(continued) (article continues) ENGINE BAY FRESHENING © AllAboutVettes.com 2012. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material on this website is a violation of copyright and is expressly forbidden without permission. This website has not been prepared, approved or licensed by General Motors. Some words, model names, images and designations herein are the property of the trademark holder and used for identification purposes only. VOLUME 3, ISSUE #2 - FEBRUARY, 2012 After removing the air cleaner, the carburetor is the obvious place to start our freshening. It's always a good idea to work top-to-bottom, since any dirt and debris will fall downward, getting cleaned away when you get to the lower portions of the freshening. Be sure to tape over the venturi openings so no crud gets into the carburetor and enters your engine. A wire brush does the trick for the heavy cleaning of the carb body. A smaller conical wire brush comes in handy for working around the linkage and other hard-to- reach areas. A blower nozzle attached to your compressor hose or a can of compressed air is great for blowing away dust, dirt and debris as you're cleaning so you can see what still needs to be done.