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toothpaste for cleaning carb.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:36 pm
by jfed1988
I've read a couple posts with people saying that they use toothpaste to clean a certain area on their carb. I'm about to take my carb apart and do a thorough cleaning. What brand of toothpaste should i use and also what specific area should i use the toothpaste on? Should i use a toothbrush?
Re: toothpaste for cleaning carb.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:47 pm
by Diesel Spree
never herd that one
but i would never use it. um just use carb cleaner its not very exspensive and you might use a tooth brush to scrub it?
Re: toothpaste for cleaning carb.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:17 pm
by bradthreee
The toothpaste is used to only polish the float seat. Do not clean the whole carb with toothpaste.
Take a small amount of cotton off of a q-tip, then apply the paste to the q-tip, then polish the seat.
My guess is any toothpaste will work
Re: toothpaste for cleaning carb.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:45 pm
by evilone
You need to use mint flavored colgate, JK. The toothpaste acts as a lapping compound (like a valve job on a vehicle). Just do it to insure a good seat.
Re: toothpaste for cleaning carb.
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:55 am
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:
Search "Colgate" and "Minty-Fresh" in Tech . You'll need to strip most of the cotton off that Q-Tip to fit the float needle bore. Any polishing paste - the kind with fine diatomaceous grit - will work. Colgate is what I had handy and it worked. Plus Flash had minty-fresh breath and 63.4% fewer cavities for months.
