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- From: kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup)
- Subject: Re: Carbon Buildup in engines ( valves ? ).....
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.185105.2264@osf.org>
- Keywords: engine cleaners, water, alcohol, solvents
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- Organization: Open Software Foundation
- References: <1992Jul22.073213.4161@mr.med.ge.com> <1992Jul23.013236.10486@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul23.040823.3342@genie.slhs.udel.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:51:05 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul23.040823.3342@genie.slhs.udel.edu>
- carl@genie.slhs.udel.edu (Carl Devore) writes:
- >Why not just use one of the many solvents sold expressly for this purpose?
-
- Such as??????
-
- p.s. to the "water injection" folks dribbling water down the intake to clean
- their combustion chambers- go *really* slowly- water is incompressible, and
- if too much gets in during the compression or exhaust strokes, you may crack
- your head or break a valve or piston. I'm surprised no-one else mentioned this
- caveat.
-
- -Kenny
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- Kenneth R. Crudup, Contractor, OSF DCE QA
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