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08-10-2005, 12:17 PM | #1 | ||
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Old mate of mine told me about a trick he would use on his old Clevo. I think he is having a lend of me, but if anyone else has heard of this let me know.
Apparently a quick and easy way of cleaning out the carby and valves and to help re-seat the rings is to follow this. Warm up engine Remove airfilter Sprinkle in to carby a couple of handfulls of AJAX cleaning powder! Now am i being sucked in or is this and "old trick" It does sound like it may help, but............. :monkes:
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08-10-2005, 12:23 PM | #2 | ||
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sounds pretty dodgy to me, not something id be doing if it was my engine.........
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08-10-2005, 06:15 PM | #3 | ||
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now now, remember what they did on Myth Busters? mothballs anyone?
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08-10-2005, 06:34 PM | #5 | ||
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AJAX is not only abrasive but it's caustic too. Who in their right mind would
put it in their engine?
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09-10-2005, 12:22 AM | #6 | ||
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Then you could throw some water in and watch the pretty bubbles blow out the zorst.
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09-10-2005, 12:50 AM | #7 | ||
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I've heard of this before aswell. Apparenty it helps to deglaze the bores and improve compression. Also heard auto trans fluid does the same thing.
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09-10-2005, 02:11 AM | #8 | ||
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Yes its an old trick for bedding in rings and deglazing bores ! Doesnt hurt the motor at all ! One of my mates had his big block sh1trolet rebuilt by a reputible mechanic and it did nothing but smoke and use heaps of oil, even after well and truely run in ! The mechanic gave up in the end and refused to do any more unless he started seeing more money ! We ended up doing this trick 3 times over a couple of weeks and after the third time it ran perfectly , and is still running strong today . if you just want to clean the carbon deposits of your valves and pistons , while the engine is running misting some water into the intake with a squirt bottle now and then will help.
Havent heard the Auto tranz fluid thing but !
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09-10-2005, 10:32 AM | #10 | ||
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Well, its a bit mixed as to opinions. From what i have heard now, i am maybe thinking of trying out. But still unsure. The 302 clevo does need a good cleran and so does the Holley 650 vac sec but..................
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09-10-2005, 04:12 PM | #11 | ||
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i have used a mix of ajax and water to deglaze an xf worked just dont go overbored bring the revs up and just tip a little in at a time.
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09-10-2005, 04:26 PM | #12 | ||
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One year at bathurst, a motor was run in over night by using ajax to bed the rings in.... Brock was the culprit, but i may be wrong...
yes its true. And on that for crazy things, noisy diff, or stiff manual gearbox??? Splash of AUTO oil in them will fix that right up....
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09-10-2005, 05:20 PM | #13 | ||
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Noisy diff gears? Chuck a banana skin in there.
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10-10-2005, 07:47 AM | #14 | |||
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10-10-2005, 01:47 PM | #15 | ||
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I've used the water mist to clean combustion chambers on old cars. I heard brake fluid works and Diesel on UL cars.
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10-10-2005, 01:54 PM | #16 | ||
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I believe the correct way is to mix Ajax and petrol to a runny watery paste, and pour it down the carby. It is more commonly referred to as "hone in a can"
Another way to stop an engine smoking, is to run about 1-2 litres of ATF in a full tank, and when its just about gone, run a few cups of glass cleaner through the carb, works a treat..... Just like oven cleaner is brilliant for removing stickers/pin stripes.... |
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10-10-2005, 04:53 PM | #17 | ||
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I tried using brake fluid on my KB Laser, it didn't stop it blowing smoke, but it did seem to run a bit better afterwards... I'd never try it on the EA though.
As for AJAX, I reckon I'll try it on my brothers Datsun 120Y :
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10-10-2005, 08:43 PM | #18 | ||
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The other good trick i use is cross leads 2 and 3 on ANY motor to clean out the carby.....
Works a treat...
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11-10-2005, 07:49 AM | #19 | |||
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Yes I did. There is no way ajax or any other kind of oil treatment/injector treatment could possibly have an affect on the valve i refer to. It is usually attached to the inlet manifold and has a breather tube to the crankcase to allow the crankcase to breath. even if the valve was stuck cleaners could not touch it. And its about an $8.00 part that is easily missed.
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11-10-2005, 08:50 AM | #21 | ||
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Anyone done the AJAX trick to an EFI car? EA onwards... ?
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11-10-2005, 11:26 AM | #22 | |||
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11-10-2005, 01:51 PM | #23 | |||
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it wouldnt effect the oxygen sensor in any way !
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So if i mixed a petrol/ajax solution and sprayed into my throtal body while im slightly revving it shouldnt damage anything?
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11-10-2005, 02:40 PM | #27 | ||
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Causes backfire out of the carbie to dislodge soemthing blocked in there. As there is a spark in the chamber whilst the air valve is open, it detonates and bam! out of the intake
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11-10-2005, 02:41 PM | #28 | |||
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The backfiring blows out all the crap in the carby and manifold. Cross the leads (at dizzy cap), and run the engine a few times, and give ti some... Then cross the leads back to original. makes a big difference in performance. DONT do it on an EFI car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-10-2005, 04:10 PM | #29 | ||
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Anyone done the AJAX trick to an EFI engine?
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11-10-2005, 06:19 PM | #30 | ||
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Reminds me of an article in the Australian Dirt Bike mag they said you could add V8vege juice into he fuel mix to align molecules +more scientific mumbo, and would clean out the carbie and boost octane...
Nobody knowticed it was the april edition
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