valve cleaning question?

[Goin For Snow]

what can be used to clean the funk off of valves?

 

[whitefish]

I used to use a wire brush on the bench grinder. Now that I use Amsoil, all I have to do is wipe them off.

 

[BIGGDAWG]

i take mine apart and soak them in carb dip. but i am a mechanic and have a pail of that lying around.

 

[Tackbtch]

A big can of funk cleaner!!! No I use a die grinder with a buffing pad, real quick and leaves no marks on the valve. Dino

 

[snowcross338]

I use my solvent tank and a plastic coated abrasive wheel(used to remove paint on cars and not damage the metal)

 

[robm]

I throw some caustic soap (laundry detergent) in water and soak them in it for half an hour or so, the carbon comes off with a nail brush or scotchbrite pretty easy after that.

 

[Bull]

depending on how mucked up..........a little, you can get a good fiberpad wheel at sears....3 incher. use it on a drill, grinder, etc....works like a champ. really bad, i have used a sandblaster, with starblast (pretty fine material) and shot at a very glancing angle. look just like new, no effect on valve. as mentioned, i have been using torco SSO for 8 yrs now. after 1100 miles last year, no buildup, just wipe them down.

 

[BlindBayBoy]

I have always had good luck with soaking them in oven cleaner.

 

[Flakey]

Carb cleaner + Scotch brite