[SEL] carburetor corrosion

[Brock Summerfield]

a mate of mine rebuids carbys for a liveing he told me liquid mag wheel 
cleaner will remove
the white corrosion in the bowl
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>
>>
>> I have just taken to pieces a down draught carby from a little Cooper [ 
>> iron
>> horse]. The float bowl chamber was full of a white oxide presumably
>> corrosion from the  Aluminium.When i say full ,it was just about bursting
>> out. I have given it a very light sand blast which has removed most of 
>> the
>> white oxide .
>> Question ..........will it grow again and is there any other way of 
>> removing
>> it and neutralising the corrosion?
> Peter Ogborne
>> Little Grove ,Albany
>
> Peter, I would try to seal it with one of the thin epoxy fuel tank 
> sealers. The corrosion will always be a problem. You'll have to be careful 
> not to plug any passages,trace them out and blast with air after coating.
> J.B. Castagnos
>
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