kitcar007kev
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 posted on 3/5/06 at 06:28 AM |
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Best way to clean up cylinder Head?
Whats the best way to clean up a cylinder head.
was thinking along the lines of stanley knife blade to remove most of old gasket, the a rub down with paraffin??
Kev
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scoop
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 07:35 AM |
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Yeah thats the way. I used the blade to get all the gasket off, then Gunk to degrease and then when the missus was at work i put it in the dishwasher
and then ran it again with one of those cleaning lemon things. She still doesnt know
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ned
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 07:47 AM |
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I used a potion made up by a mate of mine, think it was an ally cleaner (some sort of strong metal eating detergent) and some white spirit or
something like that - he said i didn't want to get it on my fingers so wore gloves!
Brushed it on, worked into some stubborn areas, left it for a few mins and then rinsed it off.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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donut
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:07 AM |
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quote:
ran it again with one of those cleaning lemon things.
Does it now smell Lemon fresh?
Andy
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DarrenW
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:38 AM |
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Kev - i think the place where all the garages are in Bishop have a proper cleaning system for engines (used to be Sapphire engineering, Paul Phillips
i think it is now). He did my valve guides, valve seats and skim for me. Not expensive for cash.
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02GF74
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:52 AM |
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scraping with a blunt knife to remove the burnt on deposts, then oven cleaner using tooth brush and praffin to clean rest.
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kitcar007kev
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 posted on 3/5/06 at 11:38 AM |
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Dishwasher it is then!!
Cheers all
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John.Taylor
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 12:00 PM |
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I left my pinto head in parafin overnight and used tooth brush/bottle cleaner/wire brush, but I couldn't get into all the oil and waterways. No
matter how I cleaned it (even tool it to local jetwash), there were still bits of crud floating about.
Also, I had to resort to a chisel to remove the carbon from the exhaust ports and valves, but still couldn't get it as good as I wanted.
In the end I took it to an engine reconditioners who put it in an acid bath overnight then steam cleaned it in the morning.
It cost peanuts and came out like new. Just knowing that the oilways are clear was worth the cost, nevermind seeing nothing but shiny metal in the
ports!
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ned
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 12:04 PM |
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i used a flexible shaft and bit on a drill to get into the ports and put the valves in a lathe and cleaned them with some emery cloth.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Donners90
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 02:37 PM |
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Dishwasher!!! I was warned (by guys at work, before you ask) not to clean the heads in the dishwasher, due to the salt products in the tablets
corroding the steel parts of the head.
I found that Jizer and brake cleaner worked well in cleaning out carbonised oil etc (RV8!) and as the guys above say, stanley blade for the coke
deposite.
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