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I'll be putting my heads back on this weekend.

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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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I'll be putting my heads back on this weekend.

Just wanted to know the best way to clean out the cylinders. I vacuumed and blew them out with an air nozzle on my compressor. What have you guys done to thoroughly clean out the cylinders?
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Re: I'll be putting my heads back on this weekend.

tear down the block and hone it? theres not a whole lot you can do where youre at, as long as theyre not full of dirt or debris youre fine if you wanna clean them that badly run seafoam thru it once you get it all bolted back together
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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Re: I'll be putting my heads back on this weekend.

I replaced my head gaskets a couple months ago. Used the shop vac first and then my air hose on the cylinders. I also covered all of the holes in the block before using the air hose. After the first test ride, I changed the oil in case any dirt did make it into the block.
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