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posted on 29/9/14 at 07:31 PM Reply With Quote
Cleaning Coked up Head/valves

As per the question any tips on the best way to clean up a coked up head - combustion chambers and valves particularly.

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posted on 29/9/14 at 08:01 PM Reply With Quote
Wire brush on a drill works ok
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posted on 29/9/14 at 08:10 PM Reply With Quote
Spin the valves up in a drill (pillar is best, or hand drill in vice) and use varying grades of sandpaper (start coarse, finish fine). Just make sure to avoid the valve seats and stems
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posted on 29/9/14 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
Get it chemically cleaned, comes up like new for not much money.





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posted on 30/9/14 at 08:00 PM Reply With Quote
gasket stripper on the head and a bench grinder with a wire brush for the valves
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posted on 30/9/14 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
Stick it in the dish washer a few times you be amazed!!!




Very few things are "really" needed.
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anything thats a sodium hydroxide based cleaner shoud shift it off

oven cleaner is cheap and easy to get hold of or gasket remover is another option
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