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  • Cleaning a 4V intake manifold.

    I think it's fairly clean,but is it normal to have a little bit of carbon lurking around inside?just seams like I blow air from side to side till the cows come home,and still not totally clean.

    Joseph R. Zeiger
    Joseph R. Zeiger

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    You might try sand blasting the inside, but I'd wanna get it pretty clean before I put it on an engine. Short of porting the entire insides there's not much you can do.

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    • #3
      quote:Originally posted by 63t-cab

      I think it's fairly clean,but is it normal to have a little bit of carbon lurking around inside?just seams like I blow air from side to side till the cows come home,and still not totally clean.

      Joseph R. Zeiger
      I'd keep your cows away from your parts, Joe. []


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      • #4
        Have it bead blasted then use a flexable drexel tool and grind and polish ports.

        Even though my Avanti engine is sporting a new Lionel Stone aluminum intake manifold, Michael Myer still used his drexel tool to polish out and remove any casting material and flashing from the intake ports.



        John


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        • #5
          Hey Joe,
          Whats year make and model that your wrenching on? (Just Curious) ....Shane

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          • #6
            You could take it to a machine shop and have it hot-tanked. Personally, I wouldn't sand/bead blast it internally. I would never feel that I've gotten every last little bit of the abrasive out of the manifold.

            ErnieR



            1988 "Beater" Avanti---R5388 @ Macungie 2006

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            • #7
              Hi Joe. I sent you an email. Did you receive it? Thanks, Jeff

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              • #8
                Hi Shane, it's a full flow 289 with AFB and truck automatic.going in my 63 Champ.hey I sent you another email,still must not be working?

                Joseph R. Zeiger
                Joseph R. Zeiger

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                • #9
                  Hi Jeff, I did'nt get your email.

                  Joseph R. Zeiger
                  Joseph R. Zeiger

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                  • #10
                    Joe,

                    Must be a problem with the Forum email system. I tried you a few times yesterday and today. Can you try a reply back please? Thanks, Jeff

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                    • #11
                      quote:Originally posted by 63t-cab

                      I sent you another email,still must not be working?

                      Joseph R. Zeiger
                      BY pass the forum, go from yahoo new mail, shnkendrick@yahoo.com, did you get the pics I sent you? Shane

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                      • #12
                        I personally don't recommend bead blasting any part on the intake system as I don't believe that all of the blasting media can be removed and the last thing your engine needs is glass bead media going into the cylinders. A thorough hot tank cleaning will remove the carbon inside of the manifold. Bud

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