On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:53 PM, William Robb<war...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul stenquist" > Subject: Re: Flatbed glass cleaning? > > > > > Humor aside, I wouldn't use a wire brush on a cylinder head either. > Certainly not on the valve seats or the gasket mating surface. The > proper way to prepare the gasket surface, once any grease or sealant > has been removed with a solvent, is with a large, flat, dull file and > even strokes. Valve pockets can be cleaned with a wire brush on a > drill, but if the valve seats don't need regrinding, lapping compound, > the valve, and a lapping stick are the proper cleaning tools. > > Hey, I get serious about cylinder heads:-). > > I used to lap Harley valves in that way when I was wrenching bikes. > I used to get laughed at for being so old fashioned, but the engines I > worked on always had higher compression when I was done than the guys using > a power tool got.
Bills Bikes Burp Better.:-) Dave > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
