Will Pine-Sol work to clean a varnished and dirty carburetor?
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- I needed to clean this carburetor on the cheap. A product called Chem-Dip is a cleaning kit commonly used for this process but they are $30, quite toxic with the ability to eat through gloves, and some of the older stuff having terrible fumes. I didn't want to go this route so I figured I would go with Pine-Sol which is much less toxic, has a lovely smell, and is only $4. I read online that people were using Pine-Sol with decent results so I figure I would give it a try.
Disclaimer
Yes I did use aerosol cans of carb cleaner in conjunction with Pine-Sol. The carb cleaner did clean some of the parts to an extent but didn't really loosen up the sticky, caked on varnish. Soaking everything in the Pine-Sol did loosen up and make scrubbing the parts much easier.
Also, yes I did use brushes and some steel wool to scrub the parts, which did help immensely. The steel wool did play a big part in getting this carb to shine up as well as it did but if you were to just use carb cleaner and steel wool I believe you would be using many cans of it at the cost of $5 or so per can, you can see where I'm going with this.
-All in all I am pleased with how this process went. Some time and effort resulted in a very clean carburetor without the cost and toxicity of some other products.
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Thanks for the demo. Nice song.
Fantastic job my friend! That is how you save a carb. That was nothing short of magic. I use simple green for pressure washers and it's quite expensive $20/gallon Canadian where the pinsol is just as good and I think better for so little money. The proof is in that carb you just saved. That float bowl would never have come clean with just normal carb clean spray.
Thanks for the love Pat! I am really glad this little project worked out, the atv has been running quite amazing for just cleaning and setting up the carb! I have found myself using Pine-Sol around my garage much more lately too haha.
Sweet! I just came across you vid today 6/3/23. I have a set of 4 carbs off my snowmobile (Rupp / Honda CB550). its been in and out of storage and run very little in the past 17 or so years. As of last winter, I lost one cylinder only rode one short trip around the field. This spring I started it to "summarize" it and noticed another cylinder dropping out. I pulled off the whole rack and dropped off the bowls.... yah. I was rather surprised on the corrosion and gunk build up. seeing I only run non-ethanol gas, i run it dry every spring (well not every spring) the tank is lined, I keep additive in the fuel and I still have a bowl just full of debris. (dirt, rust and deposits even looks like water was in them for a while) Im gonna try this method right here next week. I have a vid here on YT, (custom Rupp). It was running ok when i took this vid in the winter of 20" but not great.
Right on I hope this works for ya! Sounds like a cool project I will def check it out. The tank on this trike was pretty bad as well, rust and chunk. And stuff. I have another vid where I cleaned the tank out, I thought about lining it but didn’t.
Looks great.
Thanks John! Thanks for watching!
Yes, I have been using this for years because it is eco friendly. Gas to be pine sol regular. Makes the shop smell good too.
This is exactly why I like using it as well. I was really against getting one of those chem-dip kits that are so toxic. Plus, the smell is great with the stuff we use, thanks for watching!
Toluene is the active ingredient in pine sol. Not eco friendly.
Pine sol works very well. I have been using for many years.
Yea I’m a fan for sure after this. I really like that it’s not terribly toxic.
Great video. Lots of opinions on whether or not Pinesol should be used on aluminum. I use it all the time, in a heated ultrasonic cleaner. The key is to not let it sit for days or weeks. A couple hours or maybe overnight, then cleaning all of that dark gray stuff off--exactly as you showed. For the rough, external parts, I rub copper anti-sieze in, sparingly and make sure its all wiped clean. That seems to ward off oxidation of the aluminum for a good while. If you use it internally, I'd clean with a clean rag thoroughly. On the brass bits, Brasso and elbow grease get them into great shape.
Yea this is my first time really using Pine-Sol in this manner and I am glad I did rather than using a harsh chemical dip kit. Thanks for the tips, I will have to wipe down the outside with a bit of anti seize. I suppose that would work on the raw aluminum air cooled engine as well?
@@HighPriority I'm not sure how it would do on an air cooled engine. Probably pretty good. I used copper anti-sieze specifically, not the silver nickel-based stuff. I restore old BMW air-cooled bikes, with Bing carbs. Cleaning all that dark gray slurry off from the Pinesol dipping exposes the raw aluminum, so I hit it with WD-40, then wiped down and do the copper anti-sieze. I used Pinesol pure, maybe I'll try it 50/50 like you did.
...oh and dress the sharp edge and 600grit or higher to gently smooth rough parts, before the anti-sieze.
@@sailorcto right on, thanks for the tips!
I have 5 motors sitting around WAITING for carb attention and will sure try this now. Th for the video....subscribed
Do ultrasonics get inside the tiny gubbins and that? This is an excellent tip but not quite getting into the corners?
I did look into setting up some sort of untrasonic but I think I got lazy. This method did work alright but I did have to pick junk out with some brushes and tools so I think using this in conjunction would be better. I will try and do an ultra sonic on the next one!
Thanks. Very good presentation. Now move from Technician 2 to Technician Team leader. Good teacher
Wow thank you! I really appreciate that.
I guess I found the new stuff to clean my carbs. Pine sol. I would have never 🤔 thought
Thank you
Any thoughts on anodising or electroplating the aluminum after dipping? Nice job.
Here's a thought. It's expensive unless you do it yourself.
Thank you.
Your welcome, hope this helped!
Looks great, but want to know if the carb actually worked to get your machine running.
Thank you George. Yes sir the carb is back together and functioning quite well. I did get junk from the tank that plugged up the pilot jet quite badly so I did have to replace that. I will be making a video soon of it in action once I get a few other things wrapped up on it.
Very impressive, I work on a lot of riding mowers that I pick up free this will be my go to from now on. I have seen a video of a guy took a vibratory sander put velcro on the bottom of a jar stuck to the sander hung it up turned on the sander to get a little vibratory action going. We 40? Try pb blaster it's cheaper and works great for me better than wd 40 does.
Thanks for the tip Gary I will try and grab some PB next time I'm out. That sander idea sounds like it would work really well, I think I have one laying around here too!
I found that Walmart has the larger cans for like $6.00 and wd 40 is $ 8.00
@@garyjordan3181 Good to know thanks.
I'm working on a carburetor now. Thinking of doing the sander trick with pinesol. Let the carb soak for a few hours in hot pinsol/water mix, then run the sander for like 30min...
I've done this with a sander. It really works well. Used pine sol. I have upgraded to ultrasonic cleaner simply because the setup is easier and faster. But it does work well.
Curious how long you soaked it for? I like the idea
I want to say I let is soak for at least 24 hours, maybe more. Some people in the comments say it takes the finish off the carb and thats what the black is but it never had ill effects on its operation as it worked great up until I sold it. Also thanks for the sub!
@@HighPriority awesome. Thanks for the info. I could easily tell I’d enjoy your channel
How long did you soak the carb for?
Wow I can't believe I didn't say it in the video, Im sorry about that. I believe I soaked this for a solid couple days, just filled it up and just let it sit for the weekend.
Can you use this stuff indoors? Hoping to find a cleaner that doesn't have harmful fumes.
I used it in the garage and I don’t think it would be an issue in the house as it doesn’t smell bad at all to me anyway. Just reading on their website it doesn’t say it’s toxic and they use it in floors, laundry, and for other surfaces so you should be good!
@@HighPriority thanks! yeah just tried it and very pleased with the results and no fumes in the house
Pine sol is used all the time in houses. I use it to mop
I use pine sol soak it overnight spray with carb cleaner. Works on most of the carbs. If not order a new one
I like to pull the jets and put them in a jar of carb cleaner. Then put that jar in the ultrasonic cleaner full of pinesol along side the carburetor.
That’s a great idea. I wish I had an ultrasonic cleaner. Can you build your own or buy?
Does the slide work?
Yes, the slide works perfectly, I have actually had this bike up and running for quite a few months now.
Can you use it one a rubber diaphragm and plastic pieces
I don’t think you would have a problem. You could dilute it a little more and try it then go from there.
I wouldn't risk it. Jus take it out
imagine this solution in a heated ultrasonic machine
I would love to try it! I imagine it would work pretty badass.
Maybe after soaking you use a water blaster to remove the grey scum. Then you should not need to scrub and the effect should be uniform over the whole caribe.
I will have to try that in the next project. It would be nice to have a uniform look all over the aluminum.
The black stuff is aluminum
Good to know thanks!
Nope turning that "aluminum" which really is pot metal black means you've ripped off the protective "parkerizing" which really is a zinc and cadmium coating. It will take the oxygen in the wonderful gas of today and make flowery alumimum oxide. You could have just used hot water and elbow grease to get it clean better. You also are better off using petro based because, well it is supposed to stand in gas for all eternity.
Thank you for the insight, I did not know this.
@@HighPriority You dont want to know how I know. Really the best "lazy" way to clean a caked up carb is a few days at a time soak in good old gasoline. Then take it out, tooth brush what you can off, and soak in fresh gas, Rinse repeat 1 week at a time. Works well in "projects time" = Winter, gas evaporates slow, breaks down slow and its all in dead (non riding) time. Also soaking the whole body of the carb is a bit counterproductive. Most carbs have dirt and gunk and other dust on the outside but just gas dried and lacquered inside. Getting those 2 mixed into each other is another sure fire way to make a bad problem much much worse. I'd clean the inside, and leave the outside as filthy as it was. But then again a "restoration" wont work with that.
How long should you let it sit in the juice
I see one of the comments you said over the weekend thank you great video
Yea it was 2 or so days I believe. I possibly could have done less time but I don’t think it hurt anything. Thanks for watching!
@@HighPriority it’s been in that liquid overnight so far it looks like it’s working very well I’m going to keep it in for a total of two days thank you for your help
Right on! Glad it’s working for ya.
The best thing is a mixture of meratic acid and water it only takes a few minutes, but it takes the shine off, you can bring it back with a small hand blaster using soda, I discovered it on line and tried it, works great but you are dealing with acid, the only other thing that works better is chem cleaner
Thank you. I may try that out on the next one.
Be careful with this combo. That acid reacts with aluminum. It looked like it started boiling instantly and ate a fuel petcock on me when cleaning a old fuel tank.
I used Pine-Sol to clean the Edelbrock 1405 on my '69 AMX. It did the job, too. One float had gasoline inside it, which most likely explained why it flooded the last time I tried to start the 390 V8.
Nice! I may use it only on my Q-jet one of these days if I decide to tackle that job. I just like how the stuff isn't so damn toxic.
Just noticed thet Fabuloso household cleaner removes 38 year old varnish!
That’s awesome!!
You can’t just wash the black off?
For the most part yes, it still had a full look so I used scotch brute or steel wool.
@@HighPriority and did the pinesol have any bad effects on the plastics and rubbers I got mixed reviews on google
@@sneakysquidles2526 In my case no. The plastic floats were fine as well as the rubber tipped needle and some other plastics pieces. If you are worried about the needle and o rings, the soft stuff, you could leave them out and just scrub them by hand. The hard plastics were for sure fine and I didn’t replace a few o rings due to age if I remember right.
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You can smell the video
Smells delicious!
unfortunately we have no Pine-sol in europe, unbeliavable this was never been imported, a bottle from USA ebay + shipping costs more than a ultrasonic cleaner from China LoL
Ahh that's a bummer! I wonder if you have something equivalent out there.
@@HighPriority i am still looking for, it doesnt look to be , right now, i looked everywhere. it looks weird noone did a similiar thing like Pepsi is to Coke LoL
@@idontcareaboutyou7757 haha yea maybe time to try some experimenting.
I believe the pinesol equivalent in the UK is Dettol.
@@boastyy thanks, i'll give it a try
Its eating the aluminum
It may have take the coating off but it didn’t eat the aluminum. This stuff is pretty non toxic. Carb has been working great for over a year now.
That music is on my nerves
Thanks for the feedback Monty, I’ll keep it in mind for future videos lol