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kt100s exhaust maintenance
hi guys
on a kt100s exhaust is there any servicing to do to them
ie cleaning inside if so how and if anything else to do
thanks allan mc
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Permalink Reply by Nathan Dunnett on -
We caustic dip ours every 3-4 meets and pressure clean them out, although if that doesn't sound like something you're prepared to do I have heard of people taking theirs to someone with a proper acid dip for $20 or so, hopefully someone else can give more info on that. Another way is to burn them out with an oxy, then cleaning out with a pressure cleaner. Either way they build up with carbon especially if you use a caster oil and it is best to clean them out before it gets too bad and becomes a pain.
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Permalink Reply by richard gagie on -
Metre of 100mm wide white plastic pipe with end cap. Metal coat hanger & 10:1 Hydrochloric acid & water mix. Put mix in pipe, tie exhaust with hanger & put exhaust in mix for about 5 days. Pull out(using hanger) & hose off. P.S. if you pull hanger out & there is no exhaust attached your mix is too rich, LOL !!
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Permalink Reply by Terry Sheedy on
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Allan,
Never ever use acid. It eats steel away, thereby making your muffler AKA non-compliant - to say nothing of the possible holes that it may leave.
However, soaking in strong caustic soda solution for about a week softens up all the buildup so that the pressure cleaner will blast the residue out. The caustic does not eat steel, but is brutal on aluminium.
As a note of caution, wear some rubber gloves when handling the caustic, it will eat the oil out of your skin, even if only on you for a couple of minutes.
Terry Sheedy
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Permalink Reply by Michael O'Brien on -
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Permalink Reply by allan mcness on
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thanks guys
one more ive seen mufflers where they are back to raw steel how do they do it and how to stop it rusting
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Permalink Reply by Pete Crichton on -
Michael,
when do you buy the Exhaust pipe cleaner from ?
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Permalink Reply by Steve Southwell on -
Hot caustic solution will soften and remove carbon and paint. If you can keep it hot, it works better. BUT, you must be so careful adding the caustic salt to the hot water. It "boils" up and spits . I use a 4ft lenght of capped sewage pipe, which prevents most splatter from leaving the pipe. Wear safety goggles, you will not grow new eyes.
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Permalink Reply by Michael O'Brien on
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Pete, I get it from Premier one, they are near Blacktown. I think it was $130 for 20l, The tube only used about 5l so it's well worth it rather than paying $20 per exhaust to get done in the long term.
Pete Crichton said:Michael,
when do you buy the Exhaust pipe cleaner from ?
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Permalink Reply by Pete Crichton on
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Cheers, Thanks Michael.
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