Soaking Onan Carb in Acetone?
Assuming I do a tear down and remove the seals/plastics, has anyone had good or bad experiences with small engine carbs and acetone? I've got what I suspect is a gummed carb on my Onan 4K, after it...
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lane hog wrote:Sam Spade wrote:lane hog wrote:
Guys, I asked about Acetone. Not carb cleaner or Seafoam... ;)
And the answer, from several people, is:
NO, do not use acetone.
That's not what the answer has been. I get that a lot of people like Seafoam.
I'm asking if anyone has tried acetone (which is one of the main components in B12).
The answer is still NO, NO to acetone by it's self.
Clearly you do not understand just how to clean a carb.
The problem you have is THE MAIN JET has gotten clogged.
In most small engine carbs the main jet is accessed by removing the carb bowl.. The jet is typically housed in the little stem that the carb bowl screw goes into.
Most main jets can be removed via a flat blade screw driver.
You remove the jet, and using a SPRAY CAN of CARB CLEANER you FORCE the built up junk out of the jet..
No soaking needed and if you do it correctly you do not need to remove the carb..
Not to mention straight acetone is highly flammable, evaporates almost instantly which makes it an extremely POOR CHOICE to use as a soaking liquid.
You would have to have a completely air tight container in order to be able to use acetone.. Just not worth the hassle, there ARE better ways to clean a carb.
