[SEL] carburetor corrosion

[Ron & Liz Sullivan]

Hi Peter
I use turtle mag wheel cleaner it's an acid of some soughts  the trick is
just put it in for a few minutes and rinse wear gloves and mask & glasses of
in water no longer or it turns it  black it commercially available to
detailers about $50 for 20 lts .
I have used it for atleast 15 yrs will make polished alloy abit flat in
colour
Ron & Liz  Sullivan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] carburetor corrosion


> 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>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> 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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