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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / December 2006how to get rid of carbon?
I think the 93 5.0 has some carbon built up as the compression test numbers are higher Is there a way to clean it out without taking the heads off? > I think the 93 5.0 has some carbon built up as the compression test numbers > are higher > Is there a way to clean it out without taking the heads off? BG has a system that some shops utilize that removes carbon from the intake, valves and combustion chambers. How effective it is I can't say. You can try spraying a fine mist of water into the intake while revving the motor. Water will remove carbon quite effectively. Just don't go overboard and be patient. > > I think the 93 5.0 has some carbon built up as the compression test numbers > > are higher [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > revving the motor. Water will remove carbon quite effectively. Just > don't go overboard and be patient. GM had a product just made for this, Carbon X. They may still sell it?? Al "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 @news.qwest.net: >> > I think the 93 5.0 has some carbon built up as the compression test > numbers [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Al Seafoam should work as well. Available at your local parts place. > "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 > @news.qwest.net: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Seafoam should work as well. Available at your local parts place. I've heard good things about Seafoam. In the old days, it used to be just a tank of premium and driving it flat out on the highway for a few hours! lol Brad >> "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 >> @news.qwest.net: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Brad Michael's suggestion to use water also works very well. Used to do that on my dad's '63 Buick years ago. Couple squirts down the ol' carb did wonders for that thing. >>> "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 >>> @news.qwest.net: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > on my dad's '63 Buick years ago. Couple squirts down the ol' carb did > wonders for that thing. It was much easier to do on the old carburetor engines. On fuel injection it needs to be sprayed to get the water into the intake tract. Since I ran water injection on my car I was surprised at how clean the combustion chambers were the last time I had the heads off. Water is effective at removing carbon. >>>> "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 >>>> @news.qwest.net: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > It was much easier to do on the old carburetor engines. I'll say. Just pop off the air cleaner and dump whatever right down the middle. ;) > On fuel > injection it needs to be sprayed to get the water into the intake > tract. On the Shoebox, I can simply disconnect the intake vacuum hose and slowly pour Seafoam right in. The vacuum immediately sucks everything in so there's no mess at all. > Since I ran water injection on my car I was surprised at how clean the > combustion chambers were the last time I had the heads off. Water is > effective at removing carbon. Doesn't it effectively become steam cleaning? ;) >>>>> "Big Al" <sal1@qwest.net> wrote in news:4594996c$0$10309$815e3792 >>>>> @news.qwest.net: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > I'll say. Just pop off the air cleaner and dump whatever right down the > middle. ;) Wasn't about everything easier on those old heaps regarding maintenance? >> On fuel >> injection it needs to be sprayed to get the water into the intake [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > slowly pour Seafoam right in. The vacuum immediately sucks everything > in so there's no mess at all. That would work. That is how they get the BG stuff into the engine at the shops. >> Since I ran water injection on my car I was surprised at how clean the >> combustion chambers were the last time I had the heads off. Water is >> effective at removing carbon. > > Doesn't it effectively become steam cleaning? ;) And with the blower it is high pressure steam cleaning. :)
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