 Posted August 25, 2013 Mounted the rebuilt carb up on one of my back up motors today... has a crisp, snappy throttle response, and a nice smooth idle too. I'll give two thumbs up for the Berryman's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #35 Posted August 25, 2013 Crap! Your backup motor looks better than any of my regular ones, and now it appears that it runs better, too! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #36 Posted August 25, 2013 Actually, it the back up for my back up that is the ultimate project here... and currently, this one is producing no spark at the plug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckrancher 2,675 #37 Posted August 26, 2013 well like I said start with a clean carb get a clean glad to see everything worked out for you I thought I may have to let you in on what I use that will actually clean a dirty carb in less than an hour but I see it's not necessary you seem too have a good bead on things Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,343 #38 Posted August 26, 2013 Brian, You can tell the rest of us, we won't tell Craig... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
546cowboy 301 #39 Posted August 29, 2013 You can drop that float in a coffee can filled with water, if it's still floating in an hour or so you should be OK. Man that carb looks GOOD! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #40 Posted August 30, 2013 That NC worked so good, I decided to drop another of my clean ones in last night. Any ideas how can I get the flywheel off without having a puller on hand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hodge71 663 #41 Posted August 30, 2013 You can drop that float in a coffee can filled with water, if it's still floating in an hour or so you should be OK. Man that carb looks GOOD! Lynn, I was always told that you cant use water. It has a greater surface tension then gasoline and its possible to float in water but put it in gas and it will fill up with fuel and sink like a stone. I personally have never tried water because of this. I wonder id the old guy that taught me about carbs was wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #42 Posted August 31, 2013 Bob was right, latest carb came out of the bath a little darker than the first one... was in the bath for a day and a half this time...still cleaned up much better than before though. Got another K91 going today...removed the flywheel, visually inspected the coil, condenser, both looked fine. Removed the points cover...ahhh...there's the problem, full of white, crusty corrosion. Got 'em cleaned up, and adjusted...mounted up the freshly cleaned carb, fired off on the second pull... keep this up, and I'm gonna have to piece together another round hood soon. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sycoticca 37 #43 Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Is that new brass parts (float, Needles etc.) or is that the old ones cleaned up??? Edited September 10, 2013 by Sycoticca 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #44 Posted September 10, 2013 All brass parts are the cleaned, originals. The products used on 'em are shown in the picts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrc0528 20 #45 Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) I test floats using HOT water. Hold the float with long needlenose pliers and quickly dunk it into the hot water. The heat causes the air inside the float to expand and pressurize slightly, enough to leak and create a stream of air bubbles if there are any leaks in the float! Same trick can be used to empty a sunken float.. just dunk it several times with the leak at the bottom, the pressure will push the gas out... dip, pause, remove & cool, repeat. Keep repeating the cycle until the float is empty. Then get some good solder and patch up the leaks! Edited September 10, 2013 by jrc0528 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
