Carb cleaner substitute?

[softailgarage]

It's after 9:00, auto parts stores are closed and I need carb cleaner for a weedwacker. Any thing that can be used as a substitute? I was thinking WD-40 but wont that leave a residue?

 

[JJThrasher]

Brake clean. Starter fluid. Try Walmart they should have something.

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[Glenn M.]

Acetone
Available at any Wally Mart...

 

[softailgarage]

Damn, forgot all about wally mart, open all night too. Thanks guys!!!

 

[Falcon67]

WD-40 is a solvent with a bit of oil in it. That's all it is. What I use to clean the chinese grease off HF tool purchases.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

Naphtha or Coleman camp fuel...

 

[Big-Foot]

Most carb cleaners I've used seemed like a mix of Acetone and Lacquer thinner... I've used the later as such for many years now...

 

[crusem]

I have a friend that swears by Pine-Sol. He claims it will not damage rubber or soft parts.
I have not tried it yet

 

[wfopete]

I have a friend that swears by Pine-Sol. He claims it will not damage rubber or soft parts.
I have not tried it yet

+1 I've used this on motorcycle carbs. But don't let in sit in the solution for more than a few hours. might want to dilute the stuff a bit too.

 

[regguy1]

Gun Scrubber