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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	How can I clean this? 12/05/10 at 12:54:29 There's crud down in the head, including around the spark plug hole. What's a good way to clean it up? I already scraped a lot out with a screwdriver wrapped in shop rags.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #1 - 12/05/10 at 14:19:17 & how are you protecting it from stuff falling in the plug hole?
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #2 - 12/05/10 at 14:19:51 I suggest simply breaking the whole jug down then thouroughly soaking the parts in a degreaser and presher washing em clean. then maybe a fast spraydown in the bead blaster and a coat of flat black engine paint before reassembly. Then the next time she is dirty it wont be as noticeable and it will be alittle easier to clean.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #3 - 12/05/10 at 14:23:50 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1256079122/0/10 Scan down the post, this is not the first time this has happened.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #4 - 12/05/10 at 14:24:20 So? Who cares, its a machine, get it runnin & Ride it.
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spacepirates Serious Thumper Offline Igni Ferroque Posts: 515 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #5 - 12/05/10 at 16:08:43 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 12/05/10 at 14:24:20: So? Who cares, its a machine, get it runnin & Ride it. everyone knows that bikes run faster/better after a nice wash and wax
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #6 - 12/05/10 at 16:39:11 spacepirates wrote on 12/05/10 at 16:08:43: justin_o_guy2 wrote on 12/05/10 at 14:24:20: So? Who cares, its a machine, get it runnin & Ride it. everyone knows that bikes run faster/better after a nice wash and wax Yes but those dirt seals are hard to come by
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Re: How can I clean this?
Reply #7 - 12/05/10 at 16:53:56

Put a spark plug in that hole! Now, that that's fixed I'd just spray some dollar store engine cleaner on it and hose it down after covering up the cam and valves. OR use Dawn dishwashing liquid. Use about 75/25 mix with water being the 25. Let it set overnight. Mild and works great. And quit putting the scary pics on here with crud about to fall in the cylinder. :'(

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #8 - 12/05/10 at 17:04:46 The head and cylinder are coming off anyway.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #9 - 12/05/10 at 17:07:34 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 12/05/10 at 14:24:20: So? Who cares, its a machine, get it runnin & Ride it. Because I'm going to paint it. And because it's easier to tell if something is leaking if it isn't already covered in crud. And because I like clean things.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #10 - 12/05/10 at 17:18:44 Thanks for gettin' back to me. I feel better now.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #11 - 12/05/10 at 18:13:48 Wal Mart has a bicycle chain cleaner that real good for cleaning off dirt and oil.Its in a spray can.White Lightning Easy Clean.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #12 - 12/05/10 at 19:43:58 Cool, if that head is still on the engine, how are you keepin stuff outta the spark plug h=ole?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #13 - 12/06/10 at 05:06:14 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 12/05/10 at 19:43:58: Cool, if that head is still on the engine, how are you keepin stuff outta the spark plug h=ole? Magic.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How can I clean this? Reply #14 - 12/06/10 at 05:27:43 Good, long as nothing goes in there, it'll be cool.
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