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- From: carl@genie.slhs.udel.edu (Carl Devore)
- Subject: Re: Carbon Buildup in engines ( valves ? ).....
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.040823.3342@genie.slhs.udel.edu>
- Summary: cleaning engine with water and other solvents
- Keywords: engine cleaners, water, alcohol, solvents
- Organization: UDel, School of Life & Health Sciences
- References: <4768@calmasd.Prime.COM> <1992Jul22.073213.4161@mr.med.ge.com> <1992Jul23.013236.10486@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 04:08:23 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul23.013236.10486@leland.Stanford.EDU> eap@leland.Stanford.EDU (Eric Perozziello) writes:
- >If that doesn't work, I have a method
- >I've used for years, and it works: Take about 1 qt of water and slowly
- >dribble it into the intake airstream of the hot, running engine. it
- >may take 15 minutes to use all the water- set the idle fast if you desire.
- >You can try this over and over. Try running the engine hard between
- >doses (up hills at full throttle). The next best thing is 1). install
- >a water injection system, or 2). disassmeble and clean!
-
- I assume that it would be better to start with hot water. A friend of mine
- has used rubbing alcohol (70% isopropanol) for the same thing. Why not just
- use one of the many solvents sold expressly for this purpose? They're only
- a few bucks.
-
- carl@genie.slhs.udel.edu Newark, DE, USA.
-