You need two pots, the bigger the betterWill do, thanks! Hopefully you've been re-admitted into your kitchen!
LOL No wonder you got ran out of the kitchen! I call it 'Making Carburetor Soup'. I'll try your method and seeYou need two pots, the bigger the better
Firstly degrease the carb really well
Boil one pot and add a couple o dishwasher tablets into it
When fully dissolved drop the carb into the water & keep it on a rolling boil ( provides agitation ) for as long as you like but 1/2 hour is usually more than enough .
Bring the second pot to the boil and whip the carb out of the wash pot and into the rinse pot.
Boil hard for a couple of minutes
remove carb and blow dry if necessary but usually it will air dry in a couple of minutes .
Good information.. Thanks!Two things I’ve found when working on engines mounted to generators. 1. If it has an auto idle system, engine idles when no load applied, this system is not working properly. It can’t detect load no load. 2. The governed top speed is not set properly. On generators, the governor controls not only engine speed, but this controls voltage, current and hertz output. If a good carb is installed, this is the first thing I check, because being off will cause surging and burn out equipment when customers set the governed top speed too high to reduce surging.
Thanks, I will try that.Slomo was lucky he only got kick out. My mother would have used an iron skillet on me.
To OP while the engine is running try holding the thottle assembly steady. If the surging goes away and engine runs smooth then the governor is out adjustment. If the engine accels or dies then it is the carburetor that is the problem. Many China carbs are just junk. I got lucky on the last Chinese Nikki clone that it just need the jets resized.
Lemon juice , vinegar , both mild acids that will clean zinc & aluminiumI've got a 5500w Troybuilt generator with a Briggs engine. It would surge from the time I bought it new until a couple years ago and decided I would look at the governor. Mine had a spring with different holes to hook it in. I switched holes and it smoothed right out.
As far as cleaning carburetors, I've never tried this, but on a go-kart forum I follow, those guys recommend boiling them in lemon juice. They swear by it.