<VV> Cylinder Head cleaning tools

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There are many different tools used to clean the flash from cylinder  heads.  
Each person has their favorite tools.  For passages that are  completely 
blocked off I found that small drills worked the best and where do  you find 
drills long enough?  Some but not many hardware stores carry what  is called 
jobbers length drills.  The  ones that I found are at least  eight inches long.  To 
find a good variety of lengths and sizes go to an  industrial tool supply 
store such as Granger.
 
Another good tool is the hacksaw  blade.  Two other hacksaw blade  types are 
the round wire types, one with a spiral cut tooth cut on the wire and  the 
other is the one with silicon carbide brazed on the wire. Usually one can  not 
get the blade ends through the cooling air slots or holes so this requires  
cutting the end attachment off so the wire can go through the air passage.   Then 
grip the end with a small pair of vise grips and stick a nail through the  
other end so the wire can be pulled back and forth with ease.
 
Tom Silvey