37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[IC2]

I do have to give you a warning about oven cleaner - that stuff can be downright dangerous. I used it for cleaning when I rebuilt a tranny some years ago - about 0200 I asked my wife to take me to the emergency room - could hardly breathe and had chest pains. Couple hours on O2, $50 from me and about $1500 from my med insurance later - no further problems and I will NEVER use oven cleaner again. A lady we knew lost most of her speaking ability after burning her vocal cords using it actually cleaning an oven.

I really like the idea of heat and scraping

[randyr]

I do have to give you a warning about oven cleaner - that stuff can be downright dangerous. I used it for cleaning when I rebuilt a tranny some years ago - about 0200 I asked my wife to take me to the emergency room - could hardly breathe and had chest pains. Couple hours on O2, $50 from me and about $1500 from my med insurance later - no further problems and I will NEVER use oven cleaner again. A lady we knew lost most of her speaking ability after burning her vocal cords using it actually cleaning an oven.

I really like the idea of heat and scraping

I had a partial can of oven cleaner I tried yesterday but I was too impatient and it did choke me up a bit so I stopped using it. Thanks for the extra warning.
I don't really like the idea of heat & scraping so much but I do like the idea of living & breathing......so I guess I'll heat & scrape!