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Richard Casady Richard Casady is offline
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Default Bad fuel
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:25:03 -0500, wrote:

The EPA may have also banned the chemical they used in the carb "hot
tank". Back in the olden days a few hours in a hot tank would make
them look like brand new and all the varnish, gum or whatever was
gone. Blow it out with a little shop air, put a "kit" in it and you
were good to go.

The hot tank I know about is lye and is used by engine rebuilders to
soak the engine blocks and other parts. It will dissolve many non
ferrous metals, especially aluminum. I use the same stuff to dissolve
aluminum to make hydrogen for the UFO balloons. The stuff used for
carbs is similar to many paint removers, except it is not a gel.
Smells similar. Maybe methylene chloride, but I don't really know.
Used at room temperature. Some evil ****, whatever it is.

Casady
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