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> Cleaning carbon, off pistons
Elliot Cannon
post Jan 6 2014, 05:28 PM
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After getting my heads rebuilt I am Finally getting around to putting my engine back together. Can anyone recommend a good (easy) way to clean the carbon deposits off the heads? Can this be done OK without removing the cylinders?


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Elliot Cannon   Cleaning carbon   Jan 6 2014, 05:28 PM
SLITS   Put it back together ... fire it up and pour a cup...   Jan 6 2014, 05:57 PM
r_towle   Put it back together ... fire it up and pour a cu...   Jan 6 2014, 06:34 PM
Elliot Cannon   Put it back together ... fire it up and pour a cu...   Jan 6 2014, 08:23 PM
jeffdon   Put it back together ... fire it up and pour a c...   Jan 6 2014, 09:37 PM
jimkelly   is oven cleaner NOT safe ?   Jan 6 2014, 06:29 PM
76-914   :agree: w/ Schlitz. squirting it in with a bottle ...   Jan 6 2014, 07:24 PM
Elliot Cannon   :agree: w/ Schlitz. squirting it in with a bottle...   Jan 6 2014, 08:20 PM
yeahmag   Water does work, but a squirt bottle works better....   Jan 6 2014, 08:32 PM
r_towle   High pressure steam cleaning. Google it, it has wo...   Jan 6 2014, 08:37 PM
euro911   We use to de-carbonize using water while on a dyno...   Jan 6 2014, 08:43 PM
SLITS   We use to de-carbonize using water while on a dyn...   Jan 6 2014, 08:55 PM
r_towle   My concern with any type of wire wheel is all my w...   Jan 6 2014, 09:00 PM
StratPlayer   http://www.orisonmarketing.com/pistonkleen.html   Jan 6 2014, 09:06 PM
SLITS   Ok Av8tor .... The water hitting the hot cylinder ...   Jan 6 2014, 09:47 PM
McMark   Why bother? Or are you planning on tearing down t...   Jan 7 2014, 01:34 AM
Elliot Cannon   Why bother? Or are you planning on tearing down ...   Jan 7 2014, 02:12 AM
ConeDodger   Why bother? Or are you planning on tearing down...   Jan 7 2014, 06:58 AM
Mark Henry   As a builder I've never liked the water trick....   Jan 7 2014, 09:29 AM
Matt Romanowski   McMark is right. If you're not taking it all t...   Jan 7 2014, 09:38 AM
Bartlett 914   While you are in there,do clean what will easily c...   Jan 7 2014, 09:59 AM
ruby914   http://www.ppg.com/coatings/aerospace/coat...bon_R...   Feb 6 2014, 08:58 PM


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