>From: "Tom Harais" <tjhemh@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Walnut Treatment [WAS: ATF Treatment]
>
>Actually John:
>
>The "walnut shell" treatment is prescribed for any internal combustion
>engine. Local gas stations used to offer this service. It was supposed
to
>clean up the cylinders, valves and heads. Now, with the commonality of
fuel
>injection, there is some sort of injector/cylinder cleaner they are
using.
>
>Tom H.
Tom,
Are you sure that wasn't Bon Ami instead of walnut shells?
John H.
Hi all,
I've been around a lot of jet engines and while
I've heard about the walnut shell treatment, I
have never seen it or talked to anyone who has
actually "seen" it or been in the presence of this
treatment.
I've always placed the walnut shell story
in the "urban legend" status of mechanical
folk lore.
That does not mean that it has never been
done, just that I've never seen it.
I have seen jewlers rouge used on running
turbines to clean out compressors and ignition
cans though.
Take care all.
Tom Francis (tomf@domain.elided)
S. Woodstock, CT
1953 IHC R-132 Platform Dump
1937 Farmall F-12