From: Colin Irvine on
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:36:39 +0000, Champ squeezed out the following:

>On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:18:26 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote:
>
>>Champ wrote:
>>> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:04 -0000, "Beav"
>>> <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >> No, it's just Beav. He's a serial offender
>>>
>>> >I confess. Better hang me eh? I mean, missing a line or two of indents is
>>> >seriously bad.
>>>
>>> It just makes your posts a bit puzzling to read.
>
>>Read?
>
>>Who in their right mind reads Beav's posts?
>
>Not I, any more.

I haven't seen them for some months.

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From: Austin Shackles on
On or around Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:45:30 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk>
enlightened us thusly:

>From another place:
>
>http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

neat. I've actually got a spotblast gun which works like that, I like the
idea of using baking soda as a medium for carbs though.
From: Rusty Hinge on
zymurgy wrote:
> On 16 Feb, 20:06, steve auvache <dont_s...(a)thecow.me.uk> wrote:
>> In article <52fe23b9-141a-4ea9-8e74-39afa25d8...(a)q29g2000yqn.googlegroup
>> s.com>, zymurgy <zymu...(a)technologist.com> writes
>>
>>> On 16 Feb, 18:45, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>>> From another place:
>>>> http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
>>> Ha. Nice. So how exactly go you get that soda powder out of your
>>> jets ? I'm certainly not dipping my carbs in warm water ....
>> Why not? It is not as if it is made from iron or anything.
>
> Air passages weren't designed to contain water. I'll stick to carb
> cleaner thanks ...

Nor were beer bottles, but it doesn't seem to harm them.

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From: Rusty Hinge on
Beav wrote:
> "Champ" <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:9i4on598b38breokjcqnedm15na4vrguun(a)4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:57:30 -0000, "Dave Emerson"
>> <Dave_dot_Emerson(a)LineOne.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "Mark Olson" <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:ss-dnfMW-LlBnOHWnZ2dnUVZ_sBi4p2d(a)posted.visi...
>>>> Beav wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Air passages weren't designed to contain water. I'll stick to carb
>>>>> cleaner thanks ...
>>>>>
>>>>> They use water in ultra sonic cleaning systems and if a carb refuses to
>>>>> behave after being "cleaned" by other methods, ultra sonic cleaning is
>>>>> used as it's regarded s *the* most effective solution.
>>>> Are you sure which side of this argument you are actually on?
>>> The quoting goes all wrong when replying to messages from Google groups.
>> No, it's just Beav. He's a serial offender
>
> I confess. Better hang me eh? I mean, missing a line or two of indents is
> seriously bad.

If you want to get your message across, yes.

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From: Rusty Hinge on
antonye wrote:
> zymurgy wrote:
>> Champ wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
>> Ha. Nice. So how exactly go you get that soda powder out of your
>> jets ? I'm certainly not dipping my carbs in warm water ....
>
> If you read the text, it explains that the soda powder
> dissolves in water so it can be washed away and then
> the carb flushed with air to clear out any remaining
> water.

If you flush and then rinse with de-ionised water you only need to leave
it in a warm, dry place.

<note>
Rainwater, even when collected with (say) a bottle or jar and big
plastic funnel, can be quite acidic.
</note>

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