Cleaning a carburetor is an important aspect of car routine maintenance. The carburetor is the sap of you vehicle because it and so needs to be taken care of. But not every car owner or driver understands how to clean a car carb. Knowing how to do this, especially the DIY way will save you some bucks and free you from having to always rely on the services of professionals in this regard.
In this post, we shall look at a simple four-step approach to do a proper car carburetor cleaning.
Safety Precautions
- Make sure the engine is off
- Cover the base of the carburetor
- Wear all safety gear, including googles
- Take off the oil filter casing
- Use recommended carb cleaner
- Do not spray the lubricant directly on the carburetor.
Items needed for cleaning Car Carb
- Spray lubricant or carb and choke cleaner
- A piece of clean Rag
- Safety googles
Step 1: Take All Necessary Measures
The first step to start cleaning your car carb is to detach the air filter casing from the engine. This is to ensure that you have access to the carburetor easily. With a piece of rag, cover the base of the carburetor to avoid harmful runoff on any coated section in the engine. Make the throttle control accessible so you can fire the engine as you go on with the cleaning.
Step 2: Spray the Carb and carb Parts
With you safety googles on, hold your carburetor cleaner in your hand and spray the exterior and moving parts of the carb, including the throttle bridge. Do not leave out the connections, as well. Before the fluid dries off, inspect every part of the carb to remove any form of vanish, gunk, or sludge with a wire brush. Then, allow the fluid spray to settle for about 2-4 minutes and then wipe up.
Steps 3: Spray the Carb then Run the Engine
Start the engine with the throttle control, but not before removing the rags and spraying a little quantity of the carb cleaner (not the lubricant) into the carb. Allow the engine to run faster as you spray more cleaner (in small amounts) to allow the spray chemical to get into every nook and cranny of the carb. Intermittently spray the cleaner, run the engine faster, slow down, spray again, ru the engine at normal idle. Continue the process until you’re sure that every part of the carb is properly and adequately touched.
Step 4: Run a Test Drive
After returning the engine to normal idle, turn it off, allow it cool for a few minutes before you begin to install the air filter and casing back to the engine again. Run at least a 10-minute test drive to listen to make sure the spray penetrates the entire carburetor system. Take the opportunity to listen to sound of the engine.
