Re: Cleaning Carbon from Pistons

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Wed, 17 May 2000 00:40:05 PDT "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
writes:

>So you would use a wire wheel on a piston? This is pretty scary Shawn. 


Absolutely! Only on the top of the poston. It takes the carbon right off
the top of the piston. 


>I would NEVER use a wire 
>wheel on a piston. Soak it in very toxic, noxious carb clean and break 
>a used ring in half and grind a point on it to scrape the carbon from 
>the ring grooves. This works well. 


I would never soak a piston in something toxic. Instead, id use the
proper tool and use a piston ring groove cleaner and do it right. 


>Just remember to use a rag or something on your 
>thumb when you do this or you will be angry at your thumb for awhile. 
>HTH


Hmm, you get mad at your thumb when YOU do something stupid?? I guess
thats how you deal with alot of self anger. Blame a body part. Hey,
whatever works for you dude!
Theres nothing like replying to a 30+ day old thread and uh, see ya at
the show. 


Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi 8V                   84' Scirocco 8V <--NEW
82' Scirocco GTi -FSP 30-   81' future "Project Scirocco FSP"
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and best looking Scirocco in all of San
Diego!
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