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May 13th, 2009 10:41 AM #1hi,
how do you clean the inside of the valve cover? i believe there are baffles inside that are unreachable to a small brush.
what "cleaner" do you use?
kerosene?
gasoline?
diesel?
degreaser?
pano sya? kuskos? or soak?
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May 13th, 2009 10:08 PM #2pwede na jan ang kerosene and rinse it with water .
then sandblast . it will look like new
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May 14th, 2009 12:32 AM #3
i used water based degreaser. soaked it then kuskos ng konti, banlawan mabuti then patuyuin... and then okay na looks nice and very neat
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May 14th, 2009 12:48 AM #4
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May 14th, 2009 06:35 AM #5nakalimutan ko na sabihin na banlawan ulit pagkatapos i sandblast
that's what we do here in canada , we sandablast the heads , valve covers , and we haven't had a single problem 16 years now .
sand and glass beads won't damage the aluminum , or steel covers .
i use that everyday in my shop.
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May 14th, 2009 07:07 AM #6
spy,
if the valve cover is painted, it is more practical to use paint thinner or turpentine or mineral spirits that yo can buy at ace hardware. this requires chemical cleaning as liquids gets into tiny crevices unreachable by brush. if the crud is more like hardened gum and varnish, you might want to try oven cleaner on the crusted parts and let it soak for about half an hour and rinse with tap water. i used to use simple green or kleenol to soak parts with. the only problem with these latter two is that it melts the paint on the valve cover and it's not gonna look pretty as before, just bare aluminum or steel. if the valve cover is of steel, sometimes the finish is black japan (similar to porcelain) and is resistant to these two chemicals. similar to this if the simple green or kleenol is not available is the aluminum hydroxide detergent used to clean airconditioner evaporators and condensers. it melts grime away and push them out of the cooling fins which of course is similar to the tiny crevices of yor valve cover. just be earth friendly, dispose of waste responsibly.
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May 14th, 2009 07:13 AM #8
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May 14th, 2009 08:15 AM #9
yes kerosene pa din! yan gamit ko noong 80's sa 2T and saturn then sabon then banlaw then patuyuin mabuti. ang kintab lalo't naka chrome
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May 14th, 2009 12:40 PM #10
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