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kerosene, comes in 1 or 5 gal cans at HD. If you don't have a parts washer, get you one of those big pans that goes under a hot water heater or one of those big plastic pans that masons use to mix brick mortar. A head, an intake or even a block will fit in one. When you're done, let the solids settle a few days siphon off the cleaner top section for reuse and dispose of the rest in your used oil container. Get a selection of stiff brushes and some plastic putty knifes for scraping the solid stuff off. Store them in one of those clear plastic shoe box containers you can also get at HD. Put some newspaper in the bottom to soak up residual kerosene. I admire Harold's environmental concern, but when I tried simple green, I had the biggest darn mess you can imagine. I must have been doing something wrong.