Cleaning some Weber's, Cannon's, K&N's

[JonnyRock]

Hey guys,

My Z's PO converted her back to the original SU's after the owner before him had put on dual Webers with Cannons and K&N filters.

So I inherited those carbs, runners, and filters and it's all pretty much in pieces. I'd like to clean them up and reassemble them. My question is what should I use to clean them? I've heard the chemicals can be pretty expensive. Any ideas?

[e_racer1999]

are they downdraught DGVs? If so, my opinion is to keep on the SUs for optimal performance.

but you can clean up the stuff (sans K&N) with berryman's dip. of course, you'll want to disassemble the carbies to avoid eating the gaskets. might as well replace 'em though.

the K&Ns can be cleaned up with K&N cleaner, reoiler.

[Zs-ondabrain]

Depending on how bad they are. Are usually start by picking off the bulky crap. then I use a horse brush with Carn or brake cleaner to loosen everything up. Then I'll spray off the rest and the end result is usual pretty nice. Carb and Brake cleaner has a tendency to dry out or make your gaskets harden, because it sucks the grease and other moisture out of the material.

If you're doing a complete tare down, then I'd glass bead the outside to go for a "like new" look. Most linkage has a cadnium plating. The plating can corrode or fade after a while. So if the plating is corroded of too far gone, glass bead those as well and polish or paint them. I'd try to go with the polish but some material just don't like to be polished easily, so you paint the linkage a car color matching paint (paint it the same color as your car or go for the brushed look with a good Hi-temp Clear-coat.

New rebuild kit or make your own gaskets like I usually do.

Dave.

[JonnyRock]

my opinion is to keep on the SUs for optimal performance.

They are downdraught/down draft, and I'm keeping the SU's. Just looking to sell off some of the extra parts I have.

[e_racer1999]

goooot it....