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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 13 9:09 pm
by db
Frustrated cos the rear end is all ready for primer but it's too damn cold to paint. I settled for decoking my valves on the wire wheel.
Recommendations for decoking the heads anyone?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 13 8:37 am
by ANTON
Mr muscle oven cleaner work a treat for decoding heads.
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 13 8:56 am
by db
So obvious now you've said it!! Thanks mate
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 13 9:05 am
by autofetish
also soak in coke a cola
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 13 8:23 pm
by db
Well our oven cleaner says 'NOT FOR ALLY' so I'll pick up some Mr Muscle tomorrow. Or coke, whichever works out cheaper
Meanwhile... rear end & tops of wings primered
The next job is welding up that wheel arch
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 11:00 pm
by db
Back to the heads... An hour with the oven cleaner shifted a bit but not a lot. An overnight stay in Coke did bugger all so as A last resort I turned to some actual engine cleaner...
Good old Gunk and a brass wire brush shifted the lot in an hour or so's scrubbing
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 11:07 pm
by db
So this evening I popped up to see my mate Terry. We set the head up on his mill to remove the damaged part of the guide. He made a drift to fit it and found a bit of tube the fitted nicely into the valve spring well.
If we'd found the key to his gas bottle we'd have the guide out by now. Bugger!
Anyway I don't have the new guide yet so it'll be next week before we sort it.
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 11:08 pm
by Mossy68
Shame to see kids will do anything for a shot of " coke " now days !
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 11:08 pm
by db
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 13 11:13 pm
by Mossy68
Great thread this mate.
Don't know how you find the time with kids etc.
hats off to you sir.
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 13 8:00 am
by db
They're at the right age now. It was hard when they were too small to be safe in the garage, now unless i'm welding or summat they love to 'help'.
Also they're in bed by 8 so then I get a couple of hours to meself
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 13 12:47 pm
by pete walton
DB this is the best thread on the forum .... Love the car ,,love the work,, :thumbright:Its got everything ,even kids playing with toxic waste
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 13 4:01 pm
by Les Szabo
Oh for a pair of heads like that back in 1987...that old slug of mine would've been in the 11's on motor....yes we had W2's but that meant another intake, Rockers, Headers and mucho ££££'s.
Nice work Paul
Les
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 13 5:16 pm
by db
pete walton wrote:DB this is the best thread on the forum .... Love the car ,,love the work,, :thumbright:Its got everything ,even kids playing with toxic waste
Thanks mate. It's all biodegradable doncher know
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 13 8:38 pm
by Mossy68
db wrote:They're at the right age now. It was hard when they were too small to be safe in the garage, now unless i'm welding or summat they love to 'help'.
Also they're in bed by 8 so then I get a couple of hours to meself
I suppose its all down to having a large enough garage. My kids are a " safe" age but I have a small garage. Prob even too small for an A body.
Mmmmmm. Mopar powered rod ?
Food for thought !!
