Re: Intake manifold cleaning

["Ben Rogowski" <bgr13@mn.rr.com>]

That is also a great way.  Never thought of that.

BR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: Intake manifold cleaning


> Just bring it to your local machine shop and ask them to put it in their
> solvent tank. One that's made for aluminum parts. It will clean it inside
> and out. It will look dull when you get it back, but it will be very
clean.
>
> -- Craig Williams
> 1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
> 1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
> 2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
> Northern California, USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Rogowski <bgr13@mn.rr.com>
> To: <Captnbr@aol.com>; <aarons16v@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Intake manifold cleaning
>
>
> > The only problem with steel wool is that it will cause the aluminum
intake
> > manifold to corrode more readily.  It does a great job cleaning, but the
> > leftover steel particles react with the aluminum.  I learned that the
hard
> > way on some motorcycle fork legs.  They looked great for a few weeks,
but
> > soon looked worse than they had before the steel wool treatment.  A very
> > coarse Scotchbrite pad *might* be a good alternative.
> >
> > If you're going to take the manifold off to clean it, (you are right?) I
> > still think it's best to have a shop sandblast it.  There's no way
they'd
> > charge more than $10 to do it.
> >
> > Ben R
> > '79 Scirocco 1.8 16V
> > '86.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon
> > '00 Suzuki SV650
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Captnbr@aol.com>
> > To: <aarons16v@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Intake manifold cleaning
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 2/16/2001 12:52:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > aarons16v@hotmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > << Does anyone have any cleaner they recommend for cleaning the intake
> > >  manifold?  >>
> > >
> > > Some steal wool and a lot of patients works very well.  Simply green
> > cleaner
> > > does ok but not as well as steal wool does in my opinion. have fun.
> > >
> > > Brian 86 16v
> > > <http://members.nbci.com/captnbr/captnbr>
> > >
> > > <http://hometown.aol.com/captnbr/myhomepage/auto.html>
> > >
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