yerr they work well, my mate just bought one, both his VL heads come up great, they work like a oversized heated dishwasher the local engine reco people we use, acid clean first then in a washer.
heath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:50 AM Subject: RE: Head inspection > The guy I use has a device like a big dish washer with a high pressure > pump and soapy water jets to blast from all directions as the support > platform spins. The parts are not immersed and heads only have to be in > for about an hour and they are squeaky clean. It messes up cam bearings > in blocks though. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > www.datrats.com.au > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Lamb > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Head inspection > > Aluminium alloy heads are 'cold tanked' in solutions usually based on > Methylene Chloride with napthene and other additives....'Carbo Clean' > is one brand name. Nasty stuff. > > OTOH cast iron heads and blocks are 'hot tanked' in alkaline > solutions which would actually dissolve an aluminium head given long > enough.... > > > > > >I am cleaning up a suspect head, how do the head shops get them so > >clean? When I have got heads back from them they have always been so > >clean that any corrosion/cracks etc sticks out like crazy. > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
