Cleaning Engine Parts, what do you guys use? Options

[rhcb914]

Hi Folks,

I am wondering what people use to clean their engine parts with, specifically the cylinder heads? Long ago in a past life, while working at a boat yard, I remember dunking my oil caked, carbon fouled, nasty cylinder heads in this chemical bath over night. When I pulled them out in the morning and washed off the heads they looked as good as new! I don't remember the name of this stuff and it's probably not available to back yard hackers like myself but figured I would see what everyone else uses to clean their engine parts.

Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

-Rob

[Mark Henry]

I would never pressure wash an engine unless you can start it right away...even then I still wouldn't do it.

Pressure washers can lift valve covers, oil breathers and even blow past seals.

Little story...A customer needed a cheap engine...another customer's friend had an engine (suppose to have been rebuilt) that he had bought at the swaps for $1200Can. He said $800 so I said bring it over and we'll check it out. It look real nice and clean, put it on a test stand, turned it over and water shot out the plug holes (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

The guy almost (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif)

Paid him $100 for the core.