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Post by **Pepperami** » 11 Jun 2009, 10:22

Engine builders/tuners get the engines so clean?

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 11 Jun 2009, 11:13

They steamclean them having used Gunk or a similar degreaser and/or an acid descaler.

Ian.

Website · Post by **syncrosimon** » 11 Jun 2009, 11:16

Hot tanking??

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Post by **marble** » 11 Jun 2009, 21:25

work in kerosine then presure/steam off

Post by **toomanytoys** » 11 Jun 2009, 22:12

chemical soak, vapour blast....

Post by **maxstu** » 11 Jun 2009, 22:14

They don't camp in muddy fields for starters

They don't camp full stop! Just buff and shine the weekend away. Stick with the camping, Peps. Your forum needs you ....

Post by **Pepperami** » 11 Jun 2009, 23:32

No i'm planning a winter rebuild of my Husky. Your safe the Scooby will only get the odd wash down.

Post by **maxstu** » 11 Jun 2009, 23:40

My brother-in-law power washes vehicles for a living. I've got 25 litres of the special chemical (apparently eco friendly

) he uses. It works wonders on dirty and stained engines or panels. You can try a litre if you remind me to bring some along me time we meet

With a power washer II use it on the dirt bikes with great success

Have I missed your first race on the Husky? Gotta come and watch you sweat and get blisters. Halcyon days

Post by **CycloneMike** » 12 Jun 2009, 06:01

Pepperami wrote:No i'm planning a winter rebuild of my Husky. Your safe the Scooby will only get the odd wash down.

You can get an acid based aluminium engine cleaner from MachineMart. Not sure if it is safe for use on dogs . :run

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Post by **Pepperami** » 12 Jun 2009, 07:17

Cheers for all of the replies folks. I'm going to start getting all the parts together for a winter rebuild but £150 + just for a piston

I would like to put together a spotless engine.

Stu not even had it off road yet, been busy camping. I plan on a couple of track days first then hope to enter Thetford forest enduro. Not too much to see though as it is a 23 mile lap.

It just sounds rattly and i think it is under powered.

Post by **lloyd** » 13 Jun 2009, 15:03

maxstu wrote:My brother-in-law power washes vehicles for a living. I've got 25 litres of the special chemical (apparently eco friendly ) he uses. It works wonders on dirty and stained engines or panels. You can try a litre if you remind me to bring some along me time we meet

Thought it might the the stuff you were trying to pass off as beer at Bashtie, but then I read eco friendly.

Post by **toomanytoys** » 14 Jun 2009, 09:27

Pepperami wrote:Cheers for all of the replies folks. I'm going to start getting all the parts together for a winter rebuild but £150 + just for a piston I would like to put together a spotless engine.

Stu not even had it off road yet, been busy camping. I plan on a couple of track days first then hope to enter Thetford forest enduro. Not too much to see though as it is a 23 mile lap.

It just sounds rattly and i think it is under powered.

Er... why not just search out a lowish mileage engine from a car thats been serviced properly... it will be a darn sight cheaper and less hassle...

The 2L in my leggy has 162k miles on it now... and I think I only put 0.5L of oil in between services... (prev owner ad it serviced every 6-8k at subaru) I have done over 7500 miles in 10 weeks...... If anything hapens to the car and the engine survives, I may well fit it in the doka....

Post by **maxstu** » 15 Jun 2009, 01:47

Pepps wrote:

Stu not even had it off road yet, been busy camping. I plan on a couple of track days first then hope to enter Thetford forest enduro. Not too much to see though as it is a 23 mile lap.

It just sounds rattly and i think it is under powered.

TBH and with respect Tony it will sound rattly and under powered compared to any semi-modern Japanese dirt bike. Even five years old 250's in fine fettle are chucking out nearly similar horses yet weigh a third less. That's why I gave up competing on an XR600 (to prove how 'ard I am

) and turned to a enduro converted RM250. The XR600 was beating me up more than the tracks! I must have been fecking mad and heat exhaustion was my middle name.

Thetford Forest eh? I know it well. First rode there for the East of England championships in 1988 (jeezz!) on my trusty KDX200. Perfect woods weapon. Just pig slow elsewhere. But very reliable & rideable. Plus the John Banks enduro early each year for yonks.

But yer gotta have pit crew right

Post by **maxstu** » 15 Jun 2009, 01:54

Lloyd wrote:

maxstu wrote:My brother-in-law power washes vehicles for a living. I've got 25 litres of the special chemical (apparently eco friendly ) he uses. It works wonders on dirty and stained engines or panels. You can try a litre if you remind me to bring some along me time we meet
Thought it might the the stuff you were trying to pass off as beer at Bashtie, but then I read eco friendly.

Do you know what Lloyd there might be a connection

Certainly cleaned my insides out

Oooh the embarassment

I hold my head in shame

How can they class that crap as award winning real beer? Perhaps it doesn't travel too well? Did through me though

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