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I was getting ready to rebuild this carb and couldn't get the bowl off without excessive force. So I soaked it a couple days in Berrymans and she opened up. Think it needs a rebuild or is OK as is? :rolleyes: It's a Walbro and had been thinking about a replacement but I'll see how this cleans up. I think I'd win a dirty carb contest :D

 

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slammer302

Looks like its been sitting at the bottom of a pond

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Ed Kennell

That may qualify for the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY  contest Bob.     :wicked:

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Mike'sHorseBarn

I literally laughed out loud when i saw that picture haha   :happy-jumpeveryone:    :laughing-rofl: 

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Racinbob
39 minutes ago, slammer302 said:

Looks like its been sitting at the bottom of a pond

 That would be one pond I wouldn't swim in.

 

11 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

That may qualify for the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY  contest Bob.     :wicked:

I'd win because everybody else would just toss the towel in and not enter.

 

11 minutes ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said:

I literally laughed out loud when i saw that picture haha   :happy-jumpeveryone:    :laughing-rofl: 

You making fun of my carb? :violence-blades::D

 

I just tried to scrap the goop out of the bowl and it's as hard as a rock. I stuck it back in the Berrymans and we'll see what happens in a couple days. :)

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mmmmmdonuts

Wow. That has to be the dirtiest carb I have ever seen. Very impressive. 

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wallfish
1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

Think it needs a rebuild or is OK as is?

It's good to go!

 

If you're trying to get a boat anchor running! Which it appears that's what it came off of.

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tunahead72
1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

 

... Think it needs a rebuild or is OK as is? :rolleyes: ...

 

Nah, just put it back together, it'll be fine. :ychain:

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Ed Kennell
1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

 

 

 

Walbro Dirty Carb.jpg

 

 

                                                                                                 where's    WALBRO  ?

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DougC

I can see why it didn't want to come apart, it had been hermetically sealed.........   Only Carnac the magnificent knows the answer.    :lol:

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squonk

This will clean it! But don't leave it over night! 

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953 nut
40 minutes ago, squonk said:

don't leave it over night!

Don't leave to over a few minutes; alkaline based products eat aluminum! It may be fine as an aerosol spray to clean AC fins, but I wouldn't immerse anything made of aluminum in it.     :twocents-02cents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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squonk

That's why you can't leave it in it. 15 min tops. I cut it 50 50 with water and spray it thru an insecticide sprayer. Eats organic matter like no tomorrow. We get stubborn to clean blower wheels and hit them with this. dirt is gone in no time.

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DennisThornton

Man!  I've seen several over the last 5 decades but that is a duzie!  

 

Running 90w or 140w?

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Racinbob
2 hours ago, squonk said:

This will clean it! But don't leave it over night! 

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Ya scared me for a minute Mike. I first saw this on my phone and the picture didn't open. I assumed that you were talking about the Berrymans I was using. I'm thinking 'I soak stuff overnight all the time'. Now I know what you're talking about. I'll see what it looks like tomorrow and decide what the next step will be. If I don't get results I'm leaning towards a new carb. Never seen one this buggered up before. :)

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squonk

Even Berrymans has calmed down from the old days. I guess from EPA and other laws. That stuff used to burn the hair clean off of your carcass. :)

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953 nut
1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

If I don't get results I'm leaning towards a new carb. Never seen one this buggered up before.

You know you love a good challenge! Perhaps putting it in a "crock-pot" at the lowest setting with Berrymans would speed it up.  :hide: Don't tell Mrs. Racin and no, I don't want a bowl of stew.   :ychain:

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wedge

After you soak it and think your getting ahead you will probably pull the threads out with the main jet !

For what E/Rag is selling replacement carbs for your better off going that route. I use them on customer engines when thy leave there carbs get eaten up from bad fuel and so on.

Just check them over real good as there are Good and Bad with those also.

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Ed Kennell

No way we're gonna let you give up on this carb Bob.  Dirty Walbro is way too famous to be scrapped now.

 

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Racinbob
11 hours ago, squonk said:

Even Berrymans has calmed down from the old days. I guess from EPA and other laws. That stuff used to burn the hair clean off of your carcass. :)

 

It certainly has. The can I have now is a couple years old but nothing like the good stuff from the old days. Haven't you heard? Most everything from those old days has killed all us old fellers. We just don't know it yet. :rolleyes:

 

10 hours ago, 953 nut said:

You know you love a good challenge! Perhaps putting it in a "crock-pot" at the lowest setting with Berrymans would speed it up.  :hide: Don't tell Mrs. Racin and no, I don't want a bowl of stew.   :ychain:

 

Being alone all day the Mrs. would have a fit if she saw the things I do while she's not here but I'm thinking the crock pot thing won't be one of them. :D

 

9 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

No way we're gonna let you give up on this carb Bob.  Dirty Walbro is way too famous to be scrapped now.

 

 

I'll try Ed but looking at the cost of a new one I'm pretty close to hitting the 'buy it now' button. Later today I'll see what it looks like after soaking overnight. :)

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WHX??

Hope yor not going to put in on a pull start Bob...might be there awhile but hey you'll have arms like the hulk when yer done!

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JoeM

Just had one like this last week, maybe not as bad, the body cleaned up..... all else was trash. Ate a hole through the side of the brass float.

It was a 7hp Kohler on a Troy Bilt Horse tiller. The neighbor ask if I could get it running. The mag was bad and it sat for ten years. (outside).

Says the machine was left to him by a family member that passed.

Buy the time I priced the carb parts needed, the complete knock off carb was cheaper. One issue was the gas tank. I had about the same crud and rust in the bottom inch.

Against my better judgment, I used muriatic acid to clean the tank.  Replacement tanks started used at $40 to new at $95.

Bob if it got a tank might want to take a close look.

Joe

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Racinbob

Yup, pull start Jim. I just checked it after an overnight soak and it didn't even touch the crud. :bitch:

 

I'll give it another day and then probably toss in the towel. :)

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squonk

Might want to get a recoil cooler for the Tecky! :)

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Racinbob

But Mike, it's a Kohler. :)

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