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General Category => General Discussion => What did you do to your FJ today? => Topic started by: universalhat on June 21, 2016, 07:46:34 PM

Title: Experienced the magic of ultrasonic cleaners
Post by: universalhat on June 21, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
Finally got around to getting my old gummed-up carbs out and cleaning the jets in a little ultrasonic cleaner I'd picked up for twenty bucks.  Holy Hannah, having the jets done in five minutes or so was a heck of an improvement over letting them sit overnight in a bucket of carb cleaner - which is all I've ever known to do before now.

At this point, I've inspected - and in large part, replaced - pretty much every component on the bike.  And now, for the first time since I bought it two years ago, it is problem-free.

*knock wood*
Title: Re: Experienced the magic of ultrasonic cleaners
Post by: Pat Conlon on June 21, 2016, 10:04:18 PM
Quote from: universalhat on June 21, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
.... And now, for the first time since I bought it two years ago, it is problem-free.

Now you've done it.... :diablo:

Congrats on the rebuild, you deserve the success you are about to enjoy!
Title: Re: Experienced the magic of ultrasonic cleaners
Post by: jagcofj on July 16, 2016, 03:32:07 AM
Nice job cleaning the carbs, you can also used lemon juice to clean carbs, boiling the juice setting all metal parts in the pot when finish spry the parts with wd-40. I clean holley carbs and motorcycle carbs over the years using it.

Also brake bleeding if I have air trap in the system. Sometimes I will used this to and push the brake fluid back up in the master cylinder. "O" to i use ac vacuum pump sometimes to on cars for brake bleeding.