Burnt deposits on head

Daniel816
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Edited Date/Time 5/20/2018 6:02pm
Hey guys, got a Ranger 900 that got hot. So hot it melted the oil cap and I have a deposit of charred oil and oil cap in the head. Was able to but the big chunks out but need a way to clean the rest up. Any tips without sourcing the job out? The picture is everything melted on a head bolt.
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TrailDigger 5/20/2018 5:35pm
5/20/2018 5:35pm
If it’s plastic melted, try a torch to burn it off in a well-ventilated area, then hit it with a wire wheel to get the rest.

You could also try blasting it with glass bead media to clean the whole thing up.
Daniel816
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Daniel816 5/20/2018 5:49pm
5/20/2018 5:49pm
I torched and scraped out what I could, pulled all the valves so its down to a bare head and valve guides. Guess I’ll start looking for a blasting cabinet!
TrailDigger 5/20/2018 6:02pm
5/20/2018 6:02pm
Daniel816 wrote:
I torched and scraped out what I could, pulled all the valves so its down to a bare head and valve guides. Guess I’ll start looking...
I torched and scraped out what I could, pulled all the valves so its down to a bare head and valve guides. Guess I’ll start looking for a blasting cabinet!
You could possibly try some sort of oven cleaner. Something that will melt nearly everything off that isn’t metal.
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Daniel816 5/20/2018 9:12pm
5/20/2018 9:12pm
Daniel816 wrote:
I torched and scraped out what I could, pulled all the valves so its down to a bare head and valve guides. Guess I’ll start looking...
I torched and scraped out what I could, pulled all the valves so its down to a bare head and valve guides. Guess I’ll start looking for a blasting cabinet!
TrailDigger wrote:
You could possibly try some sort of oven cleaner. Something that will melt nearly everything off that isn’t metal.
Awesome I’ll try that, thanks!

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