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Old 10-20-2013, 11:20 PM
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Default Has anyone gotten an oiled muffler clean?

I was contemplating dumping a couple gallons of kerosene in. Anyone have any other ideas? (Yes, I'm aware that I could ship them out to FDM/Fister.)
Old 10-21-2013, 01:06 AM
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Had that scenario on a 930, took a few days and burned off.
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If you got fiberglass packed muffler you might have a problem, otherwise, it will just burn out with time.
Old 10-22-2013, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by sonny1
If you got fiberglass packed muffler you might have a problem, otherwise, it will just burn out with time.
To be honest, I don't even know what the stock mufflers are packed with.
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Open them up, pull all the steel mesh out and close them up. Go take a good drive (which will sound way better now) and they'll clear up after a bit.
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Originally Posted by OverBoosted28
Open them up, pull all the steel mesh out and close them up. Go take a good drive (which will sound way better now) and they'll clear up after a bit.
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Originally Posted by nrubenstein
To be honest, I don't even know what the stock mufflers are packed with.
I dont believe they are glass packs. Could be wrong.
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This should be what the inside of your muffler looks like if it is stock.

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Seems like I can pour on the chemicals, then. Wish I could do that with the cats.
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Scotts pic looks like the mesh had already been removed. Wrapped around the perforated pipes is a steel mesh. I opened mine up and removed all that crap. It sounds and feels way better ( when I use them) but the bypass pipes are the way to go. A little rough at idle, might set off the neighbors alarm, but very nice and "amicable" at normal speeds. Tunnels are a blast.



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