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Rifle barrel brushes. Not sure if thats the proper term.

They look like twined fencing wire and the end has plastic strands wound in with it and you twirl them in and out of holes with your choice of cleaning product/solvent. Thats what the ones I have look like, no doubt there are a variety of similiar looking products which will do the job just as good.

Can of carby cleaner, thin stiff pipe brush, air compressor and blower. Take grubs out, pump the carby cleaner in, brush as much as you can then blow out any loose bits and repeat until carby cleaner is coming out clear then do it one more time to be sure.

Yeah I ended up getting a "moroso engine block cleaning kit" from repco. Had to order it in.

http://www.kmjent.com/cart/product.php?productid=993

I was told by a couple of guys that the spray gun cleaning kit works great too as you mention r31. Now just need some carby cleaner and Im set, got a HD air compressor off a mate too blow it all out at the end.

Thanks guys.

Edited by James_03
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Hey guys,

For those of you who have done it, what's the best way to go about cleaning the inside of a grub screwed crank?

Apparently you can get wire brush cleaners that you can bend to get inside?

Cheers.

yes its called a valve guide brush....

well i just bought a full set. 50 bucks.

the broom man. not the brush man.

3x1/4" 3x5/16" 1x5/8"long and a 4" bore brush.

he makes them all, and to any size. no website but.

The Broom Man

10 Campbell Rd, Kenthurst, NSW 2156

p: 02 9654 9065 f: 02 9654 9065

Hot-tank is just a strong caustic solution. Pure caustic powder/soda can be bought at your local supermarket.

Cold-tank i'm unsure of, but can't be caustic because it would turn alloy into a lovely poisonous gas/sludge. I'd say it would be a solvent of some variety that's fairly PH neutral, like degreasers in a can.

yeah i know the hot tank stuff, but the cold tank i thought was a solvent de-carboniser solution, till i put my hand in it and the next week i lost all the skin off it. after i turned yellow that is... you put water in it to stop it evaporating and keep the smell down.

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