Trying to send used Carburetor to Brazil but apparently there's a problem???

Question

Yeah, I took it in last week to make sure everything was fine with my package and get a price and the guy gave me a price and never suggested anything was wrong with it. I bring it in to the usps again today and the guy sticks his nose in the box, take a big whiff, and say i cant ship it bc it smells like gas. DUH! of course ti smells like gas. I already sold it on ebay and got the money for it saturday. I'm very upset and need to get it out asap but now they won't ship it. He said to clean it. how the eff do i do that? the only way i know of is to take it apart again which takes time and money (new gaskets). AND, the buyer's gonna be p!ssed. what do i do??? I thought about spraying it down with water (carb cleaner's expensive and i'd like to avoid buying it) and putting in dryer sheets and taping it up good. do u think this will work??? any suggestions would be a big help. thanks.

Answer 1

Get a couple large zip loc bags and seal it up in those. You may need to use a new box because the old one may still hold the scent of gas.  

Answer 2

There will be some gas left in the float chamber which will smell.

Use a vacuum cleaner blowing (not sucking) or an airline, open the throttle and blow air through the carburettor.  The airflow will act to draw the fuel out of the venturi(s) until there's little left.  Depending on the type of carburettor, opening and closing the throttle rapidly may also pump gas out.  Leave in very warm (but ventilated) place to dry out.  

Answer 3

carb cleaner jus smells like gas, just wrap it in sarran wrap then double plastic bag it  

Answer 4

i rent a car