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Re: Head Cleaning / Valves

From: "Art Northrup, Jr." <art_njr@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Head Cleaning / Valves
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:18:43 -0400

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> What precautions should I take when cleaning? I don't want to damage
> the valve seals with an aluminum spray cleaner. Is Simple Green a good
> alternative.

No - it eats aluminum.  You'll want to replace the seals & you can clean the
heads with a scrub brush in warm water with Dawn dishwashing liquid - heck,
you can let 'em soak in it 1st if you've got a lot of carbon to clean off.

- Art

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