Re: Intake manifold cleaning

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Just bring it to your local machine shop and ask them to put it in their
solvent tank. One that's made for aluminum parts. It will clean it inside
and out. It will look dull when you get it back, but it will be very clean.

-- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Rogowski <bgr13@mn.rr.com>
To: <Captnbr@aol.com>; <aarons16v@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Intake manifold cleaning


> The only problem with steel wool is that it will cause the aluminum intake
> manifold to corrode more readily.  It does a great job cleaning, but the
> leftover steel particles react with the aluminum.  I learned that the hard
> way on some motorcycle fork legs.  They looked great for a few weeks, but
> soon looked worse than they had before the steel wool treatment.  A very
> coarse Scotchbrite pad *might* be a good alternative.
>
> If you're going to take the manifold off to clean it, (you are right?) I
> still think it's best to have a shop sandblast it.  There's no way they'd
> charge more than $10 to do it.
>
> Ben R
> '79 Scirocco 1.8 16V
> '86.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon
> '00 Suzuki SV650
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Captnbr@aol.com>
> To: <aarons16v@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Intake manifold cleaning
>
>
> > In a message dated 2/16/2001 12:52:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > aarons16v@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > << Does anyone have any cleaner they recommend for cleaning the intake
> >  manifold?  >>
> >
> > Some steal wool and a lot of patients works very well.  Simply green
> cleaner
> > does ok but not as well as steal wool does in my opinion. have fun.
> >
> > Brian 86 16v
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> >
> > <http://hometown.aol.com/captnbr/myhomepage/auto.html>
> >
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