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FordNut
08-06-2008, 07:18 PM
Don't use carb & choke cleaner.

Mine had been sitting around in the garage for awhile and were pretty filthy. I sprayed them off with carb cleaner and it dissolved the silicone beads around the ports. Now I gotta buy some gaskets tomorrow.
Zack
08-07-2008, 05:24 AM
Interesting.
Ive always used Brake cleaner with much success.w
FordNut
08-07-2008, 06:59 AM
Interesting.
Ive always used Brake cleaner with much success.w

Yeah, I had both types of cleaner. I figured intake gaskets, carb & choke cleaner, should go together. After the first one wrinkled the edges and started to deteriorate I tried brake cleaner on the second one and it worked ok.
Joe Walsh
08-07-2008, 07:05 AM
Brake-Kleen works on EVERYTHING!

It even works great to 'freeze-dry' those nasty 1/2 spider - 1/2 cricket bugs that I have in my basement!
I keep a can at the bottom of the basement steps.
larryo340
08-07-2008, 07:25 AM
I would've used WD-40 on those gaskets then wipe them dry. I also clean the throttle plate with it.
Stranger in the Black Sedan
08-07-2008, 11:16 AM
carb cleaner has some horribly aggressive solvents in it