Originally Posted By: scoobie
Carbs are easy enough to take off, take apart, soak, and put back together again. just make sure there is no dust or dirt around.
you can use a spray can of carb cleaner to shoot the cleaner through the little passageways. I had my carb "rebuilt" 3 times, for muchos dinares, then finally did it myself, and the myself job was the best, even though i had never done one before that.
For certain people yes, but I for one wouldn't suggest removing taking apart, cleaning and putting a carb back together for the average DYI'er. He'd be asking for problems. Especially in the final years of the carb's just before EFI.
AAP and Auto Zone runs carb cleaner on sale several times a year, I usually stock up on it then. It has plenty of uses.
JMO
Frank D