Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <g1fl45$fbe$1@aioe.org>, "Bill Forintos" <BF@nospam.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> Short of removing cylinder heads and scraping the carbon deposit off the
>> combustion chamber surfaces, is there some gentler method that is also not
>> harmful to the CC? What are the profs using? The stores are full with
>> various additives but I don't know if one could trust their claims.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>
> Ah, the Italian tuneup. Take her out and run the piss out of
> her--sustained high speeds and RPMs.
>
> Seriously, Techron works. So does the V-Power additive package that
> Shell puts into its 93 octane.
>
> You'll want something that goes in the gas tank that cleans out the
> whole fuel and combustion system. I know that several tanks of V-Power
> will do wonders.
>

and still do the italian tune-up. it clears carbon deposits
marvelously. full throttle, steepest fastest longest uphill you can
find. several times. hondas love that.

i did some head work on my civic a couple of years ago. i'd been
flogging the poor thing to los angeles and las vegas from san francisco
at high speed for a year. it was so clean inside, you could see the
metal of the piston tops!