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Originally Posted by BeerBurner

Now, if only there was an easy way to get a "before" and "after" view of the cylinders...

BB.

Become drinking buddies with a veternarian with an esophagal scope. You can snake it down through spark plug hole and take pics in dark places.

As far as fouling an O2 sensor, any extremely overrich condition can do that, so you can't use products like this teh same way you would wit ha carbureted engine. I used to mix up a concoction of a high strength fuel cleanser and gas and pour directly down the bore while my Camaro was running. It was a chore to keep it from stalling and the amount of smoke out the tailpipe looked like the car was on fire, but it always did the job of cleaning out the carbon buildup. And on any car it is easy enough to inspect the throttle body or (on my GP) the honeycomb grid in the intake for any carbon. Remove- spray- let dry-reinstall=less chance of O2 sensor damage.

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	achieftain Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: turning right to go left	Quote: Originally Posted by BeerBurner Now, if only there was an easy way to get a "before" and "after" view of the cylinders... BB. Become drinking buddies with a veternarian with an esophagal scope. You can snake it down through spark plug hole and take pics in dark places. As far as fouling an O2 sensor, any extremely overrich condition can do that, so you can't use products like this teh same way you would wit ha carbureted engine. I used to mix up a concoction of a high strength fuel cleanser and gas and pour directly down the bore while my Camaro was running. It was a chore to keep it from stalling and the amount of smoke out the tailpipe looked like the car was on fire, but it always did the job of cleaning out the carbon buildup. And on any car it is easy enough to inspect the throttle body or (on my GP) the honeycomb grid in the intake for any carbon. Remove- spray- let dry-reinstall=less chance of O2 sensor damage. __________________ When more than one friend wants to ride shotgun No, I do not work for GM or any subsidiary or supplier.