I had the exact opposite problem as you, but this video still saved me. I couldn’t for the life of me get the o-ring to stay in that groove because it was just slightly too small. I used carb cleaner to make it bigger and that saved the day! Thank you!
Thanks alot, my brother and I opened up my car throttle body, and i sprayed it with the cleaner, expanded immediately, in our head putting it on ice will shrink it but was exact opposite, you saved us alot of time and headache.
Ran into this exact issue on my Chinese mini excavator with Briggs and Stratton 13.5 HP motor. Removed carb to clean and swelled the float bowl gasket with carb cleaner. Tried this fix after watching the video and it absolutely worked like a charm! Saved a trip to town and a few bucks. Thanks!
I would suggest setting the gasket on a block of wood instead of a metal pan. It won't stick or transfer as much heat to the rubber. And no, the wood isn't going to catch on fire. Fahrenheit 451 taught us paper burns at...451 degrees. Regular wood is in the 500-600 degree range. So keep your oven below 400 and you'll be just fine.
If your not in a rush you can leave the o ring in the fridge over night and it should shrink back if not let it sit for 2 days in the fridge that should do the trick
Thanks I boiled but not willing to use oven , I my wife already want to kill me by slow death New washer Dryer and if do something to oven I am doomed So i used a hot air paint stripping gun put on screw driver to rotate and after boiling heated 10 min rotating with heat gun. Was perfect Thanks. The Oven heat or a hot air paint stripper gun worked. You stating it smells like gasoline made me choose for alternative. I do not thing a hair dryer is hot enough. I used high heat on stripping gun and constant rotation. It seemed to sweat water and once dry it fit perfectly
This inspired me to take a slightly different approach. I blasted mine with a heat gun for a little bit. Prevents your oven from smelling like gas and is quicker ;)
Did the carb cleaner solvent fumes make this a magic oven that now expands anything you bake in it? 😉 great video thanks. That’s what I need to do but too scared Mrs will find out 😁
I made a huge mistake!!!The biggest from all of you.I have clean rubbers from doors and windshield front and back from a car with diesel and vaseline and they all expand.cant find new ones.please dome advice.I let them to the sun for now but i dont think it will work( just waiting for diesel to evaporate)any suggestions.rubber is different material than o rings and seals i think.please need help here
Thank you. I had them in 275 celsius and after 5 minutes I had to take it out. But the O-ring was not destroyed worked just fine.', and it was way to larbe before owen cooked 275 celsius is a out 500 F😁 You have the best advice, tried others n not worked 🇫🇮
Full repair video for the pressure washer this carburetor came off of:ua-cam.com/video/YgGUJfupn3o/v-deo.html
I had the exact opposite problem as you, but this video still saved me. I couldn’t for the life of me get the o-ring to stay in that groove because it was just slightly too small. I used carb cleaner to make it bigger and that saved the day! Thank you!
Smart!! I'll remember that!!
As a young woman trying to clean a carburetor for the first time, this was super helpful! Thank you
You are welcome.. Hope your cleaning was a success..
Thanks alot, my brother and I opened up my car throttle body, and i sprayed it with the cleaner, expanded immediately, in our head putting it on ice will shrink it but was exact opposite, you saved us alot of time and headache.
Glad to have helped..
Ran into this exact issue on my Chinese mini excavator with Briggs and Stratton 13.5 HP motor. Removed carb to clean and swelled the float bowl gasket with carb cleaner. Tried this fix after watching the video and it absolutely worked like a charm! Saved a trip to town and a few bucks. Thanks!
Glad to have helped..
I was skeptical, so I did it for my dirt bike float bowl gasket. It worked like a charm. Thanks for this great tip.
Glad to have helped..
I would suggest setting the gasket on a block of wood instead of a metal pan. It won't stick or transfer as much heat to the rubber. And no, the wood isn't going to catch on fire. Fahrenheit 451 taught us paper burns at...451 degrees. Regular wood is in the 500-600 degree range. So keep your oven below 400 and you'll be just fine.
Good idea.. Thanks..
If your not in a rush you can leave the o ring in the fridge over night and it should shrink back if not let it sit for 2 days in the fridge that should do the trick
It worked perfectly! You saved my day.
Glad to have helped..
Awesome, thank you! Worked for me.
Glad to have helped..
Thanks
I boiled but not willing to use oven , I my wife already want to kill me by slow death New washer Dryer and if do something to oven I am doomed
So i used a hot air paint stripping gun
put on screw driver to
rotate and after boiling heated 10 min rotating with heat gun. Was perfect
Thanks.
The Oven heat or a hot air paint stripper gun worked.
You stating it smells like gasoline made me choose for alternative.
I do not thing a hair dryer is hot enough.
I used high heat on stripping gun and constant rotation. It seemed to sweat water and once dry it fit perfectly
Hadn't thought of using a heat gun but that makes sense.. Glad it worked..
It really worked for me. Thank you !
Glad to have helped..
Mate, wish I'd seen this one 10 years ago. Good to know
Awesome! I will definitely be storing this Life Hack, in my back pocket. Thank you for sharing your success & making this video! 🍻
Glad to have helped..
I let mine sit on the counter for about a week and it shrunk on its own. But if you're in a hurry I guess baked gasket sounds pretty good.
You bloody genius, thanks it worked a treat ! 🎉❤
I can't take credit for the idea but glad it worked for you..
Yeah this happened to me when I first tried to clean the carburetor of a lawnmower. Carb cleaner will eat rubber gaskets pretty easily.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I am goin to try it
Did it work?
To put it in simple words:
"THIS WORKS!"
yes it does..
Had this happen on my Niki gasket. Your trick worked awesome! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome.. Thanks for reply..
Another great tip I just saw on UA-cam is if you have a stiff diaphragm, a soak in brake fluid will make it supple again.
Good science. Nicely done.
Dayam! That’s amazing. Thank you.
You're welcome..
This inspired me to take a slightly different approach. I blasted mine with a heat gun for a little bit. Prevents your oven from smelling like gas and is quicker ;)
Even better.. Next time.. Thanks..
Did the carb cleaner solvent fumes make this a magic oven that now expands anything you bake in it? 😉 great video thanks. That’s what I need to do but too scared Mrs will find out 😁
Thanks, wish I'd seen this earlier
Sick bud. Gonna try my rubber seal from brake caliper piston which somehow increased in size.
How did it go?
I made a huge mistake!!!The biggest from all of you.I have clean rubbers from doors and windshield front and back from a car with diesel and vaseline and they all expand.cant find new ones.please dome advice.I let them to the sun for now but i dont think it will work( just waiting for diesel to evaporate)any suggestions.rubber is different material than o rings and seals i think.please need help here
maybe clean with some type of degreaser, hot soapy water etc.. then place in sun like you mentioned and wait..
@@tongo117 thanks a lot i appreciate your feedback.i will sure bother you again if i don't have any results
You will lose that gasket in the oven I did five flipping seconds and it started to swelll
fire and ice boil then ice bath
Celsius or fahrenheit?
fahrenheit
Thank you. I had them in 275 celsius and after 5 minutes I had to take it out. But the O-ring was not destroyed worked just fine.', and it was way to larbe before owen cooked 275 celsius is a out 500 F😁 You have the best advice, tried others n not worked 🇫🇮
350 deg. C??? take a crazy guess if its F. or C.
@@TimCBuilders mission was completed already.
Good advice, thanks.