[GreenKeys] Good Cleaner

[Lee Mushel]

I find this to be extremely interesting.   I wonder if you are using "old" 
or "new" gumout.   You see, "old" gumout used to employ Xylene in it's 
formulation as the principal "varnish" cutter and I always loved it as a 
reliable carburetor cleaner.   Of course all of you 60 year old kids don't 
know what a carburetor is.

Then the younger and, of course, first generation to know anything, 
discovered that Xylene was a fairly good carcinogen so they re-formulated 
gumout to eliminate xylene.   And the new stuff wouldn't touch normal 
carburetor varnish.   But then they also started to dink around with various 
gasoline additives so who knew where things were going?

As long as I owned carbureted cars I simply went to "straight" xylene and 
forgot about everything else.   Today the only such vehicle I own is a '76 
Ford F-150 whose carburetor was "eaten away" by the new fuels so it hasn't 
moved for many years and sits quietly in the woods.....

73

Lee   K9WRU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy and Sherry Guttery" <comcents at bellsouth.net>
To: "greenkeys" <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Good Cleaner


> On 1/28/2011 2:26 PM, Bill wrote:
>> Well I think I found the "perfect" cleaner.
>> Gumout Carb cleaner. ...
>> Wish I could find this stuff in a gallon can. Then I could use it in my
>> paint sprayer.
>>
> Try some auto parts stores - like Autozone, etc. some carry
> various brands, etc.  - but most are pretty much the same -
> and yes, quite effective (if expensive).
>
> On the other hand - see this:
> <http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Vintage-Oil-Can-GUMOUT-Carburetor-Cleaner-Gallon-can-/220691038258>
>
> While I realize this auction is over - it does point out
> that such does come up from time to time.
>
> best!
>
> -- 
> randy guttery
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