Topic: Has anyone used toilet bowl cleaner to clean carbs?

[fmctm1sw]

I picked up the tip here about using "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner to clean the inside of my gas tank.  That stuff did a number to the inside of my tank (AND the outside).  That stuff was pretty cheap as well.   I would have never thought it would work like that.  It made me wonder if I could use Berryman B12 on the inside of my tank.   Basically is anything caustic good?   I also know Berryman dip is rather expensive compared to this toilet bowl cleaner.  So...  If I yanked my carbs apart and dunked them in a vat of toilet bowl cleaner, would that be a good idea?  Would it clean them like B12?

[mattcb350f]

I'd use caution when using toilet bowl cleaner on the entire carb. I've used "bowl brite" to clean the jets, but that stuff will disolve aluminum entirely I've actually used it to take off melted piston bits of a cast iron cylinder, it fizzes up the aluminum and you can wipe it off with a rag. I'd make sure it's not doing that to your poor carbs 
 Matt.

[RRRToolSolutions]

SnoBol (toilet cleaner like others) is a mild solution of phosphoric acid. It will do wonders for the rusted steel tank, but don't use it on aluminum. It will cause damage as it corrodes it quickly.

Regards,
Gordon

[JLeather]

Best stuf to clean carbs is boiling them in lemon juice.  Only thing is you gotta do it outside.  Get a hotplate, run an extension cord, fill a sauce pan with a bottle or two of lemon juice and boil each carb in the lemon juice for a while.  It will bubble and smell awful, but it works wonders.

[BobbyR]

Check the tread on Simple Green. Does a real nice job with no drama.

[bill3749]

I'm with the simple green. WD 40 all around, in and out, and then soak in simple green solution, and clean and polish til your're out of beer.

[Steve F]

I picked up the tip here about using "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner to clean the inside of my gas tank.  That stuff did a number to the inside of my tank (AND the outside). 

What do you mean by "That stuff did a number to...."  doesn't sound good. 

[GoatBaSS]

Uh, No.

Simple Green and an ultrasonic cleaner for 20/25 min. I had my carbs apart last week and was still impressed by how clean they remained after year.

[6adan]

Yamaha carb cleaner is very good. These carbs are easy to clean compared to the later CV carbs. Dannie   PS What happened to the spell check?             

[rhinoracer]

Just because a carb looks like s**t doesn't mean you can use toilet cleaner on it.     Sorry, I had to say it.

[pollpegj]

+1 for Simple green, plus it is reusable.

[mark]

If you do use toilet cleaner in the carbs, at least be sure to flush!

[fmctm1sw]

I picked up the tip here about using "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner to clean the inside of my gas tank.  That stuff did a number to the inside of my tank (AND the outside). 

What do you mean by "That stuff did a number to...."  doesn't sound good. 

Pinhole city...  Since I was typically unprepared, it flash rusted almost immediately since I didn't coat it with anything.  Now I developing solution for the holes...

...and some good word play on the whole toilet thing...  After it stripped the inside of my tank, it turned my driveway brown too when I dumped it!