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    • #24429
      John Crider
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      The easiest way is if You have a lathe or a big drill press is to get a head holding fixture that screws in the spark plug hole and the spin the head and clean it with scotch bright and carb spray. You clean it and give it a good polishing at the same time. If You don’t have a way to spin it then use carb spray and scotch bright. And wear eye protection, Carb spray burns if it gets in Your eyes.

    • #24684
      Walt Gifford
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      DO NOT spin a head in the drill press. There is a good chance it will come flying out. Those chucks are held in with a taper not good at taking side loads or vibrations of any kind.

      You can scrape the carbon off with a small pen knife, just don’t dig in too hard or you’ll scratch the aluminum.

      Gif

    • #24696
      Jeremy Ellison
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      Thanks Gif, you may have saved me from serious injury :). I see why people run synthetics now…

    • #26672
      Brian Spek
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      you can try spraying sea foam into the carb while running the engine. $5 at auto zone.

    • #26811
      Harry Canoles
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      I would try. Gunk carb cleaner, ( the old dip in the tank type ).

      If that fails Glass beading.

      Like some one else mentioned Seafoam or Mercury Marine has a spray into intake while

      engine is running.  Follow Directions or else.

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