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Dec 4, 2013#1

davbell22602

Briggs carb

Before

After cleaning it for 4 480 second heated cycles.

Dec 4, 2013#2

briggs

davbell22602 said:
Briggs carb

Before

After cleaning it for 4 480 second heated cycles.

looks allot better that's for sure ..I have some of that powder on order u told me about :thumbsup:

Dec 4, 2013#3

pugaltitude

Top picture shows you the evidence that Ethanol being alcohol attracts moisture which discolours and corrodes metal....

Dec 4, 2013#4

briggs

pugaltitude said:
Top picture shows you the evidence that Ethanol being alcohol attracts moisture which discolours and corrodes metal....

Yes sir I do agree :thumbsup:

Dec 7, 2013#5

O

osajjwe

That's a good working.

Dec 8, 2013#6

T

tybilly

how much powder did u use? I bought the bigger one from harbor freight

Dec 8, 2013#7

davbell22602

I dont use the HF powder. I get cleaning solution from tinytach.com. Its water concentrate. Mixes 5 parts water and 1 part concentrate. I do 6 cups of water and around 2 cups of concentrate. If just do the 5 parts waters and 1 part concentrate then its not enough submerge the carb completely on the 4cycle carbs. Its enough for 2 cycle cube type carbs though.

I got bigger one thats heated from HF.

Dec 8, 2013#8

R

Rivets

We mix one teaspoon of HF powder to a full cleaner of water.

Dec 8, 2013#9

briggs

many years ago I knew this old guy not far from here ..And he used to use old battery acid ..He would drain a few lawn tractor battery's into a steel pot tare the carb apart take out all rubbers etc out of them place the carb in there for an hour or so ..They wold come out looking like new.......To me it seemed like to much work but he swore by it ..It worked for him ...My ultra is working great now thanks Dave for info on the powder works mint :thumbsup:

Dec 9, 2013#10

exotion

briggs said:
many years ago I knew this old guy not far from here ..And he used to use old battery acid ..He would drain a few lawn tractor battery's into a steel pot tare the carb apart take out all rubbers etc out of them place the carb in there for an hour or so ..They wold come out looking like new.......To me it seemed like to much work but he swore by it ..It worked for him ...My ultra is working great now thanks Dave for info on the powder works mint :thumbsup:

Funny my father in law does this when he has a battery go bad he drains it into this giant cast steel pot in his shop and he cleans all sorts of metal stuff

Dec 9, 2013#11

reynoldston

And gas only sat in that carburetor for 30 days :thumbsup:

Dec 9, 2013#12

davbell22602

reynoldston said:
And gas only sat in that carburetor for 30 days :thumbsup:

I dont know how long sat gas in that carb. The engine was full of water up through the breather where air filter sits, air filter/air filter cover missing, wrong bowl on carb, missing primer bulb, and mower was sitting outside.

Dec 9, 2013#13

reynoldston

davbell22602 said:
I dont know how long sat gas in that carb. The engine was full of water up through the breather where air filter sits, air filter/air filter cover missing, wrong bowl on carb, missing primer bulb, and mower was sitting outside.

Now that I can believe. Your ultrasonic sure did a nice job. I could never get a carburetor that bad that clean with my chemical cleaner.

Dec 9, 2013#14

davbell22602

reynoldston said:
Now that I can believe. Your ultrasonic sure did a nice job. I could never get a carburetor that bad that clean with my chemical cleaner.

Here's pic of the mower that it was on. John Deere walk behind. I had to change the oil twice to get all water out. Both times the oil was changed while still hot.

Dec 10, 2013#15

briggs

exotion said:
Funny my father in law does this when he has a battery go bad he drains it into this giant cast steel pot in his shop and he cleans all sorts of metal stuff

i tried it on a few things but i cant stand the smell lol

Dec 10, 2013#16

reynoldston

davbell22602 said:
Here's pic of the mower that it was on. John Deere walk behind. I had to change the oil twice to get all water out. Both times the oil was changed while still hot.

I had a neighbor with a mower that looks just like the one in your picture. He wanted me to get it running for him. What he did was run it out of oil and did a lot of engine damage to the point that when I put oil in it ran right out the bottom of the engine. He now has it for sale and asking 40 dollars for it. Would that mower be worth a engine if I bought it from him? It still looks almost like a new mower yet.

Dec 10, 2013#17

davbell22602

reynoldston said:
I had a neighbor with a mower that looks just like the one in your picture. He wanted me to get it running for him. What he did was run it out of oil and did a lot of engine damage to the point that when I put oil in it ran right out the bottom of the engine. He now has it for sale and asking 40 dollars for it. Would that mower be worth a engine if I bought it from him? It still looks almost like a new mower yet.

If all it needs is new rings, oil seals, and maybe new piston then Id buy it for $40 fix it then resell it for $150 not self propelled or $200 self propelled in the spring. The one in my pic isnt self propelled so it will be priced at $150 come spring.

Dec 10, 2013#18

reynoldston

davbell22602 said:
If all it needs is new rings, oil seals, and maybe new piston then Id buy it for $40 fix it then resell it for $150 not self propelled or $200 self propelled in the spring. The one in my pic isnt self propelled so it will be priced at $150 come spring.

That would mean a no seeing I really don't think I could fix it for 160 dollars plus I would want to make money on the deal. It needs a engine because the engine case is bad. Also running it out of oil I would think the cylinder walls would be scored?

Dec 10, 2013#19

davbell22602

reynoldston said:
That would mean a no seeing I really don't think I could fix it for 160 dollars plus I would want to make money on the deal. It needs a engine because the engine case is bad. Also running it out of oil I would think the cylinder walls would be scored?

OK. Probably looking $300-400 in shortblock or complete engine then. If it was me I'd gamble on it then part it out on ebay and other site.

Dec 10, 2013#20

reynoldston

davbell22602 said:
OK. Probably looking $300-400 in shortblock or complete engine then. If it was me I'd gamble on it then part it out on ebay and other site.

I haven't priced them but what could you buy a new JD self propelled mower for $400 to $500. This is why I didn't act on it unless I could find something used. I just am not a e-bay selling person. Not so much about selling on e-bay, it's shipping that I am afraid of.

Dec 11, 2013#21

T

tybilly

id just wait till spring,somebody will throw out a mower with that briggs on it and might have a better engine and just swap them out,

Dec 12, 2013#22

briggs

there an inteck i believe there lis allot of them out there u will find one cheap ..I got one on a mower for 20 bucks lol

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