Emulsion tubes Stromberg 97

[goose-em]

So the question is, to clean or not to clean.

Should I just buy new?

Anyone have experience with this.

I have them out and they are filthy, was wondering why my secondary wasn't flowing.

I have them soaking but so far they are not complying with my desires.

What would you do???????

 

[sneakysnake]

Not sure what your soaking them in but Berrymans or laquer thinner will cut just about anything.

 

[TiredIronGRB]

Yep, just clean them good and blow them out good.

 

[goose-em]

So I soaked them in several different solutions with no luck, and I soaked them for days.

Today I was in the kitchen and got thinking about a penny, you know, if you soak a penny in vinegar it gets nice and shiny.

So, although they are not copper, brass, I got the wifes white vinegar out and soaked them for about 15 minutes.

They came out as shiny as brass can be. Little wire brushing and a pipe cleaner for the inside, good as new. Saved me 70 bucks.

Win!

However, I lost on one of my carbs. Somebody stripped the power valve threads and decided to JB weld the valve in. Crap, now I have to find a new throttle body. Can't helicoil this one, too many passages will be blocked.

And so now you know why I was only running one carb! The other was a POS.