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Brandon Sinclair
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Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 22, 2010, 04:31:11 am »
Tried elbow grease over the weekend but my progress was slow. There has to be an easier way. I should have had my head guy bead blast it while it was there being checked!
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Fastbrit
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 22, 2010, 08:55:04 am »
Oven cleaner...
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Jim Ratto
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 23, 2010, 20:53:10 pm »
steel wool and carburetor spray, and elbow grease.
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dave greiner
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 24, 2010, 00:57:49 am »
1st choice : bead blast
2nd choice : wire wheel
3rd choice : swiss army knife!
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Rennsurfer
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 24, 2010, 01:29:24 am »
Quote from: dave greiner on March 24, 2010, 00:57:49 am
1st choice : bead blast
2nd choice : wire wheel
3rd choice : swiss army knife
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HAHA!! Good one, Dave.
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andy M.
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 24, 2010, 09:56:23 am »
you should never use a wire wheel on aluminium, it just makes it corrode,
Andy
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mr horsepower
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 24, 2010, 20:34:43 pm »
Hello i did spray water in the carb when the engine was running ,
works great i actes like a steamcleaner
when you take a head of an engine whit a broken headgasket then the one with the crack is clean thath is couse by the water
so thats a way to do it but be carefull dont use to much water.
henri
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61SNRF
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Re: Recommendations needed to remove carbon from disassembled engine head
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March 26, 2010, 02:34:44 am »
Spray gasket or paint remover works fast and easy, the kind with methal cloride. Just be sure to wear gloves and glasses!
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