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Re: clean up head using brake cleaner? #13558 01/08/2002 7:49 AM
Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,206 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086 J Joe H 'Bolter
Joe H 'Bolter J Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,206 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086	Take it to the car wash or someone with a steam cleaner. When its as clean as you want, spray it down with WD-40 to stop the rust. Since the head is off, why not put new valve seals on and lap the valves? This is easy and a good set down job. Joe 1937 Chevrolet Inline-powered Streetrod

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/07/2002 8:47 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Tony	01/07/2002 9:56 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	4ontheFloor	01/08/2002 2:00 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Joe H	01/08/2002 7:49 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/08/2002 1:49 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/08/2002 2:12 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Anonymous	01/08/2002 7:18 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/08/2002 7:29 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Anonymous	01/08/2002 7:48 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/08/2002 7:57 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Anonymous	01/08/2002 8:21 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/08/2002 8:26 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/08/2002 8:26 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	59Apache38	01/08/2002 8:39 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Fred T	01/09/2002 8:05 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	J.H.Proffit	01/09/2002 4:17 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Tommy	01/09/2002 5:55 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/09/2002 6:17 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Oly	01/09/2002 7:25 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	J.H.Proffit	01/10/2002 12:21 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Tony	01/10/2002 12:24 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Joe H	01/10/2002 9:10 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Mechainiac	01/10/2002 3:11 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/10/2002 8:11 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Anonymous	01/10/2002 9:08 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Frank54	01/10/2002 11:08 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/11/2002 2:04 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	Fred T	01/11/2002 6:19 AM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	ftyler	01/11/2002 2:13 PM
Re: clean up head using brake cleaner?	J.H.Proffit	01/11/2002 3:55 PM

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