Best carburetor cleaner ever!

Sorry!, for the mirrored image, was done on my phone. How to clean your Holley or any other aluminum carburetor with 33% Muriatic acid without spending a ton of money with great results. This process is NOT compatible with all carbs. Do a small test piece first to make sure your carb is compatible with this method. Note: This process will not work with pot metal! (It will turn black) Make sure that when you rebuild your carb after this process you spray a little WD-40 on all the bolts, threads and steel parts before installing them. Good luck! I will be posting up my L79 (327) .030 over SBC 11:03.1 CR 331 CI build soon, using this rebuilt Holley 750. Please hit the like and subscribe button, Thanks!
Safety notes:
1. Eye protection
2. Rubber gloves
3. Well ventilated area
4. Dispose of the used acid solution in the toilet, keeps the pipes clean.

[Vespanation]

This is one of those YouTube videos that show what YouTube SHOULD be. Video - EXTREMELY helpful, clear, easy, lists what you will need, a great explanation. PERFECT.

[DurkinDad]

Excellent Ronnie love it no music blaring no intro logos just the simple facts thank you!

[josephtranchita]

Hi Ronnie. Great Video!! I'm a shop owner & have been looking for a good carb cleaner for years. We used to have great cleaners in this industry until the EPA killed them all. Always wondered about acid but never tried it. Now I will! This is a Great Help Thanks for spending the time to bring this to all of us!

[djnorm]

Good Job Ronnie, Thanks for your service. I am also a retired mecanic form the Canadian Army and now have a mecanic shop doing Goldwing Motorcycle exclusively at my home to . Many thanks for the good tricks I use a ultrasound cleaner but sure will try my next carb job in muriatic acid from my spa products. Keep up the good work.

[lukebieniek]

Very cool. Several of my projects require carburetor cleaning and rebuild which I have been dreading. Working with the usual highly volatile solvents is not so good for your health to put it lightly. This idea revitalizes my enthusiasm for tackling the carburetor conundrum. Thank you Ronnie. Your propensity for detail kept me glued to the screen. Keep up the good work sir thank you for your service.

[agri-lifeorganicfarm]

Glad you posted this & I appreciate it. Very good video; direct to the point with no stupid background noise or unnecessary and unrelated conversation. Thanks, great job.

[toddrobbins]

Ronnie that special water & acid mix did do a BEAUTIFUL JOB on that old Holley 4 It looks even better than when it was brand spanking new right out of the I bet that would work wonders for even an old GM Quadrajet 4 Just a simple acid & water mix! Who even knew???? I’m 56 & I have always messed with cars & it just goes to show that you’re NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW! Thanks for the video!

[williamcharles]

Coast Guard vet here, Vietnam era old fart and gearhead, you've got another sub. I appreciate your passing along the carb cleaning method as I've built my share of carbs through the years and continue to do so. I can remember a time when the available carb cleaner solution was effective, but I guess too many idiots couldn't follow instructions and the government stepped in and made piss out of it.

[ermancroney]

Thank you for your service to our country. And, thanks for explaining as you did - without any of that coarse language that embarrasses. I appreciate you.

[harrisonhamilton]

You're carburetor series has helped me tremendously, I have a 4160 that needs rebuilt and I've been putting off due to fear, but now that thing is as good as rebuilt

[CSXT]

Thank You Mr. Ron!
I'm now stoked to be hunting down a double pumper on Craigslist for a song, and all will be well. As the son of a Vietnam Veteran, THANK YOU for your service.

[Thebowzer]

New subscriber here. Old time carburetor guy (I'm 71 years old). Today both of my vehicles are fuel injection.
That carb looks new. Nice job. I don't know what a new carb costs today. Back in the day they were $60/70 dollars. In the 60's that is...
Enjoy your no BS video, and waiting for more. Thanks, from warm Florida.

[chriseppich]

Great tip, Ronnie! I'm a long time automotive and power-sports tech, and this is the ONLY way to properly clean a badly "gummed up" carb, irregardless of what it is on, once the fuel in it has begun to evaporate and thicken.A bad carb clean can have bad results. I use a Safety Clean commercial product, pretty strong, and have both accidentally AND purposely left metal only parts in this solution for as many as four days with no noticeable damage to the castings, but this may cause some pitting on softer metal welsh plugs, and it can etch brass .Only do these longer dips for carbs that CANNOT be replaced, or the carb cleaner/air method has little effect on dried up fuel, (and if you are an experienced, capable technician). And again, as you pointed out, metal and plastic parts only in acid, it will compromise rubber, I.E throttle shaft seals, bowl gaskets, etc.One important thing to remember, though, (users pay attention, you can save yourselves a lot of downtime, money and aggravation), is that a DRY carburetor or fuel system will NEVER need much, if any cleaning after any length of storage.Always drain a fuel system DRY for long term storage, and you will NEVER reach the point of needing this kind of service. IF you have a steel tank, you must keep it wet to prevent rust, but plastic will always be better off dry. I have made a large amount of money cleaning carbs and fuel systems over a long span of time that wouldn't have been necessary by using proper equipment and fuel storage methods.This applies for anything using any hydrocarbon fuel, (gasoline, diesel fuel, alcohol), that will be subjected to long periods of storage or non-use.Don't let the fuel evaporate!

[crazynordlander]

First thanks for serving in the military and second thanks for sharing this tip. I have been very dissatisfied with the over the counter carburetor cleaner gallon can and baskets out there. They are not what they used to be. Thanks!

[shackman]

Thank you for sharing. I'm a contractor and my hobby is rebuilding old cars and trucks. I have used muratic acid to clean away oil and grease from concrete with really good results before painting with epoxy. The epoxy run about 100 bucks a gallon so you need good results or it's going to get expensive. And my customers won't be giving me a good referral. I will definitely give this a try. And thank you for your service. Our Son gave all.

[mickeykelly]

I'm also retired vet and I appreciate the information I've had a hard time cleaning these carburetors thank!!

[samperras]

You sir are a true inspiration,
Thank you for you sharing your knowledge, if you ever come down under you can see the same results, I followed your steps. Couldn’t be happier

[ebersalcido]

So glad i found your page. You have all the answers to all the questions ive had floatin around in my head. New to big blocks and big carbs, this is great info.

[x]

Don't ever think a gunk up carburetor is junk. I've never seen one that couldn't be cleaned and restored to perfect Working order.

When walking down a hard packed oil soaked dirt driveway into a car collectors backyard, I Look down and recognise the corner of a Carter afb that had been completely buried into the driveway and had been used as pavement for years.

My friends laughed at me as I dug it out of the dirt gave him 5 bucks, cleaned it and the only thing I replaced was the leather or rubber accelerator pump plunger. I even used the old top half gasket.

Worked absolutely flawless.

Today so many people are blinded by shiny and sparkly things, they don't have a sound understanding of what makes something work. As long as all the internal passages are clean, it's going to work like new.

[russelllamb]

I just used this method on 2 holley 660's. Absolutely awesome. This is the best method there is. Thanks for posting this. One of the best videos i have ever seen on Youtube.