cleaning a carborator

[goodnightChesty1775]

what is there to 'cleaning' i have never done it before but feel my truck needs its carb cleaned (im sure its never been cleaned)

any advise is appreciated

[gapatriot]

the jets, the float bowl, the floats, everything i would recomend getting a rebuild kit and rebuilding it at the same time and just clean everything really good. how do you get away with running a carb. vehicle in commifonia?

[Kentactic]

the jets, the float bowl, the floats, everything i would recomend getting a rebuild kit and rebuilding it at the same time and just clean everything really good. how do you get away with running a carb. vehicle in commifonia?

pre 74 is emissions exempt. the laws are bad here but damn..lol... we still can drive carb. cars...

[thatGuy]

but feel my truck needs its carb cleaned

  Holy shit Chesty I needed that laugh. Turkey is 100% but dude I wanna save you a ton of effort, heartache and head scratching by asking you 'what makes you feel like you need to clean your carberator?' I ask because sooo many problems get asociated with a 'bad carb' that are atually electrical or tuning issues. So give us some back story dude. What make and model? How many miles? What kind of gas do you usually run? Date of last tune up? You know that kind of general stuff and knowing what engine/carb you have might be really helpful.

Once again we are here for you buddy.

[goodnightChesty1775]

its an '88 toyota 22r, gots about 189,000 miles on it, runs like a dream nothing wrong with it, last "tune up" was a few months ago when i replaced spark plugs, dist. cap, rotor, cables in between each, fuel filter, air filter, and i change the oil regularly...

but im sure that carb hasnt been cleaned in 7+ years, if that. and i want to learn how to clean one lol

[thatGuy]

Dude if it runs fine then my best advice is "don't fuck with it!"

If you want to learn to rebuild carbs then go get a lawn mower that 'ran great' last year but won't start this year. Everyone leaves gas in them which goes bad and a simple carb rebuild will get it on the road... errr lawn again. With automotive work it is best to lay a good foundation of understanding and small engines is the way to do that.

Plus you can get those mowers for nothing and resell them running for $100 everyday of the week.. ps the rebuild kits cost $10-$25 for lawn mowers.

[gapatriot]

Chesty im a master mechanic and i hate building carbs. if it aint broke dont try to fix it. its a 22r it aint gonna break.

[thatGuy]

yeah turkey I just about shit when I read his reply.

nothing against you Chesty but dude you got one of the toughest motors they ever made please, please don't fuck it up. If you wanna I will find a domestic truck that you can wrench on

[rah45]

Yeah Chesty, you can come work on my 2004 Dodge Durango. I've no experience with vehicles, and I don't know what the problem could be. She runs fine until she starts to idle. Then, she seems to have trouble running. She has shut off on me twice now, only while idling. Freakin' weird. On top of that, I have a mysterious leak I need to fix. Checked fluids last time, and everything was adequate except for the coolant. However, it was completely dry and the vehicle was leaking for a couple of weeks, until just a couple of days before that...so I'm not sure that's it. Just took it in to get some routine maintenance, and the fluids are topped off so I'll see if it is the coolant here shortly.

Oh, and the fucking window dropped down into my door. Tried to take off the door panel, and the damned screw BROKE MY SCREWDRIVER!!! Shit!

[thatGuy]

Rah, you said it ran out of coolant? Like all the way out?

[rah45]

Rah, you said it ran out of coolant? Like all the way out?

Stick was completely dry. Bone dry.

Oh, and when I knelt a couple of times (different times) to see what the liquid smelled like, it had no odor to it. Which made me think it might be water...but water from where!?

[gapatriot]

Rah, Idle air control valve for the running, window regulator to fix the window, and on a dodge more than likely the radiator leaking or heater or core hope for the radiator.

[Kentactic]

Rah, Idle air control valve for the running, window regulator to fix the window, and on a dodge more than likely the radiator leaking or heater or core hope for the radiator.

screw that i say hope for the heater core..lol $2 hose to bypass the fucker and your golden..but then again it isnt THAT cold here in the winter.

[rah45]

Rah, Idle air control valve for the running, window regulator to fix the window, and on a dodge more than likely the radiator leaking or heater or core hope for the radiator.

Thanks for info! Now to estimate repair costs...I already know I have to send it in to the shop to get the inner door frame taken off, because I only have one screwdriver left. 

They said they'd charge me $100 or more to deal with the door frame removal and installation, plus cost of parts. Said that sometimes the regulator comes attached to the motor, so even though I don't NEED the motor, there's a good chance I might have to pay for it anyway. Personally, I'm wondering if I can just pay them to loosen the screws on the door frame for me ('cause apparently I really don't have the tool to do it myself), and then bring it home, look for a regulator online if that's the problem (assuming I diagnose correctly), and install myself (assuming I don't fuck it up).

[thatGuy]

Kenny I love ya buddy, that is exactly what I was thinking.

Rah buy another screw driver and do the job yourself but turn the screw to the left this time.

[gapatriot]

rah when you get ready to do it text me and we can skype and i can walk you thru it.

[goodnightChesty1775]

lol my heater controls (you know the cable system that opens and closes valves) are fucked up, and i dont feel like taking the ENTIRE dash out again to fix it, so my mom bought me a plug in heater for Yuletide lol

but one reason why i want to fix it because if i start running hot i would like to be able to blast the heater...

[rah45]

@ TG: *Shakes Fist!!!* I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night! 

@ Wildturkey: If fixing it myself becomes an option, I will definitely take you up on that offer. Though, Skype will be quite impossible, as the garage and computer are on opposite ends of the house. I'll call, though, if you don't mind doing it that way. 

[gapatriot]

rah calling is fine just thought if u had a laptop, video would make it easier to walk you thru.