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375 Posts Member #: 886 Senior Member London. |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 08:37:12pm
Ive got my carb in bit's, so thought i'd clean the carb up.
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 2521 Posts Member #: 417 Post Whore Swindon |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 08:53:49pm
Carb cleaner from your local £1 shop
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 2645 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 09:49:47pm
Sorry for the poor pic, I used wynnes carb clean, with good results.
Edited by shane on 23rd Apr, 2007. |
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Site Admin  15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 09:51:58pm
Wire brush, wire wool, elbow grease.
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375 Posts Member #: 886 Senior Member London. |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 10:15:06pm
could i spray it after.. ive used carb cleaner, still not that good with elbow grease young tom :) |
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 4559 Posts Member #: 786 Post Whore Bermingum |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 10:21:58pm
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 4641 Posts Member #: 20 My sister is so fit I won't show anyone her picture Lake District |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 10:22:40pm
I sprayed mine with carb cleaner and scrubbed it with an old toothbrush, came up pretty good. |
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 11:00:15pm
I know some one who boiled their carbs with rhubarb, they came out spotless (apparently it's and old house wives trick for cleaning alloy saucepans) however it took a while to get the bits of rhubarb out of the carbs. Edited by Rob H on 23rd Apr, 2007. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 11:04:19pm
LOL .... citric acid based cleaners work just as well .... but don't make such a tasty crumble! Every day is a school day ...........
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 11:20:00pm
ha, i thought we were back on MF for a minute!!! "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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 4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 11:23:08pm
same theory as using HP sauce for copper! On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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 9327 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
23rd Apr, 2007 at 11:38:56pm
doesnt mr muscle work too?
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56 Posts Member #: 1614 Advanced Member Chard Zummerset |
24th Apr, 2007 at 08:10:22pm
i found that on my 1275 i rebuilt the car and then squirted loads of carb cleaner through it and my god I did notice a big differance when I got it back on the road when i drove a 10" wheeled Mini last it felt insane ! |
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
24th Apr, 2007 at 10:55:02pm
On 23rd of Apr, 2007 at 11:38pm Nic said:
doesnt mr muscle work too? (i clean my oven and bathroom with parafin) I've found Mr Muscle oven cleaner to be fantastic for decoking pistons. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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