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Slow is the name of the game.

That carb - what did you use to clean it with and did you paint it or is it just super clean. Reason I'm asking is today I picked up a really cheap 600cfm Edelbrock Performer 1405 at a swap meet and it needs some help ( but maybe not as much as that Rochester)

Dave,
Ever boil a carb clean? Take it apart, remove any rubber/plastic pieces, cover it with water in a dutch oven or spaghetti pot and bring it to a boil. Add a cup of Tide (or other strong laundry detergent) and let it roll. As the "sudsy" look goes away add more soap and continue until the rolling boil maintains a little bit of white suds look. Last one I did (20+ years back) cooked for about an hour. Best not done on Mama's cooktop as it tends to smell up the place a bit....

Originally Posted by rspears

Dave,
Ever boil a carb clean? Take it apart, remove any rubber/plastic pieces, cover it with water in a dutch oven or spaghetti pot and bring it to a boil. Add a cup of Tide (or other strong laundry detergent) and let it roll. As the "sudsy" look goes away add more soap and continue until the rolling boil maintains a little bit of white suds look. Last one I did (20+ years back) cooked for about an hour. Best not done on Mama's cooktop as it tends to smell up the place a bit....

Yes Roger, I have - but you really don't want to know how long ago as CRS ..... nah, not me It was a batch of 3 groty 97s for my old flathead powered '53. I had a bucket of carb cleaner since, but that is gone. Thanks for the reminder

I confess.... I had it powder coated.

Originally Posted by TomJ

I confess.... I had it powder coated.

Now that's interesting. Pot metal (zinc) with the temps for curing, even the low temp PC, plus the number of holes, must have been a challenge. My "new" acquisition will get a good in and out wash, maybe a Dremel tool polish, and a kit

The only real hole to plug is the gas inlet where the filter is. They tape off the top and bottom of the main body and only spray the top of the top. I didn't have the base done. The powder coater does a lot of these.