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From: skipt@inuxm.UUCP (M Tourville)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Causes of pinging
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 10:14:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 10:14:15 1985
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> > INTERNAL STEAM CLEAN:  get a pint or a quart of water in a pourable container.

> Has anyone else tried this???  I have never heard of doing this before

I have not tried it, but it was recommended to me by an automotive
engineer from AMC when my 79 AMC Spirit (6 cyl) started a very loud
banging noise.  We're talking loud bangs, not pings, and they started
suddenly one morning when I started the car.  The bangs were so loud
I stopped the engine and let the car sit (3 days) while I decided
what to do next.

Someone suggested that before I tried the water as recommended by AMC,
I try a product called Casite which burns the deposits off.  It worked
well, and made tons of thick brown smoke come from my tailpipe. When
the smoke stopped, the problem was gone.  CAUTION:  lots of smoke--
alert neighbors before using and definitely do not use in garage, even
with tailpipe sticking out of garage door.