[SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Pipe Life Questions

[Bill Glaze]

I'm going to do something.  Actually, this is funny now I 'm thinking of 
it:  I'm not the one with the problem, and here I am all wrapped up in 
it!<G>
Well, next few days I'll see if I can come up with somethiong, even 
though my Hatori's are all near-new, and I don't have any that aren't on 
airplanes.
Bill Glaze

T&C Brown wrote:

> I'm familiar with what you speak off.  I use it from time to time, 
> and  always keep a couple of cans on hand.  99 cents a can at the 
> local Auto Zone.  But, I don't think it would have the same effect as 
> dunking it in a bucket of carb cleaner.  BTW, Auto Zone, Advance, 
> Checker should sell the one gallon bucket of carb cleaner.  I have 
> used it with good results as well. 
>  
> Back to the aerosol can idea.  Not sure if spraying the cleaner down 
> the pipe would have the same effect with the evaporation properties it 
> has, not to mention, not sure if the aerosol type is has potent as the 
> bulk cleaner.   
> Maybe once you have sprayed the cleaner in, then plug the holes up for 
> a while it would work.  Or maybe fill the pipe up, then add a few 
> bee-bees, then shake the living dog-doo out of it.  Might be a pain to 
> get the bee-bees back out, but it might help break up the carbon. 
> Just a thought....
> T-Bone
>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Bill Glaze <mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:12 PM
>     Subject: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Pipe Life Questions
>
>     T-bone:
>     Now what I'm wondering is if I can find some of the carburetor
>     cleaner that was in a spray can.  We used to use it to clean the
>     red dye that was gummed all over the outside of the carb.  Spray
>     it on, let it sit for a couple of minutes, brush it some with a
>     stiff brush, blast it off with water.  Stuff a rag down the carb,
>     and you didn't even need to take it off the manifold.  Spraying
>     this stuff down the Hatori pipe, (the stuff comes with a long
>     plastic tube, whose use is optional) could possibly get the job
>     done.  It just may be time to go shopping.
>
>     Bill Glaze
>
>     T&C Brown wrote:
>
>>     Bill,
>>     That's how I clean my Hatori pipes.  Works great....Just throw
>>     the sucker in the 5 gal bucket for two - three hours, rotating it
>>     end over end once, and they come out looking like new.  You'd be
>>     amazed how much carbon builds up on the inside. 
>>     Now if I only had the guts to try it with my carbon pipe!  (BG)!
>>      
>>     T-Bone
>>      
>>
>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>         From: Bill Glaze <mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>         To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>         Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:35 AM
>>         Subject: [SPAM] Re: Pipe Life Questions
>>
>>         Buff (and others who have had the same problem)
>>         About how many flights did it take to get the pipe blockage
>>         that you folks are talking about?  Obviously, it announces
>>         itself by degrading engine performance, and I was curious
>>         about when to start looking for the problem.  One of my
>>         Hatori pipes had a lot of crud on the outside, and I cleaned
>>         it with some Airplane Cleaner that I picked up at Advanced
>>         Auto Parts.  It took several applications, but did a fair job
>>         of cleaning.  But--that's not the same as the inside of the
>>         pipe.  When I was building engines, I had a 5 gallon pail of
>>         carburetor cleaner and I'm wondering if that stuff would do
>>         any good.  It sure removed all the crud from a carburetor;
>>         while the race engines never got all that dirty, I did do
>>         other stuff besides, and I saw the carb cleaner work miracles.
>>
>>         Bill Glaze
>>         P.S. Buff:  See you at Myrtle Beach!
>>
>>
>>         Buff Miller wrote:
>>
>>>         Hi Steve,
>>>
>>>         You're not too late.  I had the pipe in the PP for 24 hours
>>>         with no ill effects.  It did clean some carbon, as seen by
>>>         chunks of carbon being flushed out.  But did it clean it
>>>         thoroughly?  I guess the engine will tell me next time out. 
>>>         Or, though I'm not quite ready for this; perform an autopsy
>>>         on the pipe.
>>>
>>>         Buff
>>>
>>>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>         From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
>>>         [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Steve Wiggin
>>>         Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 11:41 AM
>>>         To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>>         Subject: Pipe Life Questions
>>>
>>>         Be careful with the Purple Power on aluminum. If it's the
>>>         same stuff I'm thinking of, made by Castrol, I used some to
>>>         clean my motorcycle wheel and it pitted the aluminum rim!
>>>         Hope this message is not too late.
>>>
>>>         Steve
>>>
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