Re: Carbon buildup in manifolds

[Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>]

Allen Nugent wrote:
> 
> Brad,
> 
> At 21:21 28/08/98 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >Would anyone know of a product that disolves the carbon buildup
> >found in intake and exhaust manifolds?
> 
> If you're removing the parts, you can use gasket stripper (I don't recall a
> brand name). It's very caustic, and can be rinsed off with water, but don't
> get it on anything but metal!
> 
> Allen Nugent
> Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
> University of New South Wales
> Sydney  2052  Australia
If the intake is aluminum casting then watch out! Caustic will dissolve
it.
Stu