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Mike31
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 Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:15 am Post subject: Cleaning Piston and Head |
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What do you use to clean the head and piston?
Do you use some type of solvent like brake cleaner and scrub them or what?
Any other special advise when doing this procedure?
Thanks,
Mike
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Jean Stafford
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Mike,
I remove the sylinder to prevent debris from getting into the ring groove. I soak the head in carb cleaner from Safety-Kleen and use Scoth-Brite red pad to polish the sticky stuff out. After that, it's just a matter of keeping the stuff out of the engine by using towels, or rags in the case to keep it clean.
After removing the carbon, blow out the ring land, and lube the piston and ring assy before re-installing.
If you keep things clean there should be no problem.
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Mike31
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Comer K80 |
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Jean,
I guess this applies to all engines??
I am asking specifically about a Comer K80.
Mike
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John Horn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Just cleaned all of my engines,,,and found problems on 2 of my motors.
Thank god for Yellow Fin being so close that I ran them over and will have them ready for the race this weekend.
Thanks Francis and Gerald.
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Doug Stempfley II
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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What were the problems?
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John Horn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Stuck ring on one, and sucked a rock into Olivias,,,and beat the heck out of the head and piston. |
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Toshiya
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| John Horn wrote: | | Stuck ring on one, and sucked a rock into Olivias,,,and beat the heck out of the head and piston. |
May be those are the "SPEED SECRETS". 
You must don't have an air filter in your RLV air box. (Not a Freeline Blue one  )
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John Horn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| No...nitromethane. That is the secret |
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