[SEL] carburetor corrosion

[ED]

Peter,
Are you sure the white powder is not lead oxide form the old leaded
gasoline.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:22 PM
Subject: [SEL] carburetor corrosion


> 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
> West Australia
> ''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
> jopeter at omninet.net.au
>
>
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