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Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? #430411 08/06/09 11:33 PM 08/06/09 11:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 166 S SeventySatellite OP member
SeventySatellite OP member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 166	I've got a 1970 breather - one of those black ones - and the inside has oil/gunk build up in it. Would I be able to restore this by soaking/flushing out the inside?

Re: Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? [Re: SeventySatellite] #430412 08/06/09 11:37 PM 08/06/09 11:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	I've soaked them in gasoline for a couple days that seems to help (or in the solvent tank) Then just rinse them out afterwards..

Re: Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? [Re: OzHemi] #430413 08/06/09 11:45 PM 08/06/09 11:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,657 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,657 Hamtramck, PA	See #8 on this page; http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/TSBs/1970/70-25-7%20page14.jpg

Re: Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? [Re: Alaskan_TA] #430414 08/07/09 08:59 AM 08/07/09 08:59 AM
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5carguy top fuel 5 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,405 Lee Co. Fla.	I have had good results with soaking the breather in wax and grease remover.It will clean the breather without removing the black paint.

Re: Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? [Re: 5carguy] #430415 08/07/09 06:27 PM 08/07/09 06:27 PM
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SeventySatellite OP member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 166	I will be removing the old paint and giving it a fresh coat of new. Should the black be a gloss or semi-gloss?

Re: Cleaning the inside of the valve cover breather? [Re: SeventySatellite] #430416 08/07/09 11:53 PM 08/07/09 11:53 PM
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DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,160 Mass	Quote: I will be removing the old paint and giving it a fresh coat of new. Should the black be a gloss or semi-gloss? Semi gloss will sulfice,....usually I tape of the the openings, and glassbead the surface, then soak them in a container of laquer thinner, breaks up the oil and gunk pretty good, then blow them out with compressed air, prep with etch primer paint with semi gloss black, or 30% flattened black acrlic enamel Centari (Dupont) 5403911-mellmotor.JPG (66 downloads)

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