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The Champ
She's purring like a kitten again. Another plus for the cleaner.....
She's purring like a kitten again. Another plus for the cleaner.....
Tom,
Try running some mineral spirits in that unit. Since switching over, I've been very pleased. Other than 020/200 carbs, I have't had a failure in sometime now.
Is there a risk associated with heating up the mineral spirits and cavitating it?
As in a risk of one's shop and environs going "BOOM!"?
I filled it with mineral spirits this morning before I left for work, set it at 105˚ and twenty minutes with a muffler in it. I got home to a smelly house. Apparently the heater stays on until the unit is manually shut off. Some of it did cook off just a bit. Mineral spirits did little for the carbon that was remaining, instead it may have cooked it on more. I like Tide® better at this point.
I may try soaking the muff in fresh motor oil, as suggested by Scottr. The detergent in motor oil is supposed to dissolve carbon deposits. Worth a try, definitely.
Could try Seafoam too. It's supposed to clean off carbon deposits in engines. Seems to get good reviews.
Could try Seafoam too. It's supposed to clean off carbon deposits in engines. Seems to get good reviews.
I filled it with mineral spirits this morning before I left for work, set it at 105˚ and twenty minutes with a muffler in it. I got home to a smelly house. Apparently the heater stays on until the unit is manually shut off. Some of it did cook off just a bit. Mineral spirits did little for the carbon that was remaining, instead it may have cooked it on more. I like Tide® better at this point.
I may try soaking the muff in fresh motor oil, as suggested by Scottr. The detergent in motor oil is supposed to dissolve carbon deposits. Worth a try, definitely.
Could try Seafoam too. It's supposed to clean off carbon deposits in engines. Seems to get good reviews.
I think carbon deposits are best removed with heat (torch).
I heat my motorcycle pipe to cherry red with mapp gas and the carbon pretty much falls or brushes off after that.
What would that do to a piston or the exhaust port of a cylinder?
Sorry, I was suggesting it for the muffler. It may be okay for the P/C, but I wouldn't try it.What would that do to a piston or the exhaust port of a cylinder?
I may try soaking the muff in fresh motor oil, as suggested by Scottr. The detergent in motor oil is supposed to dissolve carbon deposits.
I filled it with mineral spirits this morning before I left for work, set it at 105˚ and twenty minutes with a muffler in it. I got home to a smelly house. Apparently the heater stays on until the unit is manually shut off. Some of it did cook off just a bit. Mineral spirits did little for the carbon that was remaining, instead it may have cooked it on more. I like Tide® better at this point.
I may try soaking the muff in fresh motor oil, as suggested by Scottr. The detergent in motor oil is supposed to dissolve carbon deposits. Worth a try, definitely.
hey teach,
lakeside used to preach about the carbon removing abilities of stihl hp ultra, as it was designed to keep the 4-mix trimmers from carboning up the valves.
i'd dump some of that on carbon and let it stand a day or two......
can't hurt.
Hmm, good idea. I wonder if you could cut it with anything? Since a little can wont fill up the tank?
They have a de-carbonizer in a bottle. Pull the spark plug, raise the piston, fill the top of the cylinder with it and let it set over nite. In the morning dump it out and fire up the engine. You will see the disolved carbon being blown out the muffler. Stuff works pretty good but smells awful, yuk!!
at $10 a can id hope you could.
whats it called? seafoam?
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