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Old 10-23-2003, 09:40 PM
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What removes carbon buildup?
Just wondering what works good for removing carbon buildup on the combustion chambers and also the pistons. I have my heads off the car and would like to clean then up.

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Old 10-23-2003, 09:48 PM
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don't know if the motor is out but take it to a machine shop and have the motor honed and hot tanked. I would have the pistons hot tanked also seperatly

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Old 10-23-2003, 10:04 PM
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seafoam removes carbon and all that
do a search, too many topics on it to count
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Old 10-23-2003, 10:27 PM
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yea but seafoam u must use while car is on, so that kinda is pointless when hes got his engine apart.
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Old 10-23-2003, 10:32 PM
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any decent degreaser you can get your hands on and a wire brush is all id think youll need.
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Old 10-23-2003, 11:05 PM
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Ok I think I get it. You have the heads off, and motor waiting for the heads to be put back on, and wanting to clean in the meantime?

Berryman B-12 chemtool in the arosol can, works like a champ!
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Old 10-24-2003, 04:54 AM
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That is correct. I know the flat surfaces I can stone, but it's the irregular surfaces i need to get.

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Old 10-24-2003, 07:30 AM
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WD-40 and rag, fine steel wool, or scotch bright pad. Steel wool leaves small filings behind so I wouldn't recommend it.

I used wd40 and scotch bright, worked pretty well, no scratching.
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