Finding carb dip; Harder than I'd of thought. Alternatives?

I've been trying to find carb dip for a while out here in Burbank, CA. Everyone tells me that its nearly impossible to find and so far, it seems like it.

I need to rebuild the AFB's on the roadster pretty badly.

Any one have any ideas or alternatives?

 

That **** is nasty. I quit using it decades ago.

 

Mineral spirits in a safety kleen tank is what I always used.. That and a high pressure blow gun! Make sure you use safety gl***es and latex gloves!

 

NAPA stocks it in most stores.. $20 a gallon with basket.. I just bought some in Clovis.
duane (NM Sandrail)

 

X2....Spray carb cleaner or brake cleaner works as well unless the carbs a POS.

 

I'm in Florida, and the only stuff avaiable here isn't worth buying/using. I sent to Texas for a gallon of the REAL stuff...Berymans "B-9"...NOT the B-12 that they sell here. The B-9 is the real thing...still available in some parts of the Country...

 

Look up "aqua-seal" on the radiator specialties web site.

 

+1 an old boy in my area uses either mineral spirits, or lacquer thinner. In a sealed container and lets it soak for about 3 days. Worked great for all the carb's he's done for me.

 

the gallon I had ended up sharing a work bench draw with a keyhole saw somehow...That ended up getting real messy!
If youre rebuilding them use any solvent or degreaser. Ive been using super purple or tough stuff to clean parts lately, works good!
All available at NAPA

 

I found this a while back,
don't know if it works or not I haven't tried it yet.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560117

 

Not too long ago, another old-timer told me he always soaked his old 97.,s, 81's and 48,s in the cheapest cola product he could find, but the "real thing" Coca Cola worked the best! I soaked several old Strombergs for about 4 or 5 days and was amazed at how clean they were. I hated the nasty odor of the old style carb cleaner in the baskets that were always way overpriced, and if you got it on you, your wife made you sleep on the couch! Terry in Tacoma

 

I keep tellin' the wife to quit drinkin' that **** and switch to coffee..

 

...and give up the cuba libre? Never!

 

I used "Hydro-seal" a batch of years ago. It had a layer of water to keep the volatile stuff from evaporating. I think I might have a "replenisher gallon" out in the garage someplace, although it probably ate thru the can and is in my groundwater by now. I see there is "Hydro-seal II" but it;s out of stock most everywhere. I'm guessing it is about as good as the movie Grease II ( no disrespect to Ms Pfieffer )

NAPA still offers a product with a water layer
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?R=MCR6406_0006414466
MSDS (from Radiator Specialties) here -
http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/716670.pdf

 

Laquer thinner does a great job.
Don

 

This thread running simultaneously with one en***led "Old Crusty Carburetors......."

Jon.

 

In case it's not on the "other" thread, search the forum, for "pine-sol" cleaner..........

 

Maybe it's a California law keeping it out of the stores? I got a gallon of Berryman Chem-dip at Autozone this past June and it did a great job on some bike carbs that had been sitting for 20+ years.

Frank C.

 

That's exactly what I was going to say!

 

Me too. I use spray can carb cleaner (which still smells a bit like laquer thinner) instead. But you have to be careful to make sure all the little holes get cleaned out if you use the spray can, it doesn't do as thorough a job as soaking it in the smelly stuff does.

 

Read that thread about using Pine-Sol a while back - seems to be legit way to clean carbs based on a google search.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560117