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Re: decarburizing(?)

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: decarburizing(?)
From: Dean Rayner <deanr@saville.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:27:53 +0100
>thanks, jon.  i would have felt a little pushy to say again that
>i already had the head removed.
>
>so, with the head removed, what would be the best way to remove
>the carbon from the tops of the pistons without doing grave
>damge to them?

Have you seen the plastic 'wire' brushes that are available.  They 
are like a wire cup brush for your electric drill, only they have 
plastic bristles impregnated with a mild abrasive.  I believe they 
are marketed as suitable for this purpose.

Dean

'69 MK III Spit (Engine all over the county!)

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