Pine Sol vs. Berrymans Chem Dip

OK, heres the deal. My carb hadnt been right even after i cleaned it probably 10-12 times. I moved to Calgary a month and a half ago from Fort McMurray and hadnt played with the bikes much this summer at all. Both bikes were stored outside with the Big Bear semi dismantled. When i got to Calgary, i have a garage and got the itch to work on the bikes inside.

Well, the carb was a write off, water had gotten inside and it looked soo nasty !!

i cleaned it as best i could with conventional carb spray cleaner and put it back together. The bike didnt respond to the treatment. It ran, but wouldnt idle etc ...

I looked online and saw the Chem Dip and read all the great reviews about it. Unfortunately it isnt available in Canada. Then i saw a write up about pine sol and the great results it was giving.

As of right now, my carb is soaking in about $6 worth LOL. while it was in the pail for the first hour, i pulled it out to look at it, and was amazed ... the carb looks new. If it does to the inside what it did to the outside, i will have it made!!

i will let it soak 24 hours and install back on the bike and give an update. i may have to soak it for 48, but i want to get it back together now ,,,

Has anyone else tried this before? How were the results?

so i took everything out of the pine sol bucket ... was filthy ...

no scubbing, this is how it looked. rinsed with warm water in another bucket, sprayed carb clean all through it and ready to reassemble now ....

it worked ... the bike is responding just as it should and a nice idle ...

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was that pure pine sol ? or was it cut with ?

all pure original, was thinking of using w/lemon, but stuck with original ...

ok... ill have to try that next time I have a major carb cleaning job...

rookie question: but, did you dip it intact? or how far was it dissembled..? I am thinking of rebuilding my carb 1993 Suzuki king Quad 300..

i took the bowl off and removed the jets and float ... let them soak also ... as much as you can remove the better i think ... it worked well for me

Pine sol makes the garage smell fresh at least!