The EPA Just BANNED The Best Parts Cleaner

[@trappedinkalifornee]

It’s always a pleasure to watch you working with your dad!

[@slammedniss]

No disrespect to my own dad, but your dad has got to be the coolest ever.

[@brandonmorris2513]

His dad absolutely is the coolest!

[@marshred]

I've been using ultrasonic tanks and vapor blasting. I haven't used chem dip in decades! My carbs and fuel systems look better than new!

[@jeromemotter4344]

Cool...but expensive machines compared to a 5 gal bucket that lasts nearly a decade.

[@just4giggles-ex5ne]

Your dad kills me, his pocket is like Batman's utility belt, waiting for him to break out the grappling hook.

[@Tempsho]

Plus a rubber band and paper clip. lol

[@briansutherland6456]

Fun fact: methylene chloride was also used to make the Christmas decorations called bubble lights.

[@hjacobs8972]

I knew a mechanic who lost a small part in a drum of that stuff. He didn't have anything to retrieve it so he quickly stuck his arm in it. Months later his arm was still red and sore with a distinct high water line above his elbow.

[@Default78334]

Checking the SDS of that stuff, I'm not surprised the EPA banned it. Methylene chloride isn't great, but the cresol and sodium dichromate are particularly nasty.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

And they should not have.

[@PeterBellefleur]

​@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaksyeah who cares it leaches into the groundwater and gives kids cancer. I want my parts cleaned, damnit.

[@dafirnz]

I worked at a galvanizing plant that dealt with it. A co-worker got a cut from material immediately after being treated with it and got blood poisoning from it.

[@pjbth]

Sodium Dichromate lol yeah no wonder it's banned

[@andrewparry6106]

Cresol coats wood stumps under houses..drink that shit

[@miculinic1]

Treasure these moments that you get to spend with your dad. They will mean a lot later in life. Trust me, my dad and I use to do the same thing you all are doing now. Great memories!

[@newenglandscenic8952]

Hey JR I bought 3 tuff jugs and really love them. I would have never seen them if not for you and im glad you had a video on them.

[@jesses1589]

I wanted the green, settled for tan.

[@MyLifeThai371]

When I went to college for my mechanics degree our class did engine rebuilds and we dropped our parts in a 5gal. Bucket of carburetor cleaner and the next day they came out looking like new. Amazing stuff back in the early 2000's when I was in college!

[@died4us590]

Your dad is a riot, he has a sense of humor like my dad, makes it more entertaining to work with. You said absolutely so many time's, cracked me up. G-d bless.

[@kentblumenshine3743]

Thanks for sharing these videos. Very interesting. Whatever you do, don’t ever ever ever miss an opportunity to do this with your Dad.

[@joedingman4181]

It’s fascinating listening to your Dad go through the inner workings of German carbs and how it works bravo sir…

[@willjames5243]

I think it's awesome you and your dad. Its great that yall can share shop time together through the years

[@racerx009]

Well I'm sorry JR you'll just have to use Simple Green with a toothbrush. Lol...

[@Dick_Shinn]

Simple green got changed from the original formula, as well. Made it useless!

[@grandmackdady]

best carb cleaner i ever used and it was the only thing that cleaned a badly varnished carb on my generator that sat for over 15 years

[@MrDailywealth]

All The TI 7400 series chips that end in S means that they are shockley diodes which are capable of controlling SCR's. Used a lot of time to control the rods & coils on impact printers etc. Yup I built the TI 810/820 high speed bidirectional printers that were used to print airline tickets at counters. I think for both Delta & American Airlines.. Other uses also 😁 I worked at Texas Instruments from 1977 to 1980. That's went they began to move the chip manufacturing to Malaysia etc.

[@EuroTrashLife]

Center Shock! Me and my friends would walk from school every day and a tiny store on the way sold these, eventually we special ordered the big store packaging of these and kept it in our school locker and just overdose on them during the breaks, good times!

[@crabapple1974]

It happens here a lot in Europe aswell and initially it takes awhile for other products to improve. Some of those old school products were amazing performance wise but damn dome of those contain stuff we know know is very nasty! They did not know that at the time when formulating it. Sometimes new formulations are due to cost cutting and sometimes chemical safety stuff like this. I remember old paint stripper that was amazing, probably stripped brain cells and paint equally well.

[@markanderson350]

Amazing tear down. I could never get that back together. Those 6821 chips are pio chips used in pinball games. They are worth money.

[@gdsstudio974]

I hope they don't throw those electronics in the land fill. Either they can be scrapped out or sold for parts.

[@rwdplz1]

I've used the one gallon version on carbs and TBi's, it never cleaned that well no matter how long it soaked, didn't know there was a pro version. Oh well.

[@WatchJRGo]

@@rwdplz1 yeah, there’s a huge difference too. I have the little bucket and use it for easy jobs sometimes 💯

[@MrLangDog]

@@WatchJRGo Smells very different too. I knew immediately I had bought the wrong stuff when I got the non pro version.

[@megastick9324]

Yeah the 0905 is STRONG! Use in a well ventilated area and don’t leave parts in more than a few hrs. It WILL destroy rubber parts. This is the real deal.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

OMGawd. That thing makes a Q jet look like childs play

[@bmwloco]

Reminds me of taking a modem to be repaired by Hayes long ago. Post dropping it off, Engineer ran out - it was one of their first 20! We got a 2400 baud modem to replace the old 300 they wanted to keep, no charge!

[@jeffreybond6491]

I was his newspaper boy in Lima, Ohio, and knew Mr Berryman that invented Berrymans Chemtool... At one time, it was produced in a shack outback behind his house in the growing neighborhood... In fact, the neighborhood was called The "Berryman Addition" in the Shawnee High School and former Shawnee Indian area... He worked daytime at a Chemical Division "Vistron" near SOHIO Lima Refineries now BP and invented Berrymans Chemtool on his own time, while also building many of our neighborhood houses... The neighbors got upset a long time ago: as his shack blew up and left a deep crater about 2 football fields long, that became a small lake... The older neighbor lady told me, "They run his business out of town," and he set up production of Chemtool in Texas... He was old even when we moved in as I started 1st grade in 1962... My dad had bought our house off the head plant manager of the Lima Ford Engine Plant "V8 MEL" "Future 2.3 Turbo Lima engine" Mr Berrymans Daughter and son inlaw live next door to us and had through the years some very incredible cars... Mr Berryman was in his 90's and still a very mobile man, as he was driving his no rust, faded dark greyish, 1938 Plymouth 4 door around doing chores in early afternoons... At one time in his younger years, he took the Plymouth on the road to different cities and literally made motel bathtube, "Gin style." Chemtool packaging it and sold the next day... !!

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

YOU MEAN THE ROSS FAMILY LIVE IN OHIO???

[@stampede18ecs]

I didn't know that about Lima Ohio. Thank you for sharing some information I haven't heard of my home town after I moved out when I was younger

[@dylanaman6306]

JR your Dad is a cool guy, so much knowledge. It must be so nice to work with him 👍

[@AaronTyson]

I love these videos with your dad. He reminds me of my father.

[@johnnyhawk329]

No tooth pick today😀.Love those dad videos. Its like a learning session that soothes my nerves.

[@automan1223]

Safety Kleen used to have a really strong carb dip that got watered down about 25 years ago courtesy of the EPA. Have never been able to find anything close since. It would eat the plating off the carb if you were not careful.

[@8-Tryzub-8]

Please talk about the Triumph in the background. It looks like a mid-1970's Trident, but I don't remember it ever coming in blue.

[@megastick9324]

Glad I saw this! My bucket was down to around 50%…new one OTW, should last me on out. Thanx!

[@ChattanArmsCorp]

I’m just so grateful, JR, you and pops are still able to document this art. The future is really gonna miss wizards like us old salty engineers that know physics like a first language… ❤

[@ChattanArmsCorp]

This took me back a long way after the outro. I did component level TS as a biomed (BMET) starting in 1999 cuz PMEL left DoD to civvy. By 2001, we were required to just swap boards, but I’d still go to chip vendors before they vanished for cheaper repairs to justify my grade levels, lol. And, or, nor, xor gates, 555 timers… “Common” logic circuits were easy. All the old common has evaporated. Tragic.

[@tacmechanic]

If you read this get in touch with safety kleen, I don't know the exact name of it but they offer a carb chemical, don't let them tell you they don't, you can take the nastiest green varnished carb and in 30-45 minutes the brass parts come out looking like they just got machined shiny new, use it daily in small engine shop, for aerosol try berkebile 2+2 B101 I think is the part number.

[@breakupgoogle]

bro that pneumatic shaker is sooooo cool

[@philliphall5198]

I have one that I use in 1975/1990

[@Tony-c8g]

That's what she said.😂

[@murrys5444]

I think you should do a series of all the stuff you and your Dad find in his old shop. Do longer videos explaining old tech like that on Tech Throwback.

[@craigtiano3455]

To be clear, it would take days sitting in bright sun to clear an eprom without its label. In an eprom eraser, which has a high power UV bulb, it's still an hour.

[@fabiantolano2080]

You’re DAD is very smart man!

[@BlackTownie999]

you scared the hell out of me, I was thinking they banned the red brake clean

[@WatchJRGo]

We’d be screwed 😬

[@vbtbmrt4394]

Don't give them any Ideas. Hope it all gets fixed within the next 4 years.

[@motov8-garage832]

Anybody else notice walmart hasn't carried the red brake clean for about a year now. They have the green un chlorinated but that's it. Same at every walmart in my state ibe been to all year. Obviously I still get it at a few other places but not there...

[@Sealdog8321]

Yo i loved at about 4:30 mark when ya pops improves the plug for the product like low key qe use this n promote already whats good .. he totally gets the KZbin biz !! Nothing the man cant figure out,👍

[@alansmith4734]

Berryman Products reminded me about Evapo-Rust that was so good, that CRC Industries bought the company.

[@85rx7se]

I bought some Evapo Rust a few years ago. Amazing product.

[@frh-freerangehuman]

This brought back good memories of rebuilding carter, Rochester and Holley carbs back in the 80’s. I got decent enough at it that I was the guy people brought their carb to for a rebuild. I just purchased a 1970 Volvo with a Weber 2 bbl so I guess I’ll be at it again soon 😂 Good video JR Btw as a cans Ian I have to ask, what is Canadian loctite? Hahaha

[@coldfinger459sub0]

That’s what my grandfather had at his shop and home. And my father at his automotive shop and home. I was raised cleaning 🧼 carburetors and engine parts at my dad’s shop as a kid. I always had a 5 gallon can at home in my personal shop. That was the best stuff ever.

[@danw1955]

I used Berryman Chemdip for 30+ years in my shop, and there is really no substitute for it today, that actually works as good. Like any industrial solvent, it requires proper handling, and you definitely don't want to get it on your hands.😉👍 You just need a good dose of common sense when dealing with it.

[@urntwrthyZ]

Gee, I wonder why the EPA would bad a product that eats through the only container it can be stored in and allowing for the possibility of it either leaching into the aquifer or seeping into the ground? The question should be why they didn't take this action sooner.

[@jebbush9614]

you sound like a soylent enjoyer

[@htchd1htchd149]

Yup they'd eat the crickets

[@John-wp9ex]

Jeez, I looked up the Safety Data Sheet on the Berryman’s 0905. Nasty stuff. I saw your dad wearing gloves. He should also have eye protection and use it outside. You don’t want your breath in that stuff.

[@bartl9956]

Might be the reason they won’t allow it anymore. Too many people using it without caring about their and others well being.

[@jerryvr]

Maybe he should be wearing knee pads and a helmet too in case of meteorite strike... Instead of banning everything: EDUCATE

[@temur72]

@@jerryvr People even educated people tend not to care about long term exposure to toxic chemicals. I work with pesticides and dont wear ppe like i should

[@John-wp9ex]

@@temur72My rule of thumb is if you can smell it, you’re breathing it.

[@temur72]

@@John-wp9ex I can smell it, going home from the plant my clothes smell. If I get certain ones on my hand they smell for hours

[@OtisDavies-cv6ze]

I have a 1 gallon can of 0905 and I had to leave a carburetor in the dip for a week just to get it looking good. I have a recipe for McKay's carb and parts dip. I got it off the McKay's site and got the mix just right based on percent of each ingredient and added a quart of ATF to make it a little more mild.

[@thedge7]

Used to pour that carb cleaner into metal baking pans and soak parts that didnt fit into the can. Worked great. That was back when I was just kid...

[@kevincampbell8298]

All those harsh/good cleaners were banned in Canada decades ago.

[@TheJohn8765]

For good reason. Lots of old-timey solvents work really well but turn out to be sources of *new and exciting* cancers. I'd prefer not to be slowly killed by chemicals, thanks. I deal with chemicals every day in my job and reading the MSDS sheets for even regular household chemicals can be quite sobering. Over time, lots of stuff is toxic let alone harsh industrial chemicals like JR's stuff.

[@johnd.4536]

The corrosive component is sodium dichromate. You could make this with separate ingredients. Chemists can still get methylene chloride. Wear heavy gloves.

[@johnmilner6484]

Nice to see you and your dad working together

[@Peter-pv8xx]

How about a glass container for the stuff, I guess it would be too heavy.

[@tnourse]

I’ve always used the little 1-gallon Gunk cans for carb cleaning. Works well.

[@Jerryobscurethoughts]

It does work but there is no comparison

[@Cartier_specialist]

The General Motors top-end cleaner is pretty stout as well. It's been many years since I bought a can so it might br banned also. It's strong enough that it killed the fuel sending unit in my gas tank mixed with approximately 16 gallons of gasoline and the can was only about 8 ounces or so.

[@philliphall5198]

I bought two new 5 gallon buckets this past week 😊😊😊

[@frankdeboer1347]

Man you guys were working on stuff that was high tech 50/70 years ago. There's no way I'd ever work on such a carburetor or for that matter those computing boards.

[@dealerauctionnightmare4689]

I used the small tub cleaner to clean lazy o2 sensors, and it worked great.

[@waffalobill]

I have posted about this carb cleaner we used as a kid that worked without a ultrasound and would clean any clogged up carb . It totally figures your dad not o nly knew what I was talking about but has some and could still get it. Only times it didn't fix a carb is if the carb was physically broken or plastic.

[@KeithJenkinsvideos]

Same thing happened in the late 80s with electronics cleaners. They went from freon to flammable spray and liquids, scarry shit

[@69Dartman]

I bought a gallon bucket of similar and eventually it leaked and dried out. Did a few carbs and parts with it.

[@lasskinn474]

I reckon the input to the dc dc board is that 13.8 line? like from car battery voltage to 5, -5, 12v to run an at pc

[@WatchJRGo]

13.8 or maybe 24vdc, that’s common in controls 💯

[@BernandoTurner]

Jrgo... looking at your dad.. problem solved.. now I see where all your smarts Come from.😅

[@VanisleNSX]

Always interesting vlogs when they feature Ross.

[@timothyharrison8953]

I had something similar that used water on top to keep it from evaporating. I can't remember the name, it's been thirty years since I rebuilt a carburetor. Unfortunately, the water rusted the can, leaked out, and the solvent was gone.

[@MrLjohnstone]

Where can I get my metric crescent wrench? HaHa!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Try finding a Whitworth…..

[@ChristopherWilson-h7g]

Your dad cracks me up. He is a real life Hank Hill!!

[@OtisDavies-cv6ze]

EPA banned the best parts cleaner in the 1990's. It was McKay's carb and parts cleaner. It was also sold by motors carb and parts cleaner. It would eat the bottom of the can out in a year. It would boil carburetors out entirely in 10-15 minutes. Anything longer than that and it would start dissolving an aluminum carburetor

[@EddieTheGrouch]

Well that explains it. The gallon I bought 30 or so years ago was great but did eat through the bucket. The one I bought 15 years ago was crap so sometime between the 2 they must have split the formula into Pro and Plebe. Even spray Chemtool is weak compared to olde tyme Gumout.

[@85rx7se]

Try a product called Super Agitene ... I use it in my power parts washer in the garage ... It is not too costly and comes in a 5 Gal container

[@612miois]

I always thought B12 Chem tool seemed pretty strong but knowing that there’s a stronger version I’m not surprised it got banned I guess

[@stevekovacs4093]

I used this stuff for years. I noticed that it's been unavailable in California for awhile.

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

It is not banned anywhere.

[@robertsturtevant6185]

That chuckle, and asking you if you’re selling German candy now…..PRICELESS…..

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

Monkey wrench Mike has a Mercedes automatic transmission that lost its forward gears. He says it's a hard transmission to find. I just wonder if you and your dad could rebuild it? It would make for a small colab.

[@QBandBookingKC]

You father should be interviewed by Mike Rowe.

[@HA05GER]

We used to use a cleaner in the uk called defalto im not sure on the spelling but it was the good stuff. It would get grease off anything or nail varnish off a carpet the real deal. Unfortunately it was banned due to some silly thing like liver issues. Probably for the best but loads of people who worked with this regularly that i know and they are all fine.

[@KeithDIY]

I see few cool old bikes in that shop!!

[@SpaceTech54]

Amazing Historical Video - The world sure know This Epic Work.

[@danmac2925]

We used modbus plcs for SCADA at a large facility… probably still in use

[@kevinkyser1274]

I was talking to my wife about what I know, and I know a lot of shit, but what you and your Dad know, just makes me look like a jackass😂😂😂

[@baabn]

Afaik there is Sodium Dichromate in 0905. If you see the safety sheet for that i'd not be surprised they want to ban it.

[@edjacobs8876]

I'm older than your dad. When I was a kid, carbon tet was the carb cleaner go to.

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

The “floats” or dampers on my 65 Volvo 122 on Stromburg carbs uses ATF for damper fluid. Or Marvel.

[@turbovolvos40]

I have had the best luck with paint remover or gasket remover as a replacement.

[@DaddyShamurai]

I mean they also banned asbestos. Its almost like they dont want things that are bad for people's health being sold just because it works.

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

By they you mean the people... the constituents. They tell the government what to do. Not the other way around. Just like they told the government to ban lead... in paints, fuels, etc.

[@Cole90900]

now do a video on right to repair ... john deere loves to wrap itself in the flag but forget actual americans

[@pk4459]

Deere & Co loyalty is solely to their stockholders. That's the capitalist system that we worship.

[@DavidBugea]

Yeah, and John Deere likes to make routine service procedures into a nightmare, like changing the battery on my 2017 tractor. And they try to get away with making the battery a proprietary size/capacity, but fortunately farmers are a clever bunch and have found much less expensive substitutes.

[@killer5846]

This is one of the main reasons that we decided to go with a Kubota. At the time a few years ago JD was in the deep throws of calling everyone stupid and un American for even daring to question their motives! JD was getting a lot of crap in Congress and state legislatures for their anti right to repair stance that they had at the time. Today they still pretty much are locked down but they've lied to all the farmers and government and told them that they can work on their own tractor while making parts unavailable and still locking down the diagnostic systems. When we went to look for a tractor, we discovered the model we wanted was 25% more than the Kubota we choose. What inevitably sealed the deal for us just when I found out the model we were interested in was made outside of the United States with mostly foreign parts with some assembly done in the US to get it around tariffs and taxes. The Kubota we chose is assembled in the US with mostly American produced parts and the Japanese made Kubota engine. The JD tractor we wanted had an engine made in India and some parts from China and Mexico. Also when we walked in to the JD dealership, they basically treated us like we had to buy it from them and had absolutely no choice. The arrogance was stunning, so we walked out went down to the Kubota dealership put down a deposit and ended up with a tractor were very happy with that supported American workers in Georgia USA! I don't have any BS on my tractor that I can't work on, there is no software locked anything and if I want I can go down to the Kubota dealer and order the parts I need and fix it myself or take it into them. JD is pushing themselves out of the market just to satisfy their shareholders, much like many American businesses these days.

[@Cole90900]

@ Good write up thanks for sharing. I’ve got some time on a Kubota L Series and that thing was a pleasure. Went to the Caterpillar Visitors Center in Peoria, IL, and was disappointed to see how none of their new models on display were Made in USA..

[@cjzx325]

Stop buying Deere. It's always been overpriced anyways.

[@bobbysenterprises3220]

Methylene chloride is about the only thing that will strip a car finish. We have troed the alternatives for all the peeling watrenty cars we refinish. We miss it too.

[@caseyc5982]

Wish my waste water plant had plcs to controll things and the toshiba pls looks a lot like the plc the carwashes i work on use

[@bmwpete65s55]

Old carburetors and electronics in 1 episode!

[@Seck54]

You are surprised that the EPA banned a product capable of eating through its container? That says a lot.

[@martinleska4292]

What are you talking about? Even harmless vinegar will eat through a thin tin steel container.

[@Seck54]

@ 😂😂

[@glenncrooks8222]

Crescent. Is proprietary. It’s properly called ' adjustable wrench

[@chynaman04]

These are my favorite episodes. Yall could have another channel just on his knowledge/wisdom/advice….

[@Bigislandguy]

How much is a 5 gallon bucket of 0905 in your area?

[@yodasbff3395]

I've never seen a carburetor with do many small parts. German over engineering? Thanks for the video. 👍

[@DavidBall-v5i]

Kerosene works good and is a great brushfire starter

[@cigarjefe]

I have 24 cases of this stuff in my warehouse. No worries.

[@WatchJRGo]

Of #0905 or just b-9/b-12? Because they’re wayyyyy different

[@GTIFabric]

I bought a can of that stuff a few years ago and was mostly disappointed in the effectiveness.

[@collyoung6017]

Love the Triumph 'rag rack' - what is the story on that one John?

[@arringtontim07]

GOOD! Carb cleaner destroys carbs. I've seen dozens of people spray carb cleaner on their carb, it dissolves rubber and composite floats, causes fuel leaks and flooded engine, turns the car into a fire hazard that doesn't run. Some of them spray carb cleaner on a new carb, then try to fix something else because there can't be anything wrong with the new carb they just ruined.

[@CallofDoobie585]

Thats odd. Its about to be February and i found some at penn tool. So for those of you that wanna spend over 250 on that bucket go right ahead

[@JoeSimone-hb1vk]

I just seen Walmart ask for id/ proof of age for brake cleaner

[@williamwhite9767]

Have you tried Muriatic Acid (dilute hydrochloric acid) available at your local Lowes or Home Depot?

[@larryvw]

whats the story on the Blue Triumph in the backround