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B10Hazard
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PostPosted: 23:31 - 28 Apr 2009    Post subject: Exhausts De-Coking/Cleaning ?? Reply with quote
Okay I know there is a chemical you can buy that cleans all the carbon out of you exhaust, but cant remember the name of it ( Only got told the other day). Although this is not the point . . i want to know if there is any other ways of doing it, with general house hold items E.t.c . .

Or a link to a product would be good.

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PostPosted: 23:36 - 28 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
why don't you try joe's idea of using cheap vinegar Thumbs Up
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 23:40 - 28 Apr 2009    Post subject: Re: Exhausts De-Coking/Cleaning ?? Reply with quote
BioHazard wrote:
Okay I know there is a chemical you can buy that cleans all the carbon out of you exhaust, but cant remember the name of it ( Only got told the other day).

Caustic soda


BioHazard wrote:
general house hold items

Caustic soda... also called Lye

& you need a way of plugging up one end of the pipe. The usual method is melting a candle into a metal jar lid that is bigger than the engine end of the pipe. Put the pipe in the melted wax & wait for it to set, then fill the pipe with the mix from the other end....

Do NOT get it on your skin etc...it's what murderers use to dissolve bodies..

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PostPosted: 23:44 - 28 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 23:49 - 28 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
What do you do then ?
Mix it up with some water and pour it down and leave ?
Me not sure Sad
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 00:06 - 29 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yup, & hot water works better.... but then you end up buggering your lungs if you breathe the steam.... & leave it in there for at least a few hours...
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PostPosted: 00:20 - 29 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
It tends to heat itself up aswell.

Fill it up and leave for a few hours but not too many, don't want to damage your exhaust.

Pour it out, should be black liquid. Clean out with fresh water and leave to dry.

Simples
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PostPosted: 01:58 - 29 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:
Pour it out,

NOT on the lawn! Pour it down a drain
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PostPosted: 09:07 - 29 Apr 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I usually use a potato to bung up my exhaust when I'm decoking. I do use caustic soda, it can be purchased in DIY shops in the plumbing bit as it is usually used for cleaning drains.

I refer you here for other methods of decoking: (Don't try this at home kids! Very Happy )

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=2166640#2166640
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