On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 20:11, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org> wrote:
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> You might warm the valve covers up and use a mild oven cleaner....used
> to do that on aluminum Corvair covers
Makre sure that oven cleaner doesn't damage thermoplastics.
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Bill Pitz <bill@pitz.net> wrote:
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>> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
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>>> Heh! Don't feel too bad - I was stumped at first too, until I
>>> realized that they were referring to the valve covers as "cylinder
>>> head covers". :-) (My guess is that the technical writers are in a
>>> secret competition with the design engineers to frustrate shadetree
>>> mechanics - since they can't invent special tools like the engineers,
>>> they are stuck with dreaming up new names for common engine parts.) :-)
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>> Yeah -- I guess I should have looked for the pretty pictures instead of the names :-)
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>> So now two other questions:
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>> 1. Any suggestions on what to use to clean the valve covers without damaging them? There's a warning about not using any "harsh cleaners."
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>> 2. Any tips/suggestions on draining just the required amount of coolant without draining everything or spilling coolant all over my truck and garage?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Bill
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