[Chrysler300] Re:Carburetor, Coke?

[Herman Meiners <herman440@xxxx>]

Yep, I admit I used some to assemble my SureGrip unit... LOL....
http://home01.wxs.nl/~meine119/ring/03.gif

But there are enough carb-cleaners on the market to suit your needs I think.
And only the best solution is to just take off the carb and disassemble and clean the
bowls and passages....

Regards,
Herman Meiners.
http://drive.to/chrysler





Carl Westman wrote:

> I guess you have to use diet-coke, sugar-free!
>
> Carl
> 300G
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Karl Peterson [mailto:longrammopar@xxxx]
> Skickat: den 27 april 2002 08:06
> Till: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ämne: Re: [Chrysler300] Carburetor, Coke?
>
> Interesting indeed! My experience with "Coke" is that is makes an excellent
> "glue". You want something to stick together?.....put some Coke on both
> surfaces and let it sit in the sun for a couple hours. Once that sugar in
> the Coke begins to dry and harden, (like inside the little passages in a
> carburetor), you'll wish you had simply bought some over-the-counter carb
> cleaner in a spray can.
>
> Karl
> '61 300G
> '64 Fury
>
> >From: dan300f@xxxx
> >To: rickard.cecilia@xxxx, Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Carburetor
> >Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:55:36 EDT
> >
> >Hi Rickard and members:
> >
> >I called my friends at Mikuni Carburetors on this problem this morning
> >since
> >they supply carburetors for many uses, including marine, which are subject
> >to
> >corrosion. Their response to me was that they recommend cleaning with a
> >solvent, such as MetalPrep. This type of solvent contains a high
> >percentage
> >of phospheric acid.
> >
> >Beware!!! I at first thought about AlumiPrep but another source
> >recommended
> >NOT using AlumiPrep on cast aluminum so that shot down another idea of
> >mine.
> >I included this paragraph so one of you do not make a mistake and use it.
> >
> >Another less expensive method may be to use something we consume quite
> >often
> >... Coca Cola. It has a rather high percentage of phospheric acid also so
> >I
> >would not let the carb soak in it too long. I just received a flyer from a
> >local auto repair shop and it contained some interesting things about coke.
> >It will:
> >
> >1. Dissolve a steak in 2 days.
> >2. Dissolve an nail in 4 days.
> >3. Clean the corrosion from battery terminals.
> >4. Remove rust from chrome car bumpers.
> >5. Loosen rusted bolts by applying a cloth soaked in coke for several
> >minutes.
> >6. Clean grease from your clothes by emptying a can into the washer with
> >your normal detergent.
> >7. Clean road haze from windshields.
> >
> >So each of us can make use of coke in our 300 garages.
> >
> >Good luck.
> >
> >Dan Reitz
> >Northridge, CA
> >
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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