[T2] clogged carbs

[Dave Gillingham]

Thanks.  I bought a can of similar stuff.  Also bought Kadron rebuild kits and three new filters just in case.

Dave Gillingham
Owner/Broker
Coronado Island Realty
O: 619-435-0145 x 103
M: 619-992-5318



> On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dave Gillingham's problem reminds me of my own recent experience.
> 
> 
> 
>> it was running poorly, but this time got worse instead of better.  Couldn't even make it back to the driveway.
>> 
>> My question:  Short of pulling the carbs and cleaning them out, is there an easier way to blow some air through the carb, or clean the jets?
> 
> As I reported this January,
> 
>> I gambled $7 at Don's Emporium on a 12-oz aerosol can of Valspar® Renew throttle body cleaner (contains mainly acetone but also heptane & carbon dioxide).
>> 	The mfr's claims are precisely:
>> 		Quickly removes deposits and carbon build up from throttle bodies, carburetors, chokes and choke linkage.
>> 
>>  Could not have been easier:
>> 1  warm up engine
>> 2  lift air-cleaner nozzle off top of carb
>> 3  rev engine to 3000 - 4000 rpm
>> 4  spray Renew down carb intake
>> 	The engine promptly quits firing, so you quit spraying within a second to allow the engine to rev up anew.
>> 	Result: drive off suavely without hesitation let alone stalling.
> 
> 	Dave, you may or may not need 2 cans so as to spray simultaneously into your exotic Kadrons, but anyhow I'm sure this is your next step.
> 
> cheers
> 
> -- 
> Robt Mann
> Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
> '73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
> '53 Meteor V8
> various Jawa-CZ and Jawa-NZ strokers
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