The BEST method for cleaning carburetors - soda blast and ultrasonic
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Before look: 4:07 Starts blasting: 11:14 After blasting: 14:25 Ultrasonic cleaning: 17:18 After cleaning: 18:00 Definitely a great video. Some time is spent at the beginning talking about how cold the garage is, and reading "fan mail". There is also time spent before blasting talking about different kinds of media, and how he got his blast cabinet, etc. For those of you wanting to skip those parts, this list may be useful.
Connor Bunch thanks for this- much appreciated 👌🏻
Now make a list like that for every KZhead video.
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So dang nice!!! I can’t believe soda blasting is so easy and so effective, I just picked up the same cabinet and have been wanting to soda blast. Thank you so much for the info and video 💯
I just got done doing the same thing you are doing. For the small parts I used only the ultrasonic cleaner since I didn’t think soda blasting was necessary. Great video!
You rock man, 100%. Just bought my first bike and you're videos are doing wonders for successfully paving my way, you have no idea. Not only is it apparent that you know your stuff, you also know how to communicate it effectively and succinctly. Will be buying the engine rebuild vid when the time comes (even though that other dude posted his for free ;). The bike I'm "upcycling" is a '77 Honda CB550F2
Thanks Frank. That "dudes" video is not as good. Bottom end coming soon.
That was pretty good. I was impressed with the blaster. My buddy built his and used barley. That was great. He did a lot of 50s car engine parts that could not be replaced. Very cool my friend. Lotta kids.
Excellent video. Always wondered how easy it was to clean carbs....now I know. Thanks.
Thanks for the tip! Would love to see the modifications you made to the blast cabinet!
HF cab mods - kzhead.info/sun/bMd9hJWEi3yEZ3A/bejne.html
Thank you for this video, it was very informative.
Hey Dennis carb here another great video dude ...for small parts I use a 1.5 gallon rock tumbler with my special cleaner ....1 ounce mineral spirits to 1 ounce kerosene 1 ...1/4 cup baking soda it works great I leave them in there for about 3 hrs I have 3 speed settings and day settings but I hooked up a hr timer at the plug socket and it shuts off at around 3 hrs .just blow them off ..I also have a zinc electro plate and dichromate tank i dip my small outer parts just for that extra protection against the elements And again awesome video Denniscarb
Great video and very informative for carb cleaning!!!!
Outstanding video, thanks. Getting ready to rebuild the carb on my ‘71 Kawi Bison, just need to order some soda from HF and purge the aluminum oxide media from my blast cabinet.
Year's ago I use to use a chemical carb cleaner, that was caustic, this is so much safer and cleaner, thank you for Sharing I need to get one of those media boxes and ultra sonic cleansers and try it.
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Back in the 80’s I was using berkible 2+2 carb cleaner, then they removed from the stores... something about causing cancer in the state of California, I guess this doesn’t happen elsewhere, but after 20 years it’s back and reformulated, and the last time I used it, wasn’t worth a crap!
@@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869 Yup, the 2+2 is back. And I agree it's weaker now, but I still think it's the best thing out there in a spray can for removing varnish and carbon deposits, like in throttle bodies. Oh, and seems like most every consumer product now comes with a cancer warning, so gimme the old 2+2 back! Cheers
Pretty decent camera work and good audio as well as info.
Never mind, I turned on cc to find out. Great vid on soda blasting.
Great video, I just had a blast cabinet given to me, I have been looking for a good way to clean up parts, thank you
I have the same sonic tank, wow they work great.
Great vid man. I look forward to a video about your blast cabinet modifications. Subbed.
HF cab mods - kzhead.info/sun/bMd9hJWEi3yEZ3A/bejne.html
I'm not a professional here, and I don't impress easily. With this video...I am impressed!!! Thanks, Matthew for a VERY good video!!! Don W., OH
Great vid. Really knows his stuff and taught me a lot. Thanks.
Great video man! Subbed!
So well done. I am working on a Stihl MS 250 that has a fuel problem.
This is how I do all my small carbs, & I use fine strand copper wire and a torch tip cleaner as well. I also just use Beeryman carb cleaning solution in my ultra sonic. Thumbs up to a DIY video .
I've used Berrymans also, and always had great results. I can only imaging it works even better when heated and agitated. I just wonder what the flash point is (kaboom!). Funny, in the video it looks like a can of Berrymans next to the ultrasonic cleaner under the blast cabinet. Cheers
that's good for those who don´t want to know the details of the circuits, they try to fix all at once,but int he end,they might still be the same,sometimes; carbs are meant to run well ,dirty,from gas; i determine EXACTLY what the problem is,BEFORE dismantling,and fix that; if the carb sat with gas in it ,for 1O years,then i would do a total cleaning. nice video,one more like.
Great video very well executed I deal with a lot of lawnmower carburettors so am going to try this method
Bro. My friend sent your video to me... we look a lot alike.. and if that’s not crazy enough, our name is both Matt 😁
LOL send me a pic of your mug....www.howtomotorcyclerepair.com/contact/
I use Pine Sol IN my ultrasonic cleaner. The results are fantastic.
Ratio?
without soda blast?
@@Susan70003 Undiluted and ONLY Pine-Sol brand. Love the stuff and my use of carb dip goes back to the original Hydro-Seal they don't sell any more (because it had methylene chloride).
It's a good idea to have a water/air separator on your compressor for blasting like this. I've dealt with some real PITA cabinets because after a long job of blasting the condensation just gums up the gun/tube. Soda blasting + ultrasonic cleaning is pretty much the best finish you're going to get without going new or getting into vapour blasting.
Hi guys, outstanding, well organized set up shop, very well explicit, very nice presentation, well done man, keep up the good work.
Thanks!
well done!!! you are the best..
I started working on carbs early 50s on the farm in minnesota. What did I have to use. an old kettle. disassemble carb. put it in kettle. what ever was available. pine sole, dish soap, lemon concentrate. put that and water in and let it slowly boil on the stove all day. use old tooth brush etc to clean up, reboil etc. rinse with water and dry. always worked. use what you got, just don't ruin the thing in the process. Modern gas has lots of cleaners in it so if you just drive there should be little carb cleaning needed. like the soda blaster idea.
I've been told that soaking the carb in Pine-sol works, so I tried that. My '03 XR250 is running again for the first time in about 10 years.
Yes pine sol works. I used that method once. Soda and ultrasonic is my preferred method though.
he had a video on berryman and pinesol. now this is the best way to clean carbs? im trying lemon juice. then pinesol.
The method you use depends on what you are trying to clean. Carbs can just be greasy, or they can be varnished up, or corroded...etc. Every method has it's pros/cons.
Have heard lemon juice is good on varnish/gummed up internals.
Heard that as well, haven't tried it though.
Love the information in the video. I need to get me a blast cabinet now.
Matt,thank you so much for the info!very cool buddy thanks for taking the time and sharing.
Thank you for the tutorial!
i love this dude i never like or subscribe to stuff but i will for this channel. Thanks man i really appreciate the vid!
Haha thanks Jacob.
nice job, Matt, I suppose it's kind of hard on your air compressor, a friend of mine has a grease monkey ultrasonic cleaner and I use that for my tough jobs. he uses it on engine components for his race car. does a killer job on carbon deposits. nice unit but expensive,I use a setup like yours for the carbs on my lawnmower, boat and other small engine repairs
Rad stuff! those vessel screwwgies are awesome. keep it up!
Yeah I love them too!
Good stuff man!!! I need to get me one of those cabinets!
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You mean the best motorcycles in known to man kind ? Yeah. 😏😉
Time to buy one of these and materials. I've got carbs from a 1966 442 that need cleaning. Great instruction too in the modification video.
Also consider converting the HF cab into a vapor blaster for just a little more money. Results will be even better: kzhead.info/sun/erSGoaaNppeci4k/bejne.html
Carbs ??? As in plural ?
Your blaster flows really well I think I have mine too full. I run it at 130 PSI and it just doesn't pick up well. works great when it does though.
I have made modifications to my pickup tube (very easy). Granted I made the mod right away, I have heard complaints about it so I decided to take care of it right away. I will go over the mods in another video.
HF cab mods - kzhead.info/sun/bMd9hJWEi3yEZ3A/bejne.html
I tried a some CLR and water in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean 2 carbs this last week. Holy Crap that worked awesome. Try it.
Is that stuff safe for aluminum and brass though?
You might try putting your parts in a good zip lock bag with the cleaner and a tank full of water, so you won't have to clean your ultrasonic tank. I put the parts in the bag and suspend the bag in the tank by the lid with the zip lock part sticking out so that no dirty cleaning solution gets in my tank. Saves me time from cleaning and I use less cleaning solution that way. Nice job on the soda blasting. I am going to change up my blaster the same as you have done.
Good tip.
Just use Pine-Sol/water in the ultrasonic cleaner. Works great. I've done tons of carbs using this affordable method.
Ah you just answered my question I asked on another video. Your channel is awesome!
Haha...I just replied on the other comment. Thanks for the compliments!
Enjoyed your video, Sir.
very helpful and nicely done . thank you.
Well done man! Thanks.
Very impressive, ideas flowing.
Nice. Great job.
Thanks!
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forgot to say great job well done.
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Mathew...l got a good tip for ya....so you'll save your gloves from sand or soda ripping through them l use a long needle nose pliers to hold my little parts therefore saving my glove from from getting a hole ripped in it...works every time ....
Soda does not rip the gloves. I would not hold them with needle nose pliers. If you loose your grip, that jet will fly away and will be impossible to find it! Been there done that. I have tried taping the jets to some masking tape and that works pretty good.
Been using a ultrasonic cleaner and yellow ONLY yellow original pinesol. Any other color only works half as well. I mix it with water about 80 parts pinesol to 20 parts water. Works wonders never fails. Takes off old grease, paint, varnish ect. I'll try the soda this winter to see if I like it.
Soda cleans all the crusty stuff off that pinesol probably won't. Try it, you'll love it.
be easier to say 25% water to pine sol. or even 1 part to 4
i use soda from HFT and do the same. if its really heavy use the light walnut shell. a mechanic friend told me they use that to blast and shake in a tumbler for heavy build up without damaging soft metals. baking soda is also environmentally friendly and water soluble like you said and if needed a little 1.99 vinegar will take the heavy stuff out
Yup. I love what soda can do to carbs. I plan on trying wet soda in my vapor blaster: kzhead.info/sun/oLmfl86DbKOVgJs/bejne.html
Nice work....
I may have subscribed anyway after watching this video, but the fact that you are drinking a New Glarus Moon Man, is what officially convinced me 😀
My favorite beer for sure. Sucks that I live in Chicago and can only get it when I cross the border.
Thanks for sharing!
+1 for using the correct JIS screwdrivers!
Great vid Matthew. You missed the major pain of carb cleaning, the jets. You talked about small parts at the end but didn't specifically offer advice for re jets. No matter how clean the body & bowl, if the jets are choked up the bike won't run and the jet's holes are the most delicate. Can you please advise how you cleaned the jets; blast & bath or did you just use chemicals? Also a tip for your vids, pleas clean your window between the camera and subject, we couldn't see the blast jet progressing on your target so we might as well just see the before and after. Looking forward to your cabinet mods video too. Its the same as mine and while I'm currently using glass or plastic media, I want to set it up for soda and wet/vapor blasting if possible. Can you also include your cyclonic vacuum setup? Mine's a simple wet/dry vac pulling through a water sump. You've now got another subscriber, cheers.
1. All jets go in a small basket and into ultrasonic tank. Or poke holes into carboard as a holder during blasting. I did mention this in the video. 2. I did clean the window. It gets dirty instantly. You can't even see what you are blasting in person. 3. I will do the cab mod video soon. I tried the water bucket and it was horrible. I have a few videos on dust control here: www.howtomotorcyclerepair.com/waterbucket/ www.howtomotorcyclerepair.com/dustdeputy/ www.howtomotorcyclerepair.com/pvcshopvacfittings/
techo61 I
use a cyclone and a vac to keep the cabinet clear, the dust the cyclone catches can be sifted and reused. I use one on my sandblasting media and it works great.
Yup...already have one: kzhead.info/sun/mNVrgreMaKuba6M/bejne.html
HI. Don't worry, just put jets and everything in the ultrasonic cleaner. I know people who use a pure cab. cleaning in the ultrasonic, and it works fine without blasting first. It cleans all the fine holes and so on, and to be sure, you just blow them through with compressed air, after Ultrasonic cleaning. Buuum joob done. :o)
Nice cleaning...would you do the same for a 125cc engine? not sure if it fits in the ultrasonic tank when its disassembled
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Nice video! It was a blast!
Interesting to see you using soda in a recovery blast cabinet, going to give that a go. I only been using with a total loss blaster. My worries were the soda would cake and block the gun if there was any humidity? I am a big fan of soda blasting. Presently remove any unused soda and keep in moisture proof tub. The convenience of having it in a cabinet is very appealing!. Great video mate.
I live in Chicago and it gets humid. It does not pack or clump up like you are thinking. The media does break down, it all depends on what you are trying to remove.
MatthewMCRepair I have been using ecostrip medium blasting soda to clean mostly alloy parts for classic cars and bikes. I clean up alternators with it too. I feel comfort from knowing that any media that gets missed on clean up is not going to wreck the items like carbide grit would. Like I said it does cake . Using a dehumidifier to keep cabinet air dry.
Did you try soda blasting in a cabinet? I have a Skatblast cabinet with their vac system to draw out the dust from inside the cabinet when blasting. And with new Alum oxide grit I still get a fair amount dust. I cant imagine the dust created using recycled soda. Matt must have a really good vac system with the cabinet.
I use baking soda in a gravity fed gun style blaster. It works great.
How much baking soda does that require? Do you buy it buy the bag?
@@Ritalie I use it for a lot of things so yes, I buy it in bulk. I keep it in a sealed 5 gal plastic bucket. The gun I use has a valve to regulate the amount of media used. I set it to the bare minimum. Cleaning a carb wouldn't require a huge amount.
Ugh my garage is the same cold way unless i run the heater which i try not to. The cold transfers right through your boots up through your body. Great video man
Yeah tell me about it. This year I leave heater set at 45°F 24/7 and bump to 60° when I plan to work. Feels much better, gas is cheap this year.
Yesterday I opened up my H5C-34 carburetors on my bike and they were plugged from leaf cutter bees. Cleaned them up and out. Bam it runs better.
When it comes to old hard gaskets that are difficult to remove, I find that a gel type liquid paint remover applied to the hard gasket and allowed to sit for an hour will come right off ! The problem I've had with blasting gaskets off is that the surface is being protected by the old piece of gasket and even with soda it will leave an uneven surface that you don't want in a gasket area.
The soda shouldn't affect but the surface of the aluminum. If it's blasting away enough to cause a gasket surface to become uneven, you're either doing it wrong, or you put the sand in by accident! 😂
nice, they look really nice
Soda blasting doesn't like greasy, oily parts. The soda, like most medias, tends to ball up on the grease/oil spot until it finally wears it away. I would first drop the parts into that 1 gallon can of carb cleaner next to your ultrasonic. That stuff works great. Then rinse, dry, and soda blast to give a nice finish. Your carbs turned out nice.
Hi have a different question I have the same cabnet what are you using for your vacuum set up ? Thanks
Great video, thank you so much. How do you dispose of the used sodium bicarb?
Very good video. Thank you.
I use a commercial dust extractor which generates minus 20hg which increases media performance and keep visibility during media blasting.
I use glasspearl dust to blast fine parts....Gives a very smooth suface. you could even use it on rusted chrome but then you have to polish afterwards....
Hi, interesting video. good job, Im totally new in this topic. could you tell me please what is the purpose of the ultrasonic process? dont you have any video where you explain about the ultrasonic process? :)
Great video. "Man the soda blast old gasket right off" starts blasting "old gasket is hard to get off" lol.
That was an OLD gasket.
Your a good dude
Good vid
there's a product called Bars Tech carb and throttle body cleaner its the best i've come across so far, its what we use here in the caribbean Trinidad and Tobago
I got a really dirty carburetor from a friend, he had it on his Malaguti scooter...so it was a Dell'Orto PHVA 17.5mm, it was all dirty covered with sand little rocks and filth, it was oily aswell....so i took a brush and a degreaser and cleaned it on the outside...it was clean but still not what i wanted....sincd i had to clean the jets and inside the carburetor i took it apart and put every metalic piece in a bowl, i put 500ml of white vinnegar and 2 cooking spoons of salt...i let that soak and "eat" the dirtyness....next day i took it out and wash it with water and deagreaser and brush once again, i took a rag and dry it out....it looked like it had a oxidation mark or something...so i took a brass brush and scrubber the whole carburetor with it...i was really pleased so i blew it with compressed air and put it all together, now its waiting on a shelft to get mounted one day when i will buy a scooter.
For those that do not have a soda blaster, I use Extreme simple green. It is formulated for use on aircraft and is safe to use on aluminum. I do use it in an ultrasonic cleaner, and it works great!
Thanks for sharing. What ratio with the extreme simple green?
I do 50 / 50, but you could (and probably should) use a lighter mixture - the extreme formula is not cheap! @@HTMR
12:30 I also use my finger to cover the end of the pressure nozzle to clear a possibly partially blocked feed line. I do it intermittently out of habit just to keep things moving.
Great vid. Yea soda blasting works the BEST. I've done it before on extremely dirty carbs. I would NOT use hot water in the ultrasonic cleaner though. I would be worried about warping the float bowl mating surfaces. I did the same thing with one carb and it was already warped, but I'm sure it did not help at all. Maybe I'm crazy, but on parts that never get that hot like carbs I wouldn't risk it.
I get the water bath up to 120-140°F and have had zero issues. Gave you a sub:)
MatthewMCRepair Yea, I just throw it in there that way you don't even have to wait for it to heat up. It's good you haven't had any problems. Thanks! Sub for sub.
Just remember, carburetors on running engines are exposed to much more than the 140 or 160 temps mentioned here. A carburetor on a V-8 will see higher temps than that. The thermostat in most engines these days open around 191 to 196 degrees Fahrenheit and water circulated through the intake manifold will be at that temp or higher, so you don’t need to worry about the carb body or air horn warping from hot water. Yes, the float itself would not take has much heat as the carb body, but you can clean a float easily
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Bobby Walker Good points, but I have to disagree. On some applications a carb's body would get hot and on some applications it would not get that hot. You're telling me a dirtbike or tiller's carb gets that hot? I know that's not true because you can grab one of these carbs after running for a while and not get burned.
Those cleaned up real nice . Can you please do a video on the mods you made to the blasting cabinet for us soon ? Thanks for sharing the video too by the way . = )
Yes, I will do a video on the mods.
HF cab mods - kzhead.info/sun/bMd9hJWEi3yEZ3A/bejne.html
Nice process. Thanks for sharing. Have you tried Pine-Sol?
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Been doing this for years. My 76 GL carbs looked like new when I did them six years ago.
Great setup. If you mind me asking what air compressor you are running.
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I use two SS kitchen sink basket strainers face to face with a small bolt on one side for the hinge and a safety pin on the other to hold small carb parts in my ultrasonic cleaner . Dollar store cheap
Nice!
I have carbs from my dads first bike that I was trying to restore.. 1974 Honda CB350F that you are more than welcome to clean for me lol
Allen, I can't right now, I'm swamped. Check out this video: kzhead.info/sun/Zshwh9B-hGmAmGg/bejne.html
MatthewMCRepair thanks for the reply!
MatthewMCRepair you should do an updated video of the CB carbs. You started out really descriptive at the beginning and then just fast forwarded the video
That is because it is a premium video, 70min long, and is available for purchase - gum.co/cbcarbclean
MatthewMCRepair do you have an email I can send a video to? I rebuilt the carbs and gave them a cleaning. When I hit the starter button it almost sounds like my starter is going out. It half sounds like it is trying to start then kinda sounds like it slips and is clicking a lot
yamaha carb dip . straight no dilution, heat to 140° let set hour or so rinse in hot water , sodablaste to your liking. Works fast an easy on the worst of carbs. give it a try. 25 years an counting.
I need to try it.
Hi - love your videos. How do you protect the outside of the carburettor components from corrosion after blasting?
No need after soda blast.
The carbs will eventually get that white chalky corrosion unless they become oily from being on the engine. Not much you can do but maybe try spraying them with a product called Corrosion X Aviation. It's used in aircraft to prevent such corrosion, and even has a Mil spec. I use it in my shop to prevent rust on my lathe and mill. Excellent product. I have also used engine clear coat paint (in a spray can) to clearcoat my aluminum intake manifold on my truck after blasting. It worked great and still looks good after 4 years. Might not work for a carb, but... Just some ideas. Cheers
they look good !! nice
Thanks!
Yep soda is good but honestly you need to try vapour cleaning, I was stunned at how it cleans without any damage to the surface and it cleans things like vintage car plastic electrics and the brass connectors, truely if you havent tried it, do I bet you will be even more impressed
I'm about to send some cases out for vapor honing. My soda setup is about $250, vapor honing setup is $2k+. Just saying.
Thanks for the video, but I'll stick to Stoddard solvent. Saved me a few bucks since I don't have to buy a machine to see if I like it, so thanks.
I have stoddard solvent. It won't touch the crusty stuff you may find in carbs.
nicely done!!
Thanks!
Ultrasonic cleaners are the way to go. Carbs look fantastic!
Ultrasonic will not take care of crusty stuff to well, so that is why I blast them first.
Too long of an intro, but the results are great. I have an old ultrasonic cleaner from a tattoo shop, have done about 10 carbs with it. Purple power or even pinesol work great diluted with hot water. I saw a vessel driver on your page, keep spreading the JIS word to folks, as so many dont know about those screws! Subscribed! Oh and I change the fuel valves out normally, but have never found a seat that couldnt be cleaned.
Yeah I realize too much talking in this one. Try the sharpertek 1220...it works great. I love the vessel impacta drivers!
Would you be interested in doing a video of a full cleaning and rebuild, obviously sped up, but so we can see the process
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I really like this I do a lot of small engine , motorcycle, automotive carbs. This is a awesome clip