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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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Question engine cleaner

my engine isnt running ther best right now but before i go to the shop to see whats up im going to try a few things myself but my main question is can engine cleaner be used with the rotary engine??? i am thinkin about buying some and seeing if it might clean my engine out a little bit...thx for all imput
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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i use regular engine degreaser. I didnt see any damage.
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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buy the castrol engine degreaser. the best time to clean is while the engine is warming up.

Seal the dizzy with a plastic bag, spray the degreaser, start the car and let it warm up for a 5 minutes,
then use high water pressure.
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 05:33 PM
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seal the dizzy?
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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Are you talking about external or internal cleaning?
BTW, dizzy=distributor
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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i'd like to know about internal cleaing
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Old Jun 9, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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