Thanks Chuck! It's currently sitting outside on the foundation of my garage, so it's out of the rain, and not hurting anything. I kind of figured it would be nasty, as even though the can was sealed, I could still smell it when I walked by. Courtney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Kuecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Talking about tools and side of the road :-) > Be thankful that tube stayed in the carb. Once, I fished the remains of > one out of a cylinder. Purely ruined my day. > > One caution on the evil cleaner - DO NOT put it on a wood bench you want > to keep and forget about it for a couple of years. That stuff will > eventually eat its way through the can - and the smell is forever... > > Chuck Kuecker > > Courtney Hook wrote: >> So my daughter phones me on her way to work and explains that her car (a >> very minty mint non-deluxe 70 bug) has decided to rev like hell, so she >> pulled over and shut it off. I had just rebuilt the 28pict-1 in it as it >> had a massive flat spot, and when you only have 1200CC's you need it >> running well. (You just have to LOVE Berrymans carb cleaner, totally evil >> stuff, banned in many states). >> What had happened believe it or not, is the accelerator pump nozzle had >> not been staked in enough by me, (I'm a big fan of not using >> sledgehammers etc. on delicate parts) so it fell out and went down inside >> to the bottom of the carb and jammed the linkage open! Instant 3000 rpm >> !!! There I was on the side of the road with the top off the carb (carb >> still sitting on manifold) fishing out the nozzle with needlenoses then >> staking it FIRMLY into it's hole in the carb body. Sheesh. >> Got to admit though, it's running GREAT now! >> I smuggled the Berrymans Carb Cleaner across the Canuck border home here >> on Vancouver Island and man it's good. Stinks like hell due to all the >> mega nasty chemicals in it, but the dip pail inside makes it very easy to >> use. That carb was clean as a whistle in 1 hr. soaking, then blown out >> with air. Moral of story; sometimes your Leatherman is the only tool >> handy, and yes, I did it all with just the Leatherman and an old nail I >> found on the side of the road as a punch. >> Regards, >> Courtney >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
