SuzukiSavage.com - Ultra Sonic carb cleaning?

Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Ultra Sonic carb cleaning? Reply #15 - 09/23/11 at 11:16:19 Maybe I'll put some Pine Sol in my gas tank?
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Re: Ultra Sonic carb cleaning?
Reply #16 - 09/23/11 at 11:16:31

Boule’tard wrote on 09/23/11 at 10:59:21:

Gyrobob wrote on 09/23/11 at 09:31:36:

It just makes me feel all tingly inside knowing those ultrasonic vibes got way down inside and vibrated every molecule off of every surface.

When the box says "parts cleaner" they don't mean THOSE parts Roll Eyes

Anyone tried PineSol to clean their carbs? It supposedly works almost as well as gunk/gumout/specificCleaner but is a lot cheaper and less toxic. I bet PineSol in an ultrasonic cleaner would really get it.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560117

I've experimented with all kinds of cleaners for various parts. (not THOSE parts) Yes, there are a lot of references for ultrasonic cleaning with Pine Sol in other forums. Most of them are pretty favorable. I only have seen few that said something about plating being damaged.

The ultrasonic process is pretty cool. The ultrasonic waves hit the surface to be cleaned and create billions of microscopic little bubbles that last only for microseconds (?),.. cavitation. The bubbles lift the contaminants off the surface. The cleaning solution should have something in it that helps the formation of those bubbles. Apparently Pine Sol does this, but you have to have the right cleaner/water ratio.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Ultra Sonic carb cleaning? Reply #17 - 09/23/11 at 11:21:02 Thanks for the info, you guys saved me $100 (that I can spend on my own ultrasonic cleaner) that I don't have anyway.. I can't wait to get one in the near future and start cleaning stuff!!
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Ultra Sonic carb cleaning? Reply #18 - 09/23/11 at 11:30:45 That does sound awesome, and I had no idea they could be had that cheap. Definitely going on my b-day or Christmas list. Plus, if I pass it off as a "jewelry cleaner" maybe my wife will let me keep it in the house.
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Reply #19 - 09/23/11 at 21:56:51

I have used an ultrasonic cleaner to clean jewelry for years.
I mix water and ammonia 50/50 then add a few drops of dish washer soap.
You can clean a ring so clean that you can't remove any more dirt. Then throw that same ring in the ultrasonic and give it three minutes. The water will be warm or even hot from the cavitation, and the water will be gray from all the stuff you couldn't see.

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Re: Ultra Sonic carb cleaning?
Reply #20 - 09/24/11 at 05:56:49

JohnBoy wrote on 09/23/11 at 21:56:51:

I have used an ultrasonic cleaner to clean jewelry for years.
I mix water and ammonia 50/50 then add a few drops of dish washer soap.
You can clean a ring so clean that you can't remove any more dirt. Then throw that same ring in the ultrasonic and give it three minutes. The water will be warm or even hot from the cavitation, and the water will be gray from all the stuff you couldn't see.

ditto for carbs and carb parts from disassembled carbs

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