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What to clean the motor with?
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Posted by: NoNos38

Just woundering if there is some special cleaning solution that you can spray on the motor? I use simple green on my buick, but just want to check with people that have done it.

Thank's inadvance,
Matt

Posted by: kxrider

simple green and a tooth brush when you got about 1 spare hour, you wont get it any cleaner

Posted by: CT300

I use an acid solution made to clean brake dust off wheels

Posted by: NoNos38

Tell us More.

What is the name of it...... Where to get it....

Matt

Posted by: CT300

any mag wheel cleaner will do. it also makes the raw aluminum look almost white.

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I"ve read spraying oven cleaner on the motor while it's hot will work like a champ..

Posted by: redrider ex

i know some one who sprayed oven cleaner all over the motor of there 250x and it made the motor turn the uglest dull color you've ever seen.

Posted by: 300EX KING

Go to Bennys or Wal-Mart or anywhere and get some Simple Green, this stuff is great.

Posted by: Moto92

Grease Lightning works good too, dont even have to scrub unless they are those stain that have been there a while.

Posted by: NoNos38

wheel bright is a real good one to.

I tryed them both the other day, and I have to vote for wheel bright..

Matt

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I use simple green for my motor but here's a pic of the motor that oldnumber7 posted,,which is his trinity 465 stroker and he mentioned he used the oven cleaner on his motor..

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oops forgot the pic...

Posted by: 400exRacerX

I get the motor hot and spray gunk engine brite on it.

Posted by: DEAL

I use carb cleaner, it works awesome on everything, even your chain because it won't damage the o-rings since it helps moisen the rubber parts in your carb.

Posted by: bermbanger400

i use castrol superclean works great just spray on let it sit then hose off.

the ovencleaner thing

ON'T spray it on your wheels or nerfs it will turn alum. a white color looks like $hit.

Posted by: L.Vegas400

is this a breather port to relieve pressure or something?

Posted by: 440EX4me

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bermbanger400 i use castrol superclean works great just spray on let it sit then hose off.

Be carefull with the Super Clean if your aluminum is polished cause it will spot and streak the crapo out of it.

I stopped using it except for the real tough grease and dirt cause it kept getting onto the polished bumper nerfs and other misc stuff and then they needed to be polished again.

Could ther be different oven cleaners that work better????

Posted by: Castor-426ex

lasvegas i think thats an oil line connection....I could and prob am wrong

Posted by: kicken250x

it looks like the breather tube that goes on my X. and if it is then yea i think thats what it is for is to releave pressure. also does simple green streak and spot polished stuff, i tryed to use grease lightening and that makes it look BAD! but idk about simple green? later...

Posted by: redrider ex

I tried it today on a 87 model big red that im working on and i was not impressed i will stick with casterol super clean.