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- From: myjak@titan.ksc.nasa.gov (Michael D. Myjak)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.vw
- Subject: Re: Cleaning injectors
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.085518.3034@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 08:55:17 EST
- References: <1992Jul28.073738.1183@ciit85.ciit.nrc.ca> <28JUL199216495717@rosie.uh.edu>
- Organization: NASA, Kennedy Space Center
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- <no name> (orban@ciit85.ciit.nrc.ca) writes...
- >>I am in the process of rebuilding the fuel injection on my
- >>'79 Scirocco, which has not been running in the last 5 years.
- >>I have a bunch of injectors which are gummed up. I have also built
- >>an injector cleaner/tester. My question is that what is the best
- >>solvent to dissolve the gum. I am not thinking of adding it to the
- >>fuel, but forcing it through directly the injectors with the tester.
- >>
- To which Mike Hon (vpsa3@rosie.uh.edu) writes:
- > Maybe Tolulene? Comments, anyone?
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- Yes. There is a product by Berrymans <a Texas based company> called
- "B-12 Chemtool" which contains tolulene... It comes in liquid or spray
- cans and IMHO is probably the best stuff on the market for cleaning
- gum, varnish and other deposits.
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- - Michael D. Myjak
- Senior Technical Specialist, Systems Analyst
- McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company - KSC
- MYJAK@TITAN.KSC.NASA.GOV
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