Crash1647545504 Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 well james (ohiosiguy) bought a 91 civic afew days ago and it burns antifreez like no other. well i talked to my dad and he said it could be a number of things head gasket, cracked head, cracked block. knowing the gasket had just been replaced and hoping the block wasnt the prob. we went to the junkyard and pulled a cyl head. now when we finaly got the junkyard head apart it look like that motor had juts burnt oil to all hell. right now i have the head soaking in my solvent tank ill probably leave it there for a day hoping it will make it easyer to get some of the burnt oil off. the only thing is, i dont know what i can use to get the burnt oil outa all the small ports? what should i use to do this with out fucking the ports up or grinding the walls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OhioSiGuy Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Yeah what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nevarmore Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Try an engine cleaner like Simple Green or straight up gasoline/alkie/carb cleaner. Someone verify this before he fucks up a head: IF you want something a little less harsh .Try something like scrubbing bubbles or dawn, they both have a degreasing agent that should work. I've used it to clean some tarish oilish mystery goo off of the Lincoln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 if you want to do it right get the head hot tanked and blasted at a machine shop. then have it checked for cracks/warpage for that extra saftey measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow4now Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Just use carb cleaner, 3M makes the best stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted August 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 if you want to do it right get the head hot tanked and blasted at a machine shop. then have it checked for cracks/warpage for that extra saftey measure well we (me and my parents) own a mechine shop. actualy i got moste of it off after i let it soke in the tank now im workin on getting that very bottom layer and ill be bale to check for cracks exetera(sp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OhioSiGuy Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 How is my head doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted August 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 well after getting most of the burnt oil out and not being able to get alot of it furhtier in the ports, i consulted Jeff hinkernell and my dad they said its gonna have to be taken completly apart anyway to be grinded out and check for cracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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