I have a 94 mercruiser w/ carb... I have heard from a few people that i
should not use the carb cleaner occasionally. (the type that you pour into
the gas) Any truth to this, what do you guys think?

I trased a year old (rebuilt) carb... not sure if it was the carb
cleaner or the gas stabilizer or the combination BUT... if it ain't
broke... don't fix it.



oelf92 wrote:
I have a 94 mercruiser w/ carb... I have heard from a few people that i
should not use the carb cleaner occasionally. (the type that you pour into
the gas) Any truth to this, what do you guys think?

"oelf92" wrote in message
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I have a 94 mercruiser w/ carb... I have heard from a few people that i
should not use the carb cleaner occasionally. (the type that you pour into
the gas) Any truth to this, what do you guys think?



I'm not ready to totally believe the carb cleaner you describe could be the
problem but the pick up tube in my 6.5 gallon outboard tank has disappeared
twice in the last month since I added the cleaner/stabilyzer to the tank.
All I could find was the little aluminum filter that inserts in the end of
the tube. Also, I poured some of this gasoline in a throwaway plastic drink
cup to throw on some brush to start a fire and before I could walk 30 ft to
the brush, the cup dissolved. I've never had gasoline be this aggressive
before. I bought a new tank today and the boat dealer said they had some
problems with pick up tubes but found it hard to believe it would completely
dissolve. The tube on the new tank is of completely different design and
looks to be a tougher, stiffer material.

Tom G.