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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 11:33 PM
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heads and intake manifold cleaner

i need to know what kind of stuff should i use??
to clean the internal of intake manifold and head gaskets

thanks
Old Aug 13, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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Re: heads and intake manifold cleaner

Originally posted by TMD95Z28
i need to know what kind of stuff should i use??
to clean the internal of intake manifold and head gaskets

thanks
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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its not that..
i'm taking my intake manifold off and my heads off..
I need to clean them as they are really dirty..
i need to know what brand of solution to use to clean them up??
i mean the best one that can clean pretty easy
coz i heard that WD-40 can make the meatl turn bad(something like that)
about sea foam, i knew it already

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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 06:19 PM
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Not sure what's 'supposed' to be used, but when I did my intake leak repair, I figured it'd be a good time to clean up the manifold an hit it with numerous coats of high temp red/clear coat. I used carb cleaner and various brushes. Then I wiped it down with soaking wet rags (water) to remove any residue, dried as best I could, then let it sit over night to fully dry before painting. Maybe a little more info than you were looking for there, but what the hell... figured I'd throw it all in

Still looks great, btw.
Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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thanks a lot guys
i'd appreciate it
Old Aug 15, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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If you have them off just use regular can of parts/brake cleaner. The good thing about it is that since its made for brakes it does not leave a residue. When I tore down the motor, I first hit the parts with the can of brake cleaner then put it in the regular parts solvent, that way most of the big crap was off. And as stated earlier brake cleaner is made so it does not leave a residue, and there is no worry of a film being left on the parts.
Old Aug 15, 2003 | 02:06 AM
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or, you my friend can use seafoam deep creep. works best to cleat the TB, i would reckon it would work great to clean your heads and manifolds.
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