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So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the piston

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On 7/3/19 11:44 PM, Sirgerlad wrote:
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So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the piston

Wooden popsicle stick or similar. Nothing metal!

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On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 08:34:48 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote:

On 7/3/19 11:44 PM, Sirgerlad wrote:
replying to Tony Hwang, Sirgerlad wrote:
So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the piston

Wooden popsicle stick or similar. Nothing metal!


Copper tools work fine.

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On Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:41:53 -0500, Vic Smith
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So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the piston

Wooden popsicle stick or similar. Nothing metal!


Copper tools work fine.


This guy used Lacquer Thinner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r70nZ8zwvE
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On 7/4/19 11:41 AM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 08:34:48 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote:

On 7/3/19 11:44 PM, Sirgerlad wrote:
replying to Tony Hwang, Sirgerlad wrote:
So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the piston

Wooden popsicle stick or similar. Nothing metal!


Copper tools work fine.

I dunno about that. I'd think it would depend on the hardness of the
particular alloys. Go with popsicle sticks....they're safer and you get
to eat the popsicles first ;-)

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On 2019-07-04 1:14 p.m., Wade Garrett wrote:
On 7/4/19 11:41 AM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 08:34:48 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote:

On 7/3/19 11:44 PM, Sirgerlad wrote:
replying to Tony Hwang, Sirgerlad wrote:
So, what do you use to clean the carbon buildup on the top of the
piston

Wooden popsicle stick or similar. Nothing metal!


Copper tools work fine.

I dunno about that. I'd think it would depend on the hardness of the
particular alloys. Go with popsicle sticks....they're safer and you get
to eat the popsicles first ;-)

take the spark plug out and pull the cord
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