carbon buildup

["Farrar Hudkins" <fhudkins@xxxx>]

Bill Robertson wrote:

> Of course once an engine is carbonized, you may have no choice but to
> burn high octane fuel. Not only will the deposits reduce cylinder
> volume slightly, raising compression (in a bad way), but they glow red
> hot and can cause low octane fuel to pre-detonate.

Does anybody know the name of the stuff to decarbonize one's engine? I
recall somebody saying it comes in a can, and the engine runs off of the can
for a minute or two (belching out great plumes of stuff). I don't ask
because I want to burn a different fuel ... My engine seems to run well on
89 octane fuel -- fine with me but it'd be nice to burn out the junk. With
close to 90,000 miles I suspect it should be about time for this especially
since I don't know what happened before I bought the thing.

Regards and Happy 2004,
Farrar Hudkins
New Orleans, LA