Yeah but it pisses me off when I see something like a carburetor that was blasted... Many have coatings on them that are supposed to be there that blasting always takes away
New Sonic Cleaner
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I was talking about the wrenches and hammers, etc.... that they use in their advertising of the sonic cleaners. The carbs I sand or bead blast are mostly cast iron for our antique tractors. If I do blast an aluminum carb it because they are already corroded. You can also use walnut shells or soda to clean without removing the coating. That said, this is why I am upgrading my sonic cleaner so I can fit some of the bigger carbs that I go thru occassionally.
Definitely 2 different in dirty pic.
I’ve been binge watching DIY vibratory cleaners on YouTube for awhile. I haven’t quite got enough wiggle in the container yet but I’m getting there. My use would be cleaning old hardware, I hate that. I’ve tried electrolysis but don’t care for the results. You still have to clean them up with a wire brush.
I use the snot out of mine I'm on my 3rd one. Took me a bit to realize the 2nd one didn't work "out of the box"... I bought that one because it was bigger than my 1st one in which I could do 3 typical small engine carbs in one shot but couldn't do a single 2 barrel car carb in it / let alone a 4 barrel Carter AFB.... The 2nd one was quieter and less "buzzy" than the one before it and the one after it/ I thought at first it was because it was a different brand or something but actually it was a dud.
So when I killed the first one I bought a "6L" and it was junk out of the box. I think the one I have now is a "3 or 4L". I can do the 2 bbl carbs , 2 of the 3 parts at a time. So the throttle body and the air horn in one bath then the main body in round 2.
I have a taken apart distributor out of a 318 in it right now. Not quite deep enough to get the housing in 1 shot, can get 2/3 of it submerged at a time then have to rotate it to get the "undone" side and cycle It again. Id like to get a 6Lor maybe an 8L so I can do a 4 barrel.
So when I killed the first one I bought a "6L" and it was junk out of the box. I think the one I have now is a "3 or 4L". I can do the 2 bbl carbs , 2 of the 3 parts at a time. So the throttle body and the air horn in one bath then the main body in round 2.
I have a taken apart distributor out of a 318 in it right now. Not quite deep enough to get the housing in 1 shot, can get 2/3 of it submerged at a time then have to rotate it to get the "undone" side and cycle It again. Id like to get a 6Lor maybe an 8L so I can do a 4 barrel.
That glass beading take off more than most people think. When I was teching modified race cars I ran into several that had just got their carb back from glass Beeding and would not pass the Guage test. Gauger was not to fall throguh but they did.. $300 carb I had to confiscate and send to NASCAR for verification. If it failed they kept the carb.
Love to hear your full review.
I'll run a few carbs through it and see how it does. I have some water in it now to see how long it takes to warm up to 60°C/140°F.Love to hear your full review.
It took about 1.5 hours to go from 13°C to 60°C. Ran the first carb from a Stihl 026 chainsaw through the sonic cleaner using a glass Peanut Butter jar with Simple Green for the cleaning solution and just setting it in the water in the tank. Cleaned it up pretty good.
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I don't go to 60* usually,45 ish
And I use mostly water with about 10-15% simple green.
And I use mostly water with about 10-15% simple green.
You'd almost think it would take some the "sonic" actions away by setting it in a jar or bowl.
Don't know never used one and know nothing about them.
I seen this style too, even though t's not "ultrasonic" it does somewhat work.
Me too!