Cold weather and carb cleaning
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Cold weather and carb cleaning
10 Jan 2011 19:22
I'm currently soaking my carb bodies in solvent. It was in the basement until i realized that having a solvent in the basement might be a bad idea next to the furnace. I moved it outside but it's currently -20 Celsius out there and I'm worried about the effectiveness of the solvent in cold weather as well as the effect of the cold on the carbs?
Am I being paranoid?
Am I being paranoid?
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Re: Cold weather and carb cleaning
10 Jan 2011 19:24
Should have mentioned. Carbs are VM24ss.
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Re: Cold weather and carb cleaning
10 Jan 2011 19:30
put em back in, unless ur furnace is a complete POS with a large hole in the combustion chamber i wouldnt worry,
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Re: Cold weather and carb cleaning
10 Jan 2011 19:30
I don't see how it would make any difference unless it got so cold that the solvent were to freeze.
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Re: Cold weather and carb cleaning
11 Jan 2011 06:14
I would wait until Spring and warmer weather. I keep all solvents in the garden shed. Reason being that if there is ever an accident or fire the insurance companies will always look for some reason not to pay.
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Re: Cold weather and carb cleaning
11 Jan 2011 08:18
Outside is fine, thats where most of our stuff is kept, and it never freezes.

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