On previous cars I have always sprayed water into the inlet manifold with the car under load to decarbonise the engine. This is followed by an Italian tune-up. Always worked well.

Anybody else do this to their mini/moke?

DOne the water toture several times , only a fine mist from a squirt bottle and only sparingly , never had problems with it .

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can you describe that in a bit more detail, stephen? it sounds interesting..

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Four to one water and kero (1 part) also works good ....but you really should be taking your head off if you are that concerned about carbon build up. There are places where carbon helps to form a seal etc.

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"Show me the Mini!"

not worried about it being there already. More of a preventative thing.

- Cush - spray atomised water/alcohol/kero mix into the carb or inlet of a loaded engine will clean all the loose carbon off pistons/valves etc. Following by a quick red line run will blow all the now free crap out the pipe.

i like the sound of that!


what are the advantages/ disadvantages??

cheers

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Disadvantages
too much water and car goes into hydraulic lock* but you need a lot
you remove too much carbon and it runs worse
the thermal shock cracks your piston
Blocks catalytic converters

Advanages
Its fun
It cleans the crud out of an engine
Its fun

Make sure you take the air filter off when you spritz the engine
It doesnt replace good maintenance of the engine and should only be done to healthyish engine