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Old 02-20-2018, 10:43 PM   #21
hjewell2
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Re: 454 Occasional Lifter Tick

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Originally Posted by geezer#99 View Post
I use water to clean the valves and piston tops. Trickle a little into the carb. Steam cleans the chambers.
ATF works but can be quite smoky. Neighbors might get excited. Lol!

On your mileage quest.
What carb?
What’s your initial timing?
I remember adding water to the carb while running to clean the valves, never knew if it did anything, I was 16 at the time.
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