[SEL] carburetor corrosion

[peter ogborne]

Definitely corrosion judging by the pitted surface. Thanks for comments ,I 
like the sound of the mag wheel cleaner Brock ,I wonder what the ingredients 
are ?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ED" <edstoller at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] carburetor corrosion


> 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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