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GUnk engine cleaner .. safe?
Now that my bike is starting and running reliably I am on to other things.. I need new sprockets and chain and I have some other adjustments but by and large .. I am looking to dress it up a bit. There is some spudge on my engine. Not bad but enough that it annoys me. There seems to be paint on the engine. Would it be safe to hit it with some gunk engine cleaner and then hose it off or will it bubble and peal whatever appears to be on the engine. I figure any cleaning I can do will help it run cooler in this hellish weather also.
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Suzuki actually makes thier own engine degreaser..should be at any dealership. Or it wont take long for them to get some in.
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Gunk is pretty safe. If the paint is loose and flaky it may come off but other than that it won't hurt anything. The citrus version Gunk stinks a whole lot less than the regular stuff which has a strong petroleum smell.Ed
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I've been using Gunk Engine Brite for years. It never affected the paint. Spray it on, scrub, wash it off. Repeat as nessasary... 👍My Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
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Originally posted by gbw View PostI had pretty good luck with Simple Green and a toilet brush on my old 750. It was never perfect but it was better. I bought a toilet brush specifically for that purpose. Didn't really want to employ a used one97 R1100R
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Originally posted by Brendan W View PostWe bought one of those toilet brushes. Took less than a week for the whole family to insist we went back to paper.Alan
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Originally posted by Brendan W View PostWe bought one of those toilet brushes. Took less than a week for the whole family to insist we went back to paper.1983 GS 1100 Guided Laser
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