Cleaning carbon off heads. Help!?
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Cleaning carbon off heads. Help!? I have had my car down for some time now. I am finally putting it back together and I may have created a major problem...
I spent some time cleaning the piston tops which were heavily coated with carbon. I am worried that some of the carbon bits may have fallen between the cylinders and the walls.
So, what now?
I spent some time cleaning the piston tops which were heavily coated with carbon. I am worried that some of the carbon bits may have fallen between the cylinders and the walls.
So, what now?
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Do I need an air compressor to do it, or will one of the cans for keyboards work? I ask because I don't have much of an ability to get a compressor into the parking garage. Thanks for the info!
I suppose a can could do it if it's full but you'll run the chance of liquids from it if you tip the can the wrong way.
Get yourself an air tank setup that you fill at a gas station.
Get yourself an air tank setup that you fill at a gas station.
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Spin the motor and after each piston starts back downward it should leave the debris at the top so you can wipe it up with a rag. Adding some motor oil the cylinders walls helps the debris stick at the top. After a few times doing each cylinder there will be little to no carbon left.
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Just spray the hell out of each cylinder with Brake parts cleaner. It dissolves carbon to nothing on contact. After your done with all that...coat each cylinder with oil. I wouldn't worry about changing your oil since brake cleaner evaporates in minutes and the dissolved carbon will get caught in your filter.
Next time dont use a wire brush, etc. on your pistons. Use brake cleaner. Its fast and very effective and cheap cheap cheap!
Next time dont use a wire brush, etc. on your pistons. Use brake cleaner. Its fast and very effective and cheap cheap cheap!
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Verdad Gallardo I usually use Scotch Brite for jobs like this. Brake cleaner is a solvent and can get expensive to buy. I would hope after doing a head swap job, an oil & filter change is on the "to do" list.
If $20 is "expensive" for ya then you are def in the wrong hobby!
LOLZ, it's been a while since I've bought Braklean. I remembered it at like six bucks a can.
I have a friend who used to work at a Dodge dealership. Every job he got included a can of brake cleaner. I have like three milk crates of hardly used cans of brake cleaner.
Brake cleaner it is then!
I have a friend who used to work at a Dodge dealership. Every job he got included a can of brake cleaner. I have like three milk crates of hardly used cans of brake cleaner.
Brake cleaner it is then!
Last edited by Paul Bell; Feb 26, 2012 at 08:18 PM.
LOLZ, it's been a while since I've bought Braklean. I remembered it at like six bucks a can.
I have a friend who used to work at a Dodge dealership. Every job he got included a can of brake cleaner. I have like three milk crates of hardly used brake cleaner.
Brake cleaner it is then!
I have a friend who used to work at a Dodge dealership. Every job he got included a can of brake cleaner. I have like three milk crates of hardly used brake cleaner.
Brake cleaner it is then!
