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Offline Jay Wood

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Dubro Filling Station
« on: July 24, 2009, 12:44:23 PM »
Can anyone suggest a safe chemical to run through a Dubro filling station to clean out a "gunky" pump?

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Offline Richard Grogan

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Re: Dubro Filling Station
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2009, 12:49:47 PM »
I would think 91% isopropyl alcohol would do the trick. Just be sure to pump fresh fuel though it after its cleaned out.You don't want any rubber(if any) to get dried out and crack.
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Re: Dubro Filling Station
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2009, 11:40:42 AM »
I had a couple of brass NVA w/steel needles that were all gunked up with castor residue.  I got the bright idea to soak them in a small jar of "rubbing" alcohol.  Rusted the assemblies up solid.  A 91% solution of isopropyl alcohol is going to be 9% water?
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Re: Dubro Filling Station
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2009, 06:46:42 AM »
Fuel should clean out the pump perfectly.  If you have some old fuel that you aren't comfortable in flying, that would be a good use for it.
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