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Larry--- you might look into using Berrymans Chem Dip-# 0996 carb cleaner--dont soak parts for more than 30-45 minutes at a time and "lightly" brush the carbon with a parts cleaning brush ---then take a shop towel and "dry and rub the carbon" it will come off just takes time depends on how bad it is may have to repeat the procedure multiple times--- Dick
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I got some Dremel tool wire brushes the steel wire ones last longer than the brass ones. And have some ss steel tooth brushes to use in the runners with brakeclean.
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Carb clean will dissolve the carbon way better than the brake cleaner.
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On my iron heads, bead blasting them in my blast cabinet with walnut shell media works pretty well in the exhaust ports and the other nooks and crannies, etc. as long as the heads are completely disassembled such that you can wash out all of the media with a garden hose and compressed air when you're done. And I've cleaned other aluminum parts with walnut shells as well and they don't change the surface finish at all so I'm guessing that they would work well and be OK on a cylinder head. But you should probably try it on a non-critical area first and start with a relatively low pressure. And if you are not aware, Harbor Freight has the walnut shell media if you need some.
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I will shell out some dollars for some shells and some carb cleaner and give it a try.
We have black walnut trees in the yard and to crack the shells it takes a big hammer and safety glasses. Last edited by Larry Hill; 08-18-2021 at 03:32 PM. |
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I know this is an older thread but...
Is bead blasting or soda blasting within the rules for stock? It's not SAND blasting after all. Brad |
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I switched over a blast cabinet to Baking soda and its the best. Does a great job on carbs also then just wash i hot water and it all dissolves. You don't have to worry about any media hiding and coming loose and crashing an engine.
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I have about 100 black walnut trees, I guess they're good for something other than feeding the chipmunks and making a mess. The chipmunks make huge piles of them in the weirdest places and the next day they'll all be gone.
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